| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| Mete la mano en el bolsillo
| Put your hand in your pocket
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| saca y abre tu cuchillo y ten cuidao.
| take out and open your knife and be careful.
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| Pónganme oido en este barrio
| Give me an ear in this neighborhood
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| muchos guapos lo han matao.
| Many handsome men have killed him.
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| Calle Luna, Calle Sol.
| Moon Street, Sun Street.
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| Oiga señor si usted quiere su vida
| Hey sir if you want your life
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| evitar es mejor o la tienes perdida.
| avoid is better or you have lost it.
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| Mire señora agarre bien su cartera,
| Look ma'am hold your wallet well,
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| no conoce este barrio aquí asaltan a cualquiera.
| you don't know this neighborhood here they assault anyone.
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| En los barrios de guapos no se vive tranquilo
| In handsome neighborhoods you don't live in peace
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| mide bien tus palabras o no vales ni un kilo.
| measure your words well or you're not worth a pound.
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| Coro:
| Chorus:
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| Camina pa’lante no mires para el’lao.
| Walk forward, don't look for el'lao.
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| Eh…
| Hey…
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| Oye camina no mires pal lao.
| Hey walk don't look pal lao.
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| Tu tiene un santo pero no eres babalao.
| You have a saint but you are not a babalao.
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| Y ten cuidao y ten cuidao.
| And be careful and be careful.
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| Cuidao saca tu coco pelao.
| Be careful, take out your coco pelao.
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| Camina pa’lante babalao.
| Walk forward babalao.
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| Saca los bolsillos tu estas arrancao.
| Take out your pockets, you're ripped off.
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| Dile que fuiste a La Perla y pelao te han dejao. | Tell him you went to La Perla and Pelao they left you. |