No Seas Mentiroso

Don't Be a Liar

No Seas Mentiroso

I got a beautiful sowTengo una puerca preciosa
With nineteen piglets, ten femalesCon diecinueve lechones diez hembras
And eight males and one that came out doubtfulY ocho varones y una que ha salió dudosa
The proudest goat, I have her tied up at homeLa cabra más orgullosa, la tengo amarrada en casa

She greets everyone who passes by (jesu) in a military styleSaluda a todo el que pasa (jesu) al estilo militar
And then goes to smoke by the bench in the squareY después se va a fumar para el banco de la plaza
And then goes to smoke by the bench in the squareY después se va a fumar para el banco de la plaza

Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso
Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liar, hua huaOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso hua hua
What you're saying sounds very doubtfulEso que tu dices ta bien dudoso

Gentlemen, I have a cow, that I bought in '38Señores tengo una vaca, que compré en el treinta y ocho
And always puts a biscuit next to the stakeY siempre pone un biscocho al ladito de la estaca
I have a skinny hen, that I bought in GuallavillaTengo una gallina flaca, que la compre en guallavilla
She climbs on the slats, lays guinea eggsSe encarama en las tablillas, pone huevo de guinea
And go and go so you can see, writing furiously on the typewriterY vete y vete paque la vea ta escribiendo en maquinilla iracundo
And go so you can see, writing on the typewriterY vete paque la vea ta escribiendo en maquinilla

Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso
Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso

I have an iguana at home, that I brought from CuracaoYo tengo en casa una iguana, que traje de curacao
Listen ma'am, and I lower the heat five days a weekOiga doña y le bajo el soberao cinco días a la semana
I have a German female dog, that knows how to play the trumpetTengo una perra alemana, que sabe tocar trompeta
I have a big hen, that knows how to milkYo tengo una gallareta, grande que sabe ordeñar
And from each rib I take a chopY de cada costillar yo le saco una chuleta
And from each rib I take a chop and sell them allY de cada costillar yo le saco una chuleta y me las vende tó

Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso
Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso

I bought a rooster in Isabela, pride of the henhouseCompre en isabela un gallo, orgullo del gallinero
And it's because he sings a bolero without music and rehearsalY es porque canta un bolero sin música y sin ensayo
I also have a horse, that I bought in Santa Isabeltambién yo tengo un caballo, que compre en santa Isabel
He's prettier than a carnation, from tail to snout lookEs más lindo que un clavel, desde el rabo hasta el josico mira

And there's no mare in Puerto Rico that doesn't have a foal from himY no hay llegua en Puerto Rico que no tenga un hijo de él
And there's no mare in Puerto Rico that doesn't have a foal from himY no hay llegua en Puerto Rico que no tenga un hijo de él
What a fury, huh?¿Que iracundo he?

Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso
Listen to me, Tavin, don't be a liarOlleme tavin no seas mentiroso
Hua hua, what you're saying sounds very doubtfulHua hua eso que tu dices ta bien dudoso
God, I'll be a spiritDios mi será un espíritu