| «the tracalera"*
| «the tracalera"*
|
| Please remember! | Please remember! |
| this translation is my personal work. | this translation is my personal work. |
| it is sometimes
| it is sometimes
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| difficult to translate word for word from spanish to english, so it may sound
| difficult to translate word for word from spanish to english, so it may sound
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| awkward in one languange when it is perfectly
| awkward in one language when it is perfectly
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| Ral in the other. | Ral in the other. |
| but I think you can get the general idea!
| but I think you can get the general idea!
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| Payments who moves from place to place looking for work.
| Payments who moves from place to place looking for work.
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| I left corpus because I didnt pay the rent
| I left corpus because I didn't pay the rent
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| In san antonio I found myself with another bill
| In san antonio I found myself with another bill
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| Over there in the valley the guys from the car
| Over there in the valley the guys from the car
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| (company) were looking for me They were seeing red because they never found me At midnight I started out for laredo
| (company) were looking for me They were seeing red because they never found me At midnight I started out for laredo
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| But even there I couldnt find a hideout
| But even there I couldn't find a hideout
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| In austin I found out that my parents were
| In Austin I found out that my parents were
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| Looking for me It had been some time that I didnt
| Looking for me It had been some time that I didn't
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| Even send them five bucks
| Even send them five bucks
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| That is why they now call me tracalera
| That is why they now call me tracalera
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| All over texas, they dont let me rest
| All over Texas, they don't let me rest
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| Lets see if in houston, I can earn some money
| Lets see if in houston, I can earn some money
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| And Ill come to pay them even though it means
| And Ill come to pay them even though it means
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| I dont sleep
| I don't sleep
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| There in dallas I found myself a man
| There in Dallas I found myself a man
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| «come out here to waco, Ive got some cash»
| “come out here to waco, Ive got some cash”
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| But the law was out looking for him
| But the law was out looking for him
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| The next day they caught him with contraband
| The next day they caught him with contraband
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| There in victoria the police stopped me For a few (forged) checks and a fine that I owed
| There in victoria the police stopped me For a few (forged) checks and a fine that I owed
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| I called out to the country (home),
| I called out to the country (home),
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| I want to talk to my sister, but
| I want to talk to my sister, but
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| Shes sleeping, and my niece answers the phone
| Ella shes sleeping, and my niece answers the phone
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| That is why they now call me tracalera
| That is why they now call me tracalera
|
| All over texas, they dont let me rest
| All over Texas, they don't let me rest
|
| Lets see if in houston, I can earn some money
| Lets see if in houston, I can earn some money
|
| And Ill come to pay them even though it means
| And Ill come to pay them even though it means
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| I dont sleep. | I don't sleep. |