| Esa negrita que va caminando
| That black girl who is walking
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| Esa negrita tiene su tumbao'
| That black girl has her tumbao'
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| Y cuando la gente la va mirando
| And when the people are looking at her
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| Ella baila de lao' tambien apretao', apretao', apretao'
| She dances lao' too tight', tight', tight'
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (¡azúcar!, ¡azúcar!)
| The black woman has tumbao' (sugar!, sugar!)
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| Y no camina de lao'
| And she doesn't walk sideways
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| Si quieres llegar derecho
| If you want to get straight
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| Mejor camina de frente
| You better walk straight ahead
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| Para que no haya tropiezos
| So that there are no stumbles
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| Y vengan y te lamentes
| And come and be sorry
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| Si quieres llegar primero
| If you want to arrive first
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| Mejor se corre despacio
| You better cum slow
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| Disfruta bien de la vida (cariño)
| Enjoy life well (honey)
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| Aunque tomando medidas
| Although taking action
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| ¡Azúcar!
| Sugar!
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao '(she has a tumbao', she has a tumbao ')
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| Y no camina de lao' (Y no camina de lao', Y no camina de lao')
| And she doesn't walk sideways (And she doesn't walk sideways, And she doesn't walk sideways)
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| La negra tiene tumbao (Ay! tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao (Ay! tumbao')
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| Nunca camina de lao' (Nunca camina de lao', de lao')
| She never walks sideways (She never walks sideways, sideways)
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| (Tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao'
| (She has a tumbao ', she has a tumbao'
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| Anda derechito, no camina de lao'
| Go straight, don't walk sideways
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| Tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| It has a tumbao', it has a tumbao')
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| Cuando la gente se muere (¡Ay, Dios mio!)
| When people die (Oh my God!)
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| Se dice que era tan buena (Tan buena)
| It is said that it was so good (so good)
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| Tan buena cuando vivía
| So good when she lived
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| Como la noche y el día (¿Tú crees?)
| Like night and day (Do you think?)
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| Que a mí me vengan a decir la verdad
| That they come to tell me the truth
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| No aguanto ya mas mentiras (Siempre lo mismo)
| I can't stand any more lies (Always the same)
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| Disfruto bien de la vida
| I enjoy life well
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| Aunque tomando medidas
| Although taking action
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| ¡Azúcar!
| Sugar!
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao '(she has a tumbao', she has a tumbao ')
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| Y no camina de lao' (Y no camina de lao', Y no camina de lao')
| And he doesn't walk sideways (And he doesn't walk sideways, And he doesn't walk sideways)
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (¡Ay! tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao' (Oh! tumbao')
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| Nunca camina de lao' (Nunca camina de lao', de lao')
| He never walks from lao' (He never walks from lao', from lao')
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| Anda derechito, anda derechito, no camina de lao'
| Go straight, go straight, don't walk sideways
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| (la negra tiene tumbao')
| (the black one has a tumbao')
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| Tiene tumbao'
| She has a tumbao '
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| Anda derechito no camina de lao'
| Go straight, don't walk sideways
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| Diosa de la noche, dulce como el melao'
| Goddess of the night, sweet as molasses
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| Otra como ella yo nunca he encontrao'
| I have never found another like her
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| Ven aquí para poder compartir
| Come here to share
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| Porque eres tú la negra linda que me hace feliz
| Because you are the beautiful black woman that makes me happy
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| Otra no quiero
| I don't want another
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| (Eres tú la que me da inspiración)
| (It's you who gives me inspiration)
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| Sin ti me muero
| Without You I die
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| (Me hace falta aparte tu corazón)
| (I need your heart apart)
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| Otra no quiero
| I don't want another
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| (Si no estas siento desesperación)
| (If you are not I feel despair)
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| Sin ti me muero
| Without You I die
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| (Siempre me haces el amigo de ocasión)
| (You always make me the occasional friend)
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| Tiene tumbao'
| He has a grave
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| Anda derechito no camina de lao'
| Go straight, don't walk sideways
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| Diosa de la noche, dulce como el melao'
| Goddess of the night, sweet as molasses
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| Otra como ella yo nunca he encontrao'
| I have never found another like her
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| Esa negrita tiene tumbao'
| That black girl has a tumbao'
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| Todos la siguen por su caminao'
| Everyone follows her for her walk
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| Esa negrita tiene tumbao'
| That black girl has a tumbao'
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| Todos la siguen por su caminao'
| Everyone follows her for her walk
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (¡Ay! tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao' (Oh! tumbao')
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| Y no camina de lao'
| And he doesn't walk sideways
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| Esa negrita que va caminando
| That black girl who is walking
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| Esa negrita tiene su tumbao'
| That black girl has her tumbao of her '
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| Y cuando la gente la va mirando
| And when the people are looking at her
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| Ella baila de lao' tambien apretao', apretao', apretao'
| She dances lao' too tight', tight', tight'
|
| ¡Azúcar!
| Sugar!
|
| La negra tiene tumbao' (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao '(she has a tumbao', she has a tumbao ')
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| Y no camina de lao' (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| And she doesn't walk sideways '(she has a tumbao', she has a tumbao ')
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| ¡Ay! | Oh! |
| tumbao' (¡Ay! tumbao')
| tumbao' (Oh! tumbao')
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| Nunca camina de lao', de lao'
| He never walks from lao', from lao'
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| La negra tiene tumbao' (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao '(she has a tumbao', she has a tumbao ')
|
| Y no camina de lao' (Nunca camina de lao', de lao')
| And he doesn't walk de lao' (He never walks de lao', de lao')
|
| La negra tiene tumbao (tiene tumbao', tiene tumbao')
| The black woman has a tumbao (she has a tumbao ', she has a tumbao')
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| Nunca camina de lao' (Nunca camina de lao', de lao') | He never walks from lao' (He never walks from lao', from lao') |