El Ropavejero

The Junkman

El Ropavejero

Here comes the opossumAhí viene el tlacuache
Carrying a loadCargando un tambache
Through all the streetsPor todas las calles
Of the big cityDe la gran ciudad

The opossum manEl señor tlacuache
Buys odds and endsCompra cachivaches
And to sell themY para comprarlos
He usually proclaimsSuele pregonar

Bottles for sale!¡Botellas que vendan!
Used shoes!¡Zapatos usados!
Damaged hatsSombreros estropeados
Mended pantsPantalones remendados
Exchange, sell, and buy alikeCambio, vendo y compro por igual

Spoiled brats!¡Chamacos malcriados!
Scaredy-cats for sale!¡Miedosos que vendan!
And children who are used toY niños que acostumbren
Screaming or shoutingDar chillidos o gritar
Exchange, sell, and buy alikeCambio, vendo y compro por igual

Here comes the opossumAhí viene el tlacuache
Carrying a loadCargando un tambache
Through all the streetsPor todas las calles
Of the big cityDe la gran ciudad

The opossum manEl señor tlacuache
Buys odds and endsCompra cachivaches
And to sell themY para comprarlos
He usually proclaimsSuele pregonar

Papers for sale!¡Papeles que vendan!
Old newspapers!¡Periódicos viejos!
Singed trinketsTiliches chamuscados
And battered knick-knacksY trebejos cuatropeados
Exchange, sell, and buy alikeCambio, vendo y compro por igual

Gossipy women!¡Comadres chismosas!
Annoying parrots!¡Cotorras latosas!
And nagging old ladiesY viejas regañonas
To put in my sackPa' meter en mi costal

Exchange, sell, and buyCambio, vendo y compro
Buy, sell, and exchangeCompro, vendo y cambio
Exchange, sell, and buy alikeCambio, vendo y compro por igual