Ramon Taranco: Kick Back n Listen
Sugar Cane Rider
(Ramon Taranco)
Little boy rides through the canefield/ bareback/ holding on to the mane/ no rein/ Riding his fast white horse/ through the long green cane/ Sugar cane rider, ride/ under the island skies/ Sugar cane rider, ride/ under the island skies/ Corn for the chicken in the backyard/ Pink piggie for Christmas day/ Virgin Mary on a crabs back/ Sharks swimmin' in the bay/ Pero mi caballito azulito/ corre calladito/ entre la cana sin tocar la tierra/ Corre caballo!/ Corre caballo!/ Corre al punto/ donde la tierra/ besa el mar/ See the sweat on the black back/ poor white man working hard too/ These are the ways of the islands/ One man workin'/ two dollars a day/ Nowadays workin'/ cause he had too much to say/ Sugar cane rider, ride/ under the island skies/ Sugar cane rider, ride/ under the island skies.