A New Argentina

A new Argentina
The chains of the masses untied
A new Argentina
The voice of the people cannot be denied

There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime
He lives for your problems
He shares your ideals and your dream
He supports you
For he loves you
Understands you
Is one of you
If not, how could he love me?

A new Argentina
The workers' battle song
A new Argentina
The voice of the people rings out loud and long

Now, I am a worker
I've suffered the way that you do
I've been unemployed
And I've starved
And I've hated it too
But I found my salvation in Peron
May the nation let him save them as he saved me

A new Argentina
A new age about to begin
A new Argentina
We face the world together
And no dissent within

Nationalisation 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

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

We have ways of making you vote for us
Or at least of making you abstain

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?

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

Then again, I could be foolish not to quit while I'm ahead
I can see me many miles away, inactive
Sipping cocktails on a terrace
Taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping easy
Doing crosswords
It's attractive

Don't think I don't think like you
I often get those nightmares too
They always take some swallowing
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum
If it's you that you are following
Don't close doors
Keep an escape clause
Because we might lose the Big Apple
But would I have done what I did
If I hadn't thought
If I hadn't known, we would take the country

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