Juanita La Chismosa

Juanita The Gossiper

Juanita La Chismosa

On weekends we used to be togetherLos fines de semana solíamos juntos
Doing our Sunday ritualHacer nuestro ritual de los domingos
Juanita, gossipy and indecentJuanita, chismosa e indecente
She seemed like a news report, that's what people saidParecía un noticiero, eso decía la gente

I come stuckVengo pegao’
With Yemayá's waterCon agua de Yemayá
So that Juanita can heal youPa’ que te cure Juanita
From what ails youDe eso que te hace mal

Pagan and immoral bed ritualRitual de cama pagano e inmoral
It's an intimacy of our lifeDe nuestra vida es una intimidad
Juanita, that old gossiperJuanita, esa vieja chismosa
Who always comes in unannouncedQue siempre entra sin avisar
No one enjoys thatEso nadie se lo goza

A lot of time, a lot of memoryMucho tiempo mucha memoria
To know so many storiesPara saberse tanta historia

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
That I come stuck with Yemayá's waterQue yo vengo pegao’ con el agua de Yemayá
So that Juanita can get rid of what bothers youPa que se te quite Juanita eso que a ti te mortifica

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
A lot of talk, a lot of historyMucho cuento, mucha historia
To know so much stuff by heartPara saberse tanta vaina de memoria

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
And people keep commenting on one thingY la gente sigue comentando una cosa
Juanita, you are a real gossiperJuanita, tú sí eres chismosa

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
Juanita has no family or sisterJuanita no tiene familia ni hermana
She's not Catholic, apostolic, or RomanElla no es católica ni apostólica ni romana

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
Gossipy and indecentChismosa e indecente
She had everyone's business on her lipsTenía en su boca a toda la gente

(I come stuck with Yemayá's water)(Vengo pegao’ con agua de Yemayá)
Prudence makes us true wise peopleLa prudencia nos hace verdaderos sabios
So keep your lips sealedPor eso guarda tus labios