We all went down to Rio Grande
For migrants, for migrants;
We all went down to Rio Grande
For migrants, says I;
We all went down to Rio Grande
For our country and our land
And we’ll put barbed wire,
Joe, pack up and go!
We thought when we set up the fence,
For migrants, for migrants;
We thought when we set up the fence,
For migrants, says I;
We thought when we set up the fence,
Wetbacks would flee from our defense,
And we’ll put barbed wire,
Joe, pack up and go!
The fence went up, with wire and boards,
For migrants, for migrants;
The fence went up, with wire and boards,
For migrants, says I;
The fence went up, with wire and boards,
Expecting to deter their hordes,
And we’ll put barbed wire,
Joe, pack up and go!
But National Guard, with closed ranks
For migrants, for migrants;
But National Guard, with closed ranks
For migrants, says I;
But National Guard, with closed ranks
Fenced off the border on Grande river banks.
And we’ll put barbed wire,
Joe, pack up and go!