La Mesera

The Waitress

La Mesera

In a small innEn una fonda chiquita
That looked like a restaurantQue parecía restaurante
I went in to have some tacosMe metí a echarme unos tacos
Because I was hungryPorque ya me andaba de hambre
You know hunger is toughYa ven que el hambre es canija
But tougher is the one who endures itPero más el que la aguante

A brunette approached meSe me arrimó una morena
Who was really good-lookingQue estaba requeté buena
She said: What can I get you, you can order whatever you wantMe dijo: Qué se le ofrece, puede pedir lo que quiera
Sir, I'm here to serve you, I'm the waitress hereSeñor, yo estoy pa' servirle, aquí yo soy la mesera
Just by looking at that dark-skinned girlNo más miré aquella prieta
I forgot about the tacosSe me olvidaron los tacos
I said: Bring beer, serve two chicken dishesLe dije: Traiga cerveza, de pollo sirva dos platos
You sit with me to have some funUsted se sienta conmigo pa' divertirnos un rato

I asked her: Are you married?Le pregunté: ¿eres casada?
She replied: I live aloneMe contestó: Vivo sola
But before serving youPero antes de que le sirva
I started playing the pianoEché a tocar la pianola
Just put a coin inNo más le pones un peso
Because it doesn't play by itselfPorque esa no toca sola

I don't even know how many we hadNo sé ni cuántas tomamos
Me and my waitress friendYo y mi amiga la mesera
The thing is we even dancedEl cuento es que hasta bailamos
Close to being drunkA punto de borrachera
We sang 'La Cucaracha'Cantamos la cucaracha
And I think even 'La Rielera'Y creo que hasta la rielera

When night fellYa cuando se hizo de noche
I said: What time are we leaving?Le dije: ¿a qué hora nos vamos?
She said: Not so fast, we didn't agree on thatMe dijo: No chiquitito, en eso sí no quedamos
But if you bring some money, we can even dance a polkaPero si traes dinerito hasta una polca bailamos