| Voy ya cantar estos versos, aunque yo no soy de aqui,
| I'm going to sing these verses, although I'm not from here,
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| yo soy puro Mejicano, soy de San Luis Potosí.
| I am pure Mexican, I am from San Luis Potosí.
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| Caminando y caminando he llegado a San Antonio,
| Walking and walking I have arrived at San Antonio,
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| me encontre muy buen trabajo y tambien con el demonio.
| I found a very good job and also with the devil.
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| Found me a little Tejanita and I fell in love with her.
| Found me a little Tejanita and I fell in love with her.
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| She was so bonita and I had to marry her.
| She was so pretty and I had to marry her.
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| Then she took off to Laredo, and she called me from Nuevo León,
| Then she took off to Laredo, and she called me from Nuevo León,
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| She said: Send me some more money, so I can come back home.
| She said: Send me some more money, so I can come back home.
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| Ya me voy para mi tierra, aunque pobre es mi nación,
| I'm leaving for my land, although my nation is poor,
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| pero si, les aseguro, que alla manda el pantalón.
| but yes, I assure you, the pants rule there.
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| Ahí les dejo a mi Tejana, no la pude soportar,
| There I leave my Tejana, I couldn't stand her,
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| hay que la toree el diablo, a ver, si el la puede aguantar.
| the devil must fight her, let's see if he can take her.
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| Now I’m back in my homeland, back where I was born.
| Now I'm back in my homeland, back where I was born.
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| One thing I know for sure now, many wear the Pantalóns.
| One thing I know for sure now, many wear the Pants.
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| Left her in old San Antonio, 'cause I could not afford her.
| Left her in old San Antonio, 'cause I could not afford her.
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| Hay que la toree el diablo, a ver, si el la puede aguantar.
| You have to fight the devil, let's see if he can stand it.
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| She belongs to el diablo, he can have her, I don’t want her any more. | She belongs to the devil, he can have her, I don't want her any more. |