A New Argentina

A new Argentina!

The chains of the masses untied

A new Argentina!

The voice of the people cannot be denied!

EVA

There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime

He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals

And your dreams

He supports you for he loves you, understands you

Is one of you

If not--how could he love me?

MOB

A new Argentina!

The workers' battle song!

A new Argentina!

The voice of the people rings out loud and long!

EVA

Now I am a worker I've suffered the way that you do

I've been unemployed and I've starved and I hated it too

But I found my salvation in Peron--may the nation

Let him save them as he saved me

CHE

A new Argentina!

A new age about to begin!

CHE and SECRET POLICE

A new Argentina!

We face the world together and no dissent within

(The SECRET POLICE lay into CHE)

INDIVIDUAL WORKERS

Nationalization of the industries that the foreigners

Control

Participation in the profits that we make

Shorter hours

Higher wages

Votes for women

Larger dole

More public spending

A bigger slice of every cake

PERON

It's annoying that we have to fight elections for our cause

The inconvenience--having to get a majority

If normal methods of persuasion fail to win us applause

There are other ways of establishing authority

SECRET POLICE

We have ways of making you vote for us, or at least of

Making you abstain

EVA

Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow

The descamisados are those he is marching with now!

He supports you for he loves you, understands you

Is one of you

If not--how could he love me?

ALL

A new Argentina!

The chains of the masses untied!

A new Argentina!

The voice of the people cannot be, and will not be

And must not be denied!