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DANIELA

Hey... Hey

What's this tonteria that I'm seeing on the street?

I never thought I'd see the day

Since when are Latin people scared of heat?

When i was a little girl

Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta

My favorite time of year was Christmas time!

Ask me why!

CARLA

Why?

DANIELA

There wasn't an ounce of snow

But, oh, the coquito would flow

As we sang the aguinaldo

The carnaval would begin to grow!

Business is closed, and we're about to go

Let's have a carnaval del barrio!

PIRAGUA GUY

Wepa!

DANIELA

Carnaval del barrio!

Carnaval del barrio!

Carnaval

Carnaval!

Del barrio

Barrio!

Carnaval

Carnaval!

Del barrio

Barrio!

DANIELA

We don't need electricidad

Get off your b**t, avanza

Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine

Come and join the parranda

DANIELA, THEN COMMUNITY

Carnaval, Del barrio CARLA

Ohh, me me me, Dani I have a question

I don't know what you're cantando

DANIELA

Just make it up as you go

We are improvisando:

Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai

You can sing anything

Wha?

Carla, whatever pops into your head

Just so long as you sing

CARLA

Ummm

My mom is Dominican-Cuban

My dad is from Chile and P.R

Which means:

I'm Chile-...Dominica-Rican!

But I always say I'm from Queens!

PIRAGUA GUY

Wepaaa!

Carnaval, Del barrio VANESSA

Why is everyone so happy?

We are sweating and we have no power

I've gotta get out of here soon

This block's getting worse by the hour!

You can't even go to the club with a friend

Without having somebody shove you!

DANIELA

Ay, por favor

Vanessa don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend

We all know that he love you!

CARLA

Wow, now that you mention that sexual tension, it's easy to see!

VANESSA

Yo this is bogus

DANIELA

Haven't you noticed you get all your coffee for free?

Carnaval

Del Barrio Here comes Usnavi!

USNAVI

Yo, yo, yo y-y-yo-yo

Now, now, everyone gather 'round, sit down, listen

I got an announcement

Wow, it involves large amounts, it's

Somewhere in the range of 96, 000

Atencion, I'm closing shop

Sonny, grab everybody a soda pop!

Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to God

Cuz Abuela Claudia just won the lotto!

Abuela Claudia won the lotto

We're bookin a flight for D.R. tomorrow

COMMUNITY

Oh my gah!

Alza la bandera

La bandera Dominicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Puertoriqueña

Alza la bandera

La bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera Cubana

Parriba esa bandera

Alzala donde quiera

Recuerdo de mi tierra

Me acuerdo de mi tierra

Esa bonita bandera!

Contiene mi alma entera!

Y cuando yo me muera

Entierrame en mi tierra!

DANIELA

Everything changes today

DANIELA/ CARLA

Usnavi's on his way

Off to a better place

Look at Vanessa's face!

BENNY

Everything changes today

BENNY

Goodbye, Mr. Rosario

USNAVI

Okay!

BENNY

I'm taking over the barrio!

USNAVI/DANIELA/CARLA

We're getting out of the barrio!

DANIELA

Hey, Mr. Benny, have you seen any horses today?

COMMUNITY

Hey!

BENNY

What do you mean?

DANIELA

I heard you and Nina went for a roll in the

COMMUNITY

Hay! Hey! Ohhhhh!

WOMEN THEN MEN

Benny and Nina

Sitting in a tree

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Que bochinche

Nina and Benny

K-I-S-S-I-N-G

SONNY

Hold up, wait a minute

Usnavi's leavin' us for the Dominican Republic?

And Benny went and stole the girl that I'm in love with?

She was my babysitter first!

Listen up, this is what ya'll want?

We close this bodega

The neighborhood is gone!

They selling the dispatch

They closing the salon

And they'll never turn the lights back on cuz

We are powerless

We are powerless!

But ya'll keep dancin' and singin' and celebratin'

But it's gettin' late and this place is disintegratin' and

We are powerless

We are powerless!

USNAVI

Alright we are powerless, so light up a candle!

There's nothing going on here that we can't handle!

SONNY

You don't understand, I'm not trying to be funny!

USNAVI

We're gonna give a third of the money to you, Sonny!

SONNY

What?

USNAVI

Yeah, yeah

SONNY

For real?

USNAVI

Yes!

Maybe you're right, Sonny

Call in the coroners

Maybe we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners

Maybe this neighborhood's changing forever

Maybe tonight is our last night together, however!

How do you wanna face it?

Do you wanna waste it, when the end is so close you can taste it?

Y'all could cry with your head in the sand

I'm a fly this flag that I got in my hand!

PIRAGUA GUY

Parriba esa bandera

Alzala donde quiera

USNAVI

Can we raise our voice tonight?

Can we make a little noise tonight?

PIRAGUA GUY/DANIELA/CARLA

Esa bonita bandera

Contiene mi alma entera

USNAVI

In fact, can we sing so loud and raucous

They can hear us across the bridge in East Seacaucus?

COMMUNITY

Parriba esa bandera!

Alzala donde quiera!

Carnaval Del Barrio

USNAVI

From Puerto Rico to Santo Domingo

Wherever we go

We rep our people and the beat go

COMMUNITY

Esa bonita bandera!

Contiene mi alma entera!

Carnaval Del Barrio

USNAVI

Vanessa, for get about what coulda been

Dance with me, one last night, in the hood again

DANIELA/CARLA

Wepa!

COMMUNITY

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio

Carnaval del barrio

DANIELA

P'arriba esa bandera

WITH COMMUNINTY

Carnaval Del Barrio

Oye!

DANIELA

Y cuando yo me muera

Entierrame en mi tierra!

WITH COMMUNITY

Del barrio

Del barrio

COMMUNITY

Alza la bandera

La bandera Dominicana

WITH DANIELA

Alza la bandera

Alza la bandera

COMMUNITY

La bandera Puertoriquena

Alza la bandera

La bandera Mexicana

Alza la bandera

La bandera

La bandera

La bandera

La bandera

Alza la bandera!