The Little Mariachi Boy

2013

NBA Finals

Games Three

 

When Darius Rucker, formerly of the rock band Hootie & The Blowfish, failed to show up to sing the National Anthem, 11 year-old Sebastian De Las Cruz enthusiastically agreed to take his place.

This is his story.

The Little Mariachi Boy

"Come," they told me.

Pa rum pum pum pum

"We're stuck with no Hootie."

Pa rum pum pum pum

"In traffic he's stuck, you see."

Pa rum pum pum pum

"And we can't start Game Three."

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

So, I decided to

Pa rum pum pum pum

Have some fun.

Though I'm native

American-can,

I am Latino, too,

Part Mexican-can.

And singing's what I do.

Pa rum pum pum pum

Yes, my sombrero's new.

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Still, aren't we brothers?

Pa rum pum pum pum

Ev'ryone.

Then it started.

Pa rum pum pum pum

The racist jokes and tweets.

Pa rum pum pum pum

All meant to humble me.

Pa rum pum pum pum

But I'll just let them be.

Pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum

Why do they bother?

Pa rum pum pum pum

Boy, is that dumb.

When Darius Rucker finally did sing the National Anthem two games later, he showed up unshaven and wearing sloppy jeans, a sloppy t-shirt, and sloppy athletic shoes.
He looked like he had just woken up from bed, and didn't have time to change from the clothes he had fallen asleep in.
No  one complained.
Go figure.

 

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