Juan Simon

Juan Simon

Juan Simon

It's the story of a sick manEs la historia de un enfermo
Many illnesses he hadMuchos males él tenía
He worked all dayTrabajaba todo el día
Cleaning rooftopsLimpiando las azoteas
Cars, windows, and sidewalksAutos, vidrios y banquetas
He had a bicycleÉl traía una bicicleta
Which was stolen by the wayQue por cierto era robada
Flat tires on both wheelsPonchada de las dos llantas
But this dude kept goingPero así este güey le daba

He didn't have money for foodNo tenía pa' comida
He didn't even have money for underwearNo tenía ni pa' calzones
And when he earned somethingY cuando ganaba algo
He'd shoot back some beersDisparaba las cagüamas
Then he'd crave moreLuego le daban más ganas
Buy his little alcoholSe compraba su alcoholito
And get wastedY se ponía hasta las chanclas
He'd fall asleep on any cornerSe dormía en cualquier esquina
He'd get a fever, asthma, and rheumatismLe pegaban calentura, fiebre, asma y reaumatismo
Two bucks in each eyeDos perrillas en cada ojo
Arthritis in his earsArtritis en las orejas
Poor dude, you're screwed and you have no medicinePobre vato estás jodido y no tienes medicina
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ayAy-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay

He didn't have much familyNo tenía mucha familia
He didn't have a father or motherNo tenía padre ni madre
He was only not in jailSolo no estaba en la cárcel
For having killedPor haber asesinado
His goddaughterA la hija de su comadre
Because she wouldn't give him a drinkPorque no le daba un trago

His sister was a prostitute, a drug addict, and a gang memberSu hermana era prostituta, drogadicta y era chola
The gang passed her aroundSe la rolaba la banda
Like she was a ballComo si fuera pelota
And one Sunday morningY un domingo en la mañana
The man in questionEl sujeto en cuestión
Lying on a sidewalkTirado en una banqueta
Died from congestionMurió de una congestión
His name was Juan SimonSe llamaba Juan Simon
And he was only 10 years oldY solo tenía 10 años
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ayAy-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay

His sister was a prostitute, a drug addict, and a gang memberSu hermana era prostituta, drogadicta y era chola
The gang passed her aroundSe la rolaba la banda
Like she was a ballComo si fuera pelota
And one Sunday morningY un domingo en la mañana
The man in questionEl sujeto en cuestión
Lying on a sidewalkTirado en una banqueta
Died from congestionMurió de una congestión
His name was Juan SimonSe llamaba Juan Simon
And he was only 10 years oldY solo tenía 10 años
Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ayAy-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay