El Primer Oriental Desertor

I heard on Radio Clarín
That Brazil invaded Uruguay
And the announcer claims
They've already taken Tacuarembó

And they want to draft
To go fight
The guys my age
And I say: Please no, my general!

'Cause when it comes to war, I'm a coward
And my hero wasn't Napoleon
It wouldn't be any dishonor
To be the first eastern deserter

War is something new
'Cause my country doesn't mean shit to me
I just want to live my life
I don't care what flag flies in Plaza Cagancha

Stop bothering me
You won't conquer me
Not even under military rule
I never shouted: Tyrants, tremble

And about Artigas, all I have
Is the urge to skip out to Paraguay
With the first black guy I see
I'll be the first eastern deserter

That story of the 33
Only a school kid or a soldier believes
So go find another stage
'Cause I don't plan to be the eastern 34

And if there's no other choice
But freedom or death, I
Will choose the letter or
I'll be the first eastern deserter

Deserter
Deserter
Deserter
Like a scrap from the heavens, from the heavens
Where the sun never sets, never sets
It's the emblem of my country
The bicolor flag
Deserter
Deserter
Deserter
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