El Guayabero

The Guayabero

El Guayabero

Brunette of the soulTrigueñita del alma
Don't deny me your loveNo me niegues tu amor
Brunette of the soulTrigueña del alma
Give me your heartDame tu corazón

Never think, my loveNunca piense' amor mío
That I can forget youQue yo pueda olvidarte
Never think, my loveNunca piense' amor mío
That I can forget youQue yo pueda olvidarte

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, you seeEl guayabero tú ve'
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guayabero, mamaAy guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, babyQué despacito nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guachupita mamaAy guachupita mamá

The woman in loveLa mujer en el amor
Is like the guanajaSe parece a la guanaja
The woman in loveLa mujer en el amor
Is like the guanajaSe parece a la guanaja
That when she doesn't have a husbandQue cuando no tiene marido
Goes out to pleasure herselfSalen a hacerse la paja

The guayabero mamaEl guayabero mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, babyQué despacito nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guachupita mamaAy guachupita mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, you seeEl guayabero tú ve'

My wife got sickMi mujer se me enfermó
From the heart in HavanaDel corazón en La Habana
And the doctor in the morningY el médico en la mañana
Came and recognized herVino y la reconoció

He took off her dressEl vestido le quitó
Blouse, skirt, and slipBlusa, saya y refajo
And when I saw this messY al yo ver este relajo
This doesn't suit meEsto a mí no me conviene

Because my wife doesn't havePorque mi mujer no tiene
Her heart so lowEl corazón tan abajo
Because my wife doesn't havePorque mi mujer no tiene
Her heart so lowEl corazón tan abajo

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, babyEl guayabero nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
How slowly, mamaQué despacito mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
GuayaberoGuayabero

Chávez went sailingSalió navegando Chávez
With his wife DomingaCon su señora Dominga
And the ship stoppedY se le paró la nave
At the port of MandingaEn el puerto de Mandinga

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
Oh slowly, you seeAy despacito tú ve'
(They want)(Me quieren)
The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
Oh guachupita babyAy guachupita nené

Clara's daughter had a fightTuvo un pleito la hija es Clara
With Dominga's cousinCon el primo de Dominga
And since she was lighterY como era más liviana
She kicked her in the faceLe dio una patá' en la cara

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, you seeEl guayabero tú ve'
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh slowly, mamaAy despacito mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
GuayaberoGuayabero

The next day a farmerUn guajiro al otro día
Entered a tavern in a hurryEntró a una fonda apura'o
And asked for lunchY pidió para almorzar
Ten plates of codDiez platos de bacalao
He ate a roasted pigSe comió un lechón asa'o
With thirty balls of cheeseCon treinta bolas de queso

When he was satisfiedCuando estuvo satisfecho
He bent down in the gardenEn el jardín se agachó
And when he stood upY cuando se levantó
He touched her with a thousand pesosLa tocaba de a mil pesos
And when he stood upY cuando se levantó
He touched her with a thousand pesosLa tocaba de a mil pesos

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, babyEl guayabero nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
How slowly, mamaQué despacito mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
Oh guayabero, you seeAy guayabero tú ve'

And a horse is a mountY un caballo es montura
And a mare is a trotY una yegua es repiquete
If the mare is carelessSi la yegua se descuida
The horse moves forwardEl caballo va pa' lante'

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, you seeQué despacito tú ve'
(They want)(Me quieren)
(Epa!)(¡Epa!)

(I bring salmon to eat)(Yo traigo salmón pa' comer)
(Eh)(Eh)
(Epa!, and that one goes!)(¡Epa!, ¡y esa va!)

Oh guayabero, mamaAy guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, babyQué despacito nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guayabero, mamaAy guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
The guayabero, you seeEl guayabero tu ve'

The women of GuamutaLas mujeres de Guamuta
Are pretty, they form a groupSon bonitas, forman rollo
Lots of dust and blushMucho polvo y colorete
And they don't wash their facesY no se lavan la cara

Oh guayabero, mamaAy guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, babyQué despacito nené
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guachupita mamaAy guachupita mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
GuayaberoGuayabero

The next day my wifeMi mujer al otro día
Told me very distressedMe dijo muy afligida
That to make me dinnerQué pa' hacerme la comi'a
She had no firewoodElla leña no tenía

She said a thousand nonsenseMe dijo mil boberías
Don't be so lazyNo seas tan manganzón
Bring me firewood or coalTráeme leña o carbón
Don't be mean to meTú conmigo no seas malo

And then I threw three sticksY entonces le eché tres palos
Of firewood into the hearthDe leña dentro el' fogón
And then I threw three sticksY entonces le eché tres palos
Of firewood into the hearthDe leña dentro el' fogón

The guayabero, mamaEl guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
How slowly, you seeQué despacito tu ve'
(They want)(Me quieren)
Oh guayabero, mamaAy guayabero, mamá
(They want to give me)(Me quieren dar)
Ehh BelénEhh Belén
(They want)(Me quieren)
Eh, eh, ehEh, eh, eh
(They want)(Me quieren)
Eh, eh, ehEh, eh, eh
(They want)(Me quieren)
Shake itSacúdelo
(They want)(Me quieren)