Little Indian girl, where is your momma?
Little Indian girl, where is your poppa?
He's fighting in the war in the streets of Masaya.
All the children were dead, except for the girl who said,
"Please Mister Gringo, please find my father."
Lesson number one that you learn while you're young.
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder.
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada.
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada.
Yes, I saw them today. It's a sight I would say.
They're shooting down planes with their M-16 and with laughter.

Ma says there's no food, there's nothing left in the larder.
Last piece of meat was eaten by the soldiers that raped her.
All the children were dead, except for the girl who said,
"Please Mister Gringo, please find my father."
Lesson number one that you learn while you're young.
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder.
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder.
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada.
Yes, I saw them today. It's a sight I would say.
They're shooting down planes with their M-16 and with laughter.

Mr. Gringo, my father he ain't no Che Guevara
And he's fighting the war on the streets of Masaya.
Little Indian girl where is your father?
Little Indian girl where is your momma?
They're fighting for Mr. Castro in the streets of Angola.