Drive the Yankee from Your Door

Peter Hicks

Originale	Versione italiana di Kiocciolina
DRIVE THE YANKEE FROM YOUR DOOR	CONDUCETE GLI YANKEE FUORI DALLA VOSTRA PORTA
From Guatamala to Honduras,	Dal Guatemala all'Honduras,
Philippines to El Salvador,	Dalle Filippine al Salvador,
People fighting for their freedom,	Le persone combattono per la loro libertà,
To drive the Yankee from their door.	Per condurre gli Yankee fuori dalla loro porta.
Bread is short and so is rice too,	Il pace è scarso, e così il riso,
Long time since you tasted meat,	E' passato tempo da quando avete mangiato carne,
While the Yankee bleeds your country	Mentre gli Yankee dissanguano il vostro paese
It's hard to find enough to eat.	E' difficile trovare abbastanza da mangiare.
Life is cruel, work scarce to come by	La vita è crudele, il lavoro è difficile che arrivi
Scratch a living from the land,	Sopravvivendo con difficoltà,
Macdonalds, Exxon, Coca Cola	MacDonalds, Exxon, Coca Cola
Snatch the wages from your hand.	Strappano gli stipendi dalle vostre mani.
From Guatamala to Honduras,	From Guatamala to Honduras,
Philippines to El Salvador,	Philippines to El Salvador,
People fighting for their freedom,	People fighting for their freedom,
To drive the Yankee from their door.	To drive the Yankee from their door.
Kids play barefoot in the dirt track,	Kids play barefoot in the dirt track,
Kick a football in the air,	Kick a football in the air,
Their joy for life and smiling faces	Their joy for life and smiling faces
Keep their mothers from despair;	Keep their mothers from despair;
But not for them no education,	But not for them no education,
No hoping for a better way,	No hoping for a better way,
They're growing to a life of poverty	They're growing to a life of poverty
Just like the night it follows day.	Just like the night it follows day.
From Guatamala to Honduras,	Dal Guatamala all' Honduras,
Philippines to El Salvador,	Dalle Filippine a El Salvador,
People fighting for their freedom,	Le persone combattono per la loro libertà,
To drive the Yankee from their door.	Per condurre gli Yankee fuori dalla loro porta.
Living on the edge of cities,	Vivendo al bordo delle città,
In run down shacks and shanty towns,	In casupole diroccate a in baraccopoli,
While Yankee military advisers	Mentre i consiglieri militari Yankee
Occupy the finest grounds;	Occupano i terreni migliori;
No running water, sanitation,	Niente acqua corrente, misure sanitarie,
No medical care for the poor,	Niente cure mediche per i poveri,
Young people forced to prostitution,	Giovani costretti alla prostituzione,
Yankee sailors on these shores.	Marinai Yankee su qeuste coste.
From Guatamala to Honduras,	Dal Guatemala all'Honduras,
Philippines to El Salvador,	Dalle Filippine al Salvador,
People fighting for their freedom,	Le persone combattono per la loro libertà,
To drive the Yankee from their door.	Per condurre gli Yankee fuori dalla loro porta.
From Guatamala to Honduras,	Dal Guatemala all'Honduras,
Philippines to El Salvador,	Dalle Filippine a El Salvador,
People fighting for their freedom,	Le persone combattono per la loro libertà,
To drive the Yankee from their door.	Per condurre gli Yankee fuori dalla loro porta.