Mercedes

Mercedes

Mercedes

She told me Mercedes, she told me Mercedesme dijo mercedes, me dijo mercedes
She told me Mercedes, I'm a good personme dijo mercedes soy una persona buena
I, who have the virtue of knowing Mercedesyo que tengo la virtud de conocer a mercedes
I told Mercedes, let's go to Cartagenale dije mercedes vamonos pa`cartagena

I'm not going with youado no me voy contigo
It gives me a lot of painado me da mucna pena
Because you live in shame of your wife and childrenporque tu vives apenado de tu mujer y de tus hijos

I'm a bachelor, it's nothing to yousoy un bachiller para ti no es nada
I have experience, Mercedes, I'm a teacheryo tengo experiencia mercedes soy profesor
And to praise you, I'm a composer for youy por elogiarte por ti soy compositor
You'll see, Mercedes, you have a secure lifeya veras mercedes tienes vida asegurada

I can be loved a lot, don't keep telling memucho puedo ser amada, no me lo sigas diciendo
I don't give myself away or sell myself, I'm not goingno me entrego ni me vendo, ado
From the ranch I come out marrieddel rancho salgo casada

I offer you, Mercedes, the opportunityTe brindo mercedes la oportunidad
To ride in a car along the Caribbean coastde pasear en coche la costa del mar caribe
La Popa, La Boquilla, I'll take you to seela popa, la boquilla yo te llevo a conocer,
For the honeymoon, we leave the Hotel Caribepara la luna de miel dejamo`el hotel caribe.

Yesterday you said you love meayer dijiste te quiero
Today you ask me to forget youhoy me pides que te olvide
After you kill the tiger, Mercedesdespues que matas al tigre merce,
You run away from the leatherle sales corriendo al cuero