El Coco

The Coconut

El Coco

I take out a nylon bag...saco una bolsa de nailon...
well filled... with cocainebine repleta... de perico
and put... on the table..y puso... sobre la mesa..
several lines.. of powdervarias lineas.. de polvito
and those who were with him....y los que andavan con el....
how they snorted... nicely..como le sorvian.. bonito..

They call me the coconut...ami me dicen el coco...
such an appropriate name..que nombre tan apropeado..
since I was a kid...desde de que yo era un esquincle...
I've worked with dust...de polvo mea tarajado...
forgive me.. my frankness...me perdonan.. mi franquesa...
just like I've dived in...asi como yo meteado....

Why are you scared onlookers...paque se asustan mirones...
fear is not that big..el miedo no es para tanto..
they seem to see the devil..parece que ven al diablo..
when they see.... the white powder..cuando ven.... el polvo blanco..
and they haven't seen anything yet...y eso que no an visto nada...
but they get scared...sino se mueren despanto...

The people who are with me...la gente que anda con migo...
are pure.. exclusive people..es pura.. gente esclusiva..
they are engraved crocodilesson cocodrilos grabados
with a suicide diploma...con diploma de suicida...
before being prisoners...antes de ser prisioneros...
they prefer to lose their lives...prefieren perder la vida...

I don't know how to do anything else..yo no se harcer otra cosa..
I never got into letters..jamas me entraron la letras...
I grew up among the grass..pues me criee entre la yerba..
guns and machine guns..pistolas y metralletas..
that's why it's better for them..por eso es que mas les vale..
not to mess with me..que con migo.. no se metan..

Some in the government...algunos en el govierno...
look at me with bad manners..me miran con malos modos..
for others I'm the hen..para otros soy la gallina..
that lays the golden eggs..que pone los huevos de oro..
whoever fails me loses..el que me falla lo pierdo..
and the treasure ends..y se le acaba el tesoro..

The coconut says goodbye..el coco ya se despide..
leaves happily..se va feliz de la vida...
if someone doesn't like me..si alguno le caigo gordo...
just open up and say..no mas que se abra y que diga..
because the one who bullfights the beast...porque el que torea la fiera....
will endure the bite...va aguantarle la mordida...