El Tumbaito

The Tumbaito

El Tumbaito

The soap is overSe acabo el jabón
What are we going to doQue vamos a hacer
The soap is overSe acabo el jabón
There's nothing to loseNo hay na que perder
I have a little trickYo tengo un truquito
That no one knowsQue nadie lo sabe
With my tumbaitoCon mi tumbaito

I wash the clothesYo lavo la ropa
I wet them and dry themLa mojo y la seco
I dry them and wet themLa seco y la mojo
Since there's no soapComo no hay jabón
They have to learnTienen que aprender
Since there's no soapComo no hay jabón
They have to learnTienen que aprender

I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
When I'm in prisonCuando este preso
They bring me cigarettesMe lleve cigarro
They bring me the soupMe lleva la sopa
The little soup, in a bottleLa sopita, en botella

I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
With my tumbaitoCon mi tumbaito
I wash the clothesYo lavo la ropa
I wet them and dry themLa mojo y la seco
I dry them and wet themLa seco y la mojo

I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
I have a little trickYo tengo un truquito
That I wash the clothesQue lavo la ropa
I wet them and dry themLa mojo y la seco
I dry them and wet themLa seco y la mojo

I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
I have a tumbaitoYo tengo un tumbaito
To wash the clothesPá lavar la ropa
Oh, what a tumbaitoAy, que tumbaito
What a tumbaitoQue tumbaito
What a tumbaitoQue tumbaito
What a tumbaitoQue tumbaito