Her ancient Egyptian eyes
Look out on to the barrio
Oo-oo sha-la-la-la
You stack the magazines
While you greet the others
Oo-oo immigrant girl
Your grandmother gave you her Egyptian ring
Just to wear when you find a husband
And you see everything
Around this all American
Oo-oo sha-la-la-la
The radio stations
Play rock and roll for you
Oo-oo immigrant girl
In my heart, I see a memory
Maybe it was some other time, some other place
And you're still longing to be free
You can become anything you want in free America...
And you want a piece of this American life
O0-oo sha-la-la-la
Won't you be my baby
Oh won't you be my lady
Life is long in America
We don't live in a magazine stand
You see the sun go down
On this dark old L.A. town
Oo-oo sha-la-la-la
Everything you touch all you see with every new face
You will find, immigrant girl
Immigrant girl