El Chacombo

The Chacombo

El Chacombo

Where Panchita kills when she came as a teacherA donde panchita mata cuando vino de maestra
We were fourteen in the orchestra to give her a serenadeFuimos catorce en la orquesta a darle una serenata
I played with my foot on an old drum and comboYo tocaba con la pata en un tarro viejo e combo
The one who played the chacombo was a suspicious one-eyed manEl que tocaba el chacombo era un tuerto desconfiado
And you had to be careful with the chocolate stoveY había que tener cuidado con el anafre de chocolate
A penny of anise, ten cents of cornUn centavito de anís, diez centavos de maíz
A little piece of cheeseUn pedacito de queso
And all that put togetherY armado todito eso
He invited everyoneA todos los invitó
Curruncun a curruncunCurruncun a curruncun
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