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Lyrics: Gogol Bordello. Trans-Continental Hustle. Uma Menina Uma Cigana.


She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
I met on mercada uruguayana
Uma menina, yeah, (yeah) uma cigana (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
There was a-once bonanza ?oiaa-?aiaa (whoa)
Between the rivers, yeah, (yeah) of tzin and ganka (whoa)
She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.

The first exodus took me to the Marok (yeah)
But second exodus, it left me on the sidewalk (whoa)
And so I took a knife and then I carved out (yeah)
New lifeline on, new lifeline on,
New lifeline on my palm

She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

Wake up, tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Wake up, tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.
A io-ea ??a, aae!

She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

She she she she, she she she she
She she she she told me

And so you say (you say) you wanna try (you try)
Oh, and you see (you see) a bird is heading high
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky
As if the birds are free, as if the birds are free
From the sidewalks of the sky

Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.

Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.

Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.

Tep-tep-terep-teru, tarap-tap-taru,
Tep-tep-terep-teru, mara-kata-karu.