The Rolling Stones

Released: June 20, 1980

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

[Verse 1]
Little Indian girl, where is your mama?
Little Indian girl, where is your papa?
He's fighting in the war in the streets of Masaya
All the children were dead, except for the girl who said
Please Mister Gringo, please find my father

[Chorus]
Lesson number one that you learn while you're young
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada

[Verse 2]
Ma says there's no food, there's nothing left in the larder
Last piece of meat was eaten by the soldiers that raped her

[Chorus]
Lesson number one that you learn while you're young
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder[x2]
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada
Little Indian girls, from Nueva, Granada

[Outro]
Yes, I saw them today. It's a sight I would say
They're shooting down planes with their M-16 and with laughter
Mr. Gringo, my father he ain't no Che Guevara
And he's fighting the war on the streets of Masaya
Little Indian girl where is your father?
Indian girl where is your momma?
They're fighting for Mr. Castro in the streets of Angola

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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