| Porque somos los mojados
| Because we are the wet ones
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| Siempre nos busca la ley
| The law is always looking for us
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| Porque estamos ilegales
| because we are illegal
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| Y no hablamos el ingl? | And we don't speak English? |
| S,
| Yes,
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| El gringo terco a sacarnos
| The stubborn gringo to get us out
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| Y nosotros a volver
| and we to return
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| Si uno sacan por un laredo
| If one is taken out by a laredo
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| Por Mexicali entran diez
| Through Mexicali enter ten
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| Si otros sacan por Tijuana
| If others take out through Tijuana
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| Por Nogales entran seis,
| Six enter through Nogales,
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| Ahi nomas saquen la cuenta
| There just take out the account
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| Cuantos entramos al mes.
| How many enter a month?
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| El problema de nosotros facil se puede arreglar:
| The problem of us can be easily fixed:
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| Que nos den a una gringuita
| Give us a little gringuita
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| Para podernos casar
| so we can get married
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| Y ya que nos den la mica
| And since they give us the mica
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| Volvernos a divorciar.
| Divorce us again.
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| Cuando el mojado
| when the wet
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| Haga huelga de no volver otra vez
| Go on strike not to come back again
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| Qui? | who? |
| N va a sapear la cebolla,
| N is going to taste the onion,
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| Lechuga y el betabel?
| Lettuce and beets?
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| El limon y la toronja
| lemon and grapefruit
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| Se echaran todo a perder.
| They will spoil everything.
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| Estos salones de bailes
| These ballrooms
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| Todos los van a cerrar
| They are all going to close
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| Porque si se va el mojado
| Because if the wet leaves
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| Qui? | who? |
| N va a venir a bailar?
| N going to come to dance?
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| Y a mas de cuatro del vuelo
| And more than four from the flight
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| No las podran consolar.
| They will not be able to comfort them.
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| Viva, todos los mojados
| Long live, all the wet
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| Los que ya van a emigrar
| Those who are going to emigrate
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| Los que van de vacaciones
| Those who go on vacation
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| Y los que van a pasar
| and those who are going to pass
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| Y los que van a casarse
| And those who are going to get married
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| Para poder arreglar.
| To be able to fix.
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| (Gracias a roques por esta letra) | (Thanks to rocks for these lyrics) |