Lyrics of La Bomba Soy Yo - Los Van Van

La Bomba Soy Yo (original)

Yo se que tu eres aprendiz te todo
Yo se que no eres titular de nada
Que has discutido sobre muchos temas
Pero mi socio ninguno ganabas
Porque no sabes nada de pintura
Tu no conoces nada de futbol
Why mucho menos de literatura
Pa’que te haces
Si estan hablando de fotografia
De medicina o de carpinteria
Why si de musica se trata el tema
Tu lo discutes sin ninguna pena
Que si el merengue no es dominicano
Que si la salsa no es la musica Cubana
Que si Frank Sinatra era Americano
Pa’que te haces (bis)
De todo pancho, lo que mas me asombra
Es que te falta lo que a un buen Cubano
Porque en la musica no tienes bomba
Why en el deporte te vas de la mano
Porque no sabes nada de pelota
Why no has estado nunca en un bembe
Why no conoces a Manuel Mendive
Entonces que (bis)
Coro1:
Anda Mayito, dale
De tu bomba un poquito
Coro2:
Ae, ae para los que saben
Ae, yo traigo mi clave

(translation)

I know that you are an apprentice
I know that you are not the owner of anything
that you have discussed on many subjects
But my partner neither won
Because you don't know anything about painting
You don't know anything about soccer
Why much less than literature
what are you doing
If they are talking about photography
Medicine or carpentry
Why if music is the subject
You discuss it without any shame
What if the merengue is not Dominican
What if salsa is not Cuban music
What if Frank Sinatra was American?
Pa' what do you do (bis)
Of all pancho, what amazes me the most
It is that you lack what a good Cuban
Because in music you don't have bomb
Why in sport you go hand in hand
Because you don't know anything about ball
Why have you never been to a bembe
Why don't you know Manuel Mendive
So what (bis)
Chorus1:
Come on Mayito, go ahead
of your bomb a little
Chorus2:
Ae, ae for those who know
Ae, I bring my key