| Y que bailen macizo los cuatro, compa
| And let the four dance solidly, compa
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| Su compa Alfredo Rios, el Komander
| His friend Alfredo Rios, the Komander
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| Con mi compa Los Cuyulitos, viejo
| With my friend Los Cuyulitos, old man
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| Señora, su palo verde
| Lady, your green stick
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| Ya se le estaba secando
| She was already drying out
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| Yo anoche se lo regué
| I watered it last night
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| Y ya amaneció floreando
| And it dawned blooming
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| Qué trona bonito, viejo
| What a nice highchair, man
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| Por miedo de su coyote, no baja mi chivo al agua
| For fear of his coyote, he does not lower my goat into the water
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| Del miedo que le tenía
| Of the fear that he had
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| Al hijo de la guayaba
| To the son of the guava
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| Quiere que le justifique
| He wants me to justify
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| Sálgase pa' la vereda
| get out to the sidewalk
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| A ver si es tan hombrecito
| Let's see if he is such a man
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| Y en el camino se queda
| And on the way he stays
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| Quiere que le justifique
| You want me to justify
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| Sálgase pa' la vereda
| get out to the sidewalk
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| A ver si es tan hombrecito
| Let's see if he is such a man
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| Y en el camino se queda
| And on the way it stays
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| Que truene macizo la tambora, compa
| Let the drum thunder solidly, compa
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| Señora, su palo verde
| Lady, your green stick
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| Ya se le estaba secando
| He was already drying out
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| Yo anoche se lo regué
| I watered it last night
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| Y ya amaneció floreando
| And it dawned blooming
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| Por miedo de su coyote
| For fear of his coyote
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| No baja mi chivo al agua
| Do not lower my goat to the water
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| Del miedo que le tenía
| Of the fear that he had
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| Al hijo de la guayaba
| To the son of the guava
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| No quiere que se le seque, riéguelo todos los días
| He doesn't want it to dry out, water it every day
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| Para que le siga dando florecitas de alegría
| So that it continues to give you little flowers of joy
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| No quiere que se le seque, riéguelo todos los días
| You don't want it to dry out, water it every day
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| Para que le siga dando florecitas de alegría
| So that it continues to give you little flowers of joy
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| Qué suene macizo compa
| What sounds solid compa
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| Baílelo, baílelo, viejo
| Dance it, dance it, old man
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| Señora, su palo verde
| Lady, your green stick
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| Ya se le está secando
| It's already drying out
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| Yo anoche se lo regué
| I watered it last night
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| Y ya amaneció floreando
| And it dawned blooming
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| A tomarle macizo, compa
| To take him solid, compa
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| Por miedo de su coyote
| For fear of his coyote
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| No baja mi chivo al agua
| Do not lower my goat to the water
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| Del miedo que le tenía
| Of the fear that I had
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| Al hijo de la guayaba
| To the son of the guava
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| No quiere que se le seque, riéguelo todos los días
| You don't want it to dry out, water it every day
|
| Para que le siga dando florecitas de alegría
| So that it continues to give you little flowers of joy
|
| No quiere que se le seque, riéguelo todos los días
| You don't want it to dry out, water it every day
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| Para que le siga dando florecitas de alegría | So that it continues to give you little flowers of joy |