Chacarera Del Expediente

Chacarera of the File

Chacarera Del Expediente

The poor man who never hasEl pobre que nunca tiene
not a penny to be happyni un peso pa' andar contento
as soon as he finds a chickenni bien se halla una gallina
they already put him in jailque ya me lo meten preso

The cunning commissionerEl comisario ladino
who acts as diligentque oficia de diligente
makes him confess with beatingslo hace confesar a palos
to the prisoner and his relativesal preso y a sus parientes

And the weeks go byY se pasa las semanas
fattening the fileengordando el expediente
while the prisoner sighsmientras el preso suspira
for an influential doctorpor un doctor influyente

Fa (a blow, and it keeps ringing)Fa(un golpe, y queda sonando)
Amalaya the justice,Amalaya la justicia,
viditai the lawyersviditai los abogados
when the law is born deafcuando la ley nace sorda
not even the devil fixes itno la compone ni el diablo

The aunt sold the bedLa tia vendio la cama
to pay the lawyerpa' pagarle al abogado
if one day he gets out freesi algun dia sale libre
he will have to sleep standingtendra que dormir parado

The judge after four monthsEl juez a los cuatro meses
calls him to interrogate himlo cita pa' interrogarlo
as he is poor and stutterscomo es pobre y tartamudo
no one wants to listenninguno quiere escucharlo

And the preventive detentionY la prision preventiva
dictated to the unfortunatedictan al infortunado
who has been in jail for a yearque ya lleva un año preso
even forgotten by Godhasta de dios olvidado

These are things of the peopleEstas son cosas del pueblo
of those who have nothingde los que no tienen nada
those who amass millionsesos que amasan millones
have the pink house.tienen la casa rosada.