Lyrics to "Born In East L.A." by CHEECH & CHONG: [Cheech:] / Took a walk to the corner store / Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s'mores / Up pulled a guy in a yellow van / Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand / [Chong:] / He said, all right all you mojados down here / I want you all to hit the floor / I got.. Born in East L.A. Lyrics "Born In East LA" is the first single from Cheech & Chong's final studio album Get Out Of My Room.
Cheech & Chong Born In East L.A. lyrics & video : (Cheech:) Took a walk to the corner store Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of s`mores Up pulled a guy in a yellow van Shi.. The lyrics present two key scenes that illustrate this mistaken identity crisis. When immigration officers question him, the protagonist insists "I was BORN IN EAST L.A." but fails their citizenship test by answering that John Wayne is president.