Negrito Sandía

Little Watermelon

Negrito Sandía

I will tell you the storyTe contaré la historia
Very sad to rememberMuy triste de recordar
About a little black boyQue trata de un negrito
With an angelic faceCon cara angelical

But as memory servesPero según memoria
When he learned to speakAl aprender a hablar
He turned out more foul-mouthedSalió más deslenguado
Than a parakeet from the slumsQue un perico de arrabal

Little watermelonNegrito sandía
Don't say naughty things anymoreYa no diga picardía
Little watermelonNegrito sandía
Or I'll tell on you to your auntO te acuso con tu tía

And while she's coming to get youY mientras ella te va a agarrar
I'll search in the drawersEn los cajones he de buscar
For a notebook to write downUna libreta para apuntar
The beatings she'll give youLos garrotazos que te va a dar

With the stick she usesCon el palo que utiliza
The punishment horrifies youEl castigo te horroriza
And after the beatingY después de la paliza
I'll die laughingMe voy a morir de risa

Little watermelonNegrito sandía
Don't say naughty things anymoreYa no diga picardía
Or you'll see, or you'll seeO ya verá, o ya verá

And the story continuesY sigue aquí el cuento
So sad to repeatTan triste de repetir
About that lovely little black boyDe aquel negrito lindo
Like a cherubIgual a un querubín

For his behaviorPor su comportamiento
I gave him adviceConsejos yo le di
And like a good ingrateY como buen ingrato
He kept them in a sockLos guardó en un calcetín

Little watermelon (you're seasick)Negrito sandía (mareas)
When you say silly things (so ugly)Cuando dices tonterías (tan feas)
And a crazy little snakeY te sale ¡cataplum! De la boca
Pops out of your mouthUna culebrita loca

The day you come of ageEl día que sea mayor de edad
If you appear in societySi te presentas en sociedad
You'll be rude and discourteousSerás grosero y descortés
When arguing with a marquisCuando discutas con un marqués

Because following your customPues siguiendo tu costumbre
You'll speak with fireHablarás hechando lumbre
And gladlyAdemás, de buena gana
They'll throw you out the windowTe echarán por la ventana

Little watermelonNegrito sandía
Don't say rude things anymoreYa no diga groserias
Or you'll see. Or you'll seeO ya verá. O ya verá