Patacón Pisa'o

Squashed Plantain

Patacón Pisa'o

Uh-huhAjá
Time to eatA comer
How delicious!¡Qué rico!

Josefa's husband (oh, oh)El mari’o de Josefa (oh, oh)
Only eats fish (oh, oh)Solo come pescado (oh, oh)
Josefa's husband (oh, oh)El mari’o de Josefa (oh, oh)
Only eats fish (oh, oh)Solo come pescado (oh, oh)

If they give him something else (oh, oh)Si le dan otra cosa (oh, oh)
He rejects it angrily (oh, oh)Lo rechaza embravado (oh, oh)
If they give him something else (oh, oh)Si le dan otra cosa (oh, oh)
He rejects it angrily (oh, oh)Lo rechaza embravado (oh, oh)

I don't want paparaYo no quiero papara
Or roasted plantainNi platanito asado
I don't want paparaYo no quiero papara
Or roasted plantainNi platanito asado

I just want them to give meAy yo quiero es que me den
Oh, my stewed fishAy mi pescado guisado
I just want them to give meYo quiero es que me den
My stewed fishMi pescado guisado

And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)

Once againOtra vez
That's what's upEso es lo que hay

Josefina serves him (oh, oh)Josefina le pone (oh, oh)
A fancy dish (oh, oh)Plato sofisticado (oh, oh)
Josefina serves him (oh, oh)Josefina le pone (oh, oh)
A fancy dish (oh, oh)Plato sofisticado (oh, oh)

But he doesn't eat it (oh, oh)Pero no se lo come (oh, oh)
He demands his fish (oh, oh)Reclama su pescado (oh, oh)
But he doesn't eat it (oh, oh)Pero no se lo come (oh, oh)
He demands his fish (oh, oh)Reclama su pescado (oh, oh)

If they give me something elseSi me dan otra cosa
They want to see me madQuiere verme enojado
Oh, if they give me something elseAy, si me dan otra cosa
Oh, they want to see me pissed offAy, quiere verme emputado

And if they know I likeY si saben que me gusta
Oh, my stewed fishAy mi pescado guisado
And if they know I likeY si saben que me gusta
Oh, my stewed fishAy mi pescado guisado

And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)

The other day at home (oh, oh)El otro día en la casa (oh, oh)
There were guests (oh, oh)Hubieron invitados (oh, oh)
The other day at home (oh, oh)El otro día en la casa (oh, oh)
There were guests (oh, oh)Hubieron invitados (oh, oh)

There was fine food (oh, oh)Hubo comida fina (oh, oh)
But no fish (oh, oh)Y no hubo pescado (oh, oh)
There was fine food (oh, oh)Hubo comida fina (oh, oh)
But no fish (oh, oh)Y no hubo pescado (oh, oh)

And he stood up from the tableY se paró de la mesa
Yelling in angerGritando emberracado
And he stood up from the tableY se paró de la mesa
Yelling in angerGritando emberracado

Give me my stewed fishA mí me dan mi pescado guisado
Give me my fish (oh, oh)A mí me dan mi pescado (oh, oh)
Give me my stewed fishA mí me dan mi pescado guisado
Give me my fish (oh, oh)A mí me dan mi pescado (oh, oh)

And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)
And squashed plantain (squashed)Y patacón pisa’o (pisa’o)

(Squashed plantain)(Patacón pisa’o)
That's what I wantQuiero yo
(Squashed plantain)(Patacón pisa’o)
With riceCon arroz

(Squashed plantain)(Patacón pisa’o)
Give me what I want (oh, oh, oh)Dame lo que quiero yo (oh, oh, oh)

(Squashed plantain)(Patacón pisa’o)
But with ricePero con arroz

Squashed, squashedPisa’o pisa’o
Squashed, squashedPisa’o pisa’o

(What a squashed plantain, squashed plantain)(Qué patacón, patacón pisa’o)

Give me some cheeseDame con quesito
And a little guarapito now and thenDe vez en cuando guarapito

If you give me squashed plantainSi tú me das patacón
I'll eat it deliciouslyYo me lo como sabrosito

Oh, but how deliciousAy, pero qué rico
I'll eat it fried up nicelyYo me lo como bien frito

Give me squashed plantainDame patacón

(What a squashed plantain, squashed plantain)(Qué patacón, patacón pisa’o)