A mal tiempo buena cara
No tengo un mango, pero me río
porque en la risa, la vida está...
No tengo un mango, pero confío
en que la patria se salvará...
Hoy mis bolsillos se ribetearon
lánguidamente con un crespón
quedaba un níquel y al despedirlo
le di tarjeta de defunción...
A mal tiempo, buena cara
-como dice la patrona-
a mal tiempo buena cara
y cuerpear el temporal...
Y pensar que hoy en el mundo
todo va como la mona
y los mangos decretaron
una huelga general...
Si es por mí, que siga el corso
que yo estoy en la laguna
y no pienso complicarme
porque basta la salud...
Mi patrona y su sonrisa
tienen pinta de fortuna...
y a mal tiempo... buena cara,
¡mientras haya juventud!...
No tengo un mango, pero algún día
para amargarme va a aparecer...
y me palpito que la alegría
de mi patrona va a encanecer...
Yo en cuanto llegue me lo patino
y el paterío proseguirá...
No tengo un mango, pero me río,
¡porque en la risa la vida está!...
In Tough Times, Keep Smiling
I don't have a dime, but I laugh
'Cause in laughter, life is found...
I don't have a dime, but I trust
That our country will pull through...
Today my pockets are empty
Languidly draped in black
There was a nickel left, and as I let it go
I gave it a death certificate...
In tough times, keep smiling
-as the boss says-
in tough times, keep smiling
and ride out the storm...
And to think that today in the world
Everything's going crazy
And the bucks have declared
A general strike...
If it were up to me, let the party continue
'Cause I'm just chilling
And I don't plan to stress out
'Cause health is all that matters...
My boss and her smile
Look like good fortune...
and in tough times... keep smiling,
As long as there's youth!...
I don't have a dime, but someday
Something's gonna come to ruin my day...
And I have a feeling that the joy
Of my boss will turn gray...
As soon as it arrives, I'll blow it all
And the good times will go on...
I don't have a dime, but I laugh,
'Cause in laughter, life is found!...