| Él nació en la calle, no pudo elegir
| He was born on the street, he couldn't choose
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| Entre escombros y basuras tuvo que vivir
| Between rubble and garbage he had to live
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| La calle le hizo fuerte, allí se rebeló
| The street made him strong, there he rebelled
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| Y es que, tío, no hay dinero
| And it is that, man, there is no money
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| ¡es un gato obrero!
| He is a working cat!
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| Su madre callejera, su padre siamés
| His stray mother from him, his Siamese father
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| Tiene veinte hermanos en ¡carabanchel!
| He has twenty brothers in Carabanchel!
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| Busca en la basura algo que comer
| Look in the garbage for something to eat
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| Y es que, tío, no hay dinero
| And it is that, man, there is no money
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| ¡es un gato obrero!
| He is a working cat!
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| López es algo especial
| Lopez is something special
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| Desde cachorrito ya bailaba ska
| Since I was a puppy I already danced ska
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| Sus botas, su chaleco y su forma de andar
| His boots, his vest and his way of walking
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| No está domesticado, es un gato ska
| He is not housebroken, he is a ska cat
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| Sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, síguelo
| Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow it
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| Sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, resiste lópez
| Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, hold on Lopez
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| Flaco, desnutrido, tiene que comer
| Skinny, malnourished, he has to eat
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| Le quita las pelas a los gatos bien
| It removes the fur of cats well
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| Perros policía van detras de él
| Police dogs are after him
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| Y es que, tío, no hay dinero
| And it is that, man, there is no money
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| ¡venga, el monedero!
| come on, purse!
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| La sociedad gatuna no le quiso entender
| The cat society did not want to understand him
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| Por eso se rebela y grita: ¡que les den bien!
| That's why he rebels and shouts: give them good!
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| Es un reflejo claro de la sociedad
| It is a clear reflection of society
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| Y es que, tío, no hay dinero
| And it is that, man, there is no money
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| ¡es un gato obrero!
| He is a working cat!
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| López es algo especial
| Lopez is something special
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| Desde cachorrito ya bailaba ska
| Since I was a puppy I already danced ska
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| Sus botas, su chaleco y su forma de andar
| His boots, his vest and his way of walking
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| No está domesticado, ama la libertad
| He is not domesticated, he loves freedom
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| Sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, síguelo
| Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow it
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| Sigue, sigue, sigue, sigue, resiste lópez | Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, hold on Lopez |