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Patrick Juvet – I love America – 1978

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    When I first came to Manhattan
    I was not surprised
    The stories people had told me
    Turned out to ea no lies
    All the different people
    From all over the world they’re living
    A magic fills the air
    There’s music everywhere
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    When I first heard funky music
    It just blew my mind
    The funky music was so good
    I’d play it all the time
    All the funky rhythms
    Going all through my mind and body
    They make me have to move
    You can’t escape the groove
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    Everywhere funky music fills the air
    You can go to the disco
    And you’ll find it there
    Funky music is music
    With so much to share
    I love America
    I love America

    I, I love the funky music
    I, I love the funky music
    I, I love the funky music
    Funky, the funky, the funky music
    Funky, the funky, the funky music
    Funky, the funky, the funky music
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    When I first learned how to latin
    I had so much fun
    The salsa sound was so different
    Than any sound around
    The demanding music
    From the people of Puerto Rico
    I love to watch them play
    Their music is so great
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    If you go out any night of the week
    You can hear salsa music
    The strong latin beat
    Sets the mood of people
    Who dance fast on their feet

    I love America
    I love America
    La, la, la, la – salsa music
    La, la, la, la – salsa music
    La, la, la, la – salsa music
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    Then I went down in the country
    Down in old Nashville
    The people there were so friendly
    I have good memories still
    Of the wonderful times
    That I spent in Nashville just dancing
    To country-western sounds
    The language they all found
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    Country-western music is full of life
    When you hear the guitars strumming
    Both day and night
    Rock and roll is the soul
    Of America’s pride
    I love America
    I love America

    Rock and roll America, rock and roll
    What I say
    What I say
    What I say
    I love America

    Then, I went to California
    To a life of ease
    The people there are so mellow
    I never like to leave
    And the music they play
    Is so funky, but oh so mellow
    Without that East Coast drive
    The music is alive
    I love America
    I love America
    I love America

    Music is something they play every day
    Bands on their West Coast
    Get down with sounds of LA.
    And the music in ‘Frisco
    Makes me have to say
    I love America
    I love America

    I love, I love, I love America (etc)
    Music, funky music
    Salsa music, so demanding
    Nashville, rock and roll, yeah
    Hollywood, it’s so good