| Me parece que en el mundo ya las cosas no andan bien
| It seems to me that things are not going well in the world anymore
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| Pues parece que a la gente se le fue el ceso a los pies
| Well, it seems that people lost their minds
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| Esta ciega la justicia esto tú lo puedes ver
| Justice is blind, you can see this
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| En la última refriega Salió condenado un juez
| In the last scuffle a judge was condemned
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Si tal parece que gozamos
| If it seems that we enjoy
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| Poner las cosas al revés
| turn things upside down
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Por tanto genio y tanto sabio
| So much genius and so much wise
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| Que juegan yoyo en el café
| who play yoyo in the cafe
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| Los parientes afligidos de un hotel los tenis cuelgan
| A hotel's bereaved relatives tennis shoes hang
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| Un doctor piden a gritos, no hay ninguno están en huelga
| A doctor is crying out, there are none, they are on strike
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| Ayer yo busque un gendarme pues robaron a mi tía
| Yesterday I looked for a gendarme because they robbed my aunt
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| Y el contesto muy fresco llame usted a la policía
| And the very cool answer, call the police
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Si tal parece que gozamos
| If it seems that we enjoy
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| Poner las cosas al revés
| turn things upside down
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Por tanto genio y tanto sabio
| So much genius and so much wise
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| Que juegan yoyo en el café
| who play yoyo in the cafe
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| Esas figuras extrañas de ajustados pantalones
| Those strange figures in tight pants
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| No son chicas, son las mañas los nuevos rebeldones
| They are not girls, the new rebels are the tricks
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| Ayer pregunte a un niñito que deseaba ser de grande
| Yesterday I asked a little boy what he wanted to be when he grew up
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| Y me contesto quedito a sus hermanas legarme | And he answered me softly to his sisters that she bequeathed me |
| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Si tal parece que gozamos
| If it seems that we enjoy
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| Poner las cosas al revés
| turn things upside down
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Por eso nunca progresamos
| That's why we never progress
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| Por eso estamos como estamos
| That is why we are as we are
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| Si todo se hace con los pies | If everything is done with the feet |