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The Cousin

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

El Primo

Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Y no sé cómo calificarlo
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Y no sé cómo calificarlo
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que se tuesta con un sol de Mayo
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que se tuesta con un sol de Mayo
Que maneja de reversa
Que es poeta y escultor
Que cocina sin receta
Todo lo que quiere y más

Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que ahora sueña con ser diputado
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que ahora sueña con ser diputado
Tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que se tranca como mesa de dados
Pero que tengo un primo, Baldemiro
Que se tranca como mesa de dados
Que es jurista, licenciado
Cirujano y buen actor
Periodista asalariado
Todo lo que quiere y más

[Improv.]

Tengo un primo...
Que conoce a Michael Jordan y es actor
Que respira bajo el agua y es pintor
Que es sociólogo y piloto de un avión
Tengo un primo, oye que te dije
Que no quiero repetirlo más

Que maneja de reversa
Que es poeta y escultor
Que cocina sin receta
Todo lo que quiere y más

Tengo un primo...
Que se viste de De La Renta al por mayor
Que es más fuerte que Sylvester Stallone
Que es jurista, cirujano y buen cantor
Tengo un primo, oye que te dije
Que no quiero repetirlo más

Que ha subido al pico Duarte
Que es atleta y campeón
Que bucea sin un tanque
Todo lo que quiere
Tengo un primo, eh...

Que es jurista, licenciado
Cirujano y buen actor
Periodista asalariado
Todo lo que quiere y más

Tengo un primo...
Que respira bajo el agua y es doctor
Toca puerta y dice que toca trombón
Que es cantante, pelotero y boxeador
Tengo un primo, oye que te dije
Que no quiero repetirlo más

The Cousin

I have a cousin, Baldemiro
And I don't know how to describe him
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
And I don't know how to describe him
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who gets toasted by a May sun
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who gets toasted by a May sun
Who drives in reverse
Who is a poet and sculptor
Who cooks without a recipe
Everything he wants and more

I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who now dreams of being a congressman
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who now dreams of being a congressman
I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who gets stuck like a craps table
But I have a cousin, Baldemiro
Who gets stuck like a craps table
Who is a jurist, graduate
Surgeon and good actor
Salaried journalist
Everything he wants and more

[Improv.]

I have a cousin...
Who knows Michael Jordan and is an actor
Who breathes underwater and is a painter
Who is a sociologist and pilot of a plane
I have a cousin, listen to what I said
That I don't want to repeat it anymore

Who drives in reverse
Who is a poet and sculptor
Who cooks without a recipe
Everything he wants and more

I have a cousin...
Who dresses in De La Renta wholesale
Who is stronger than Sylvester Stallone
Who is a jurist, surgeon, and good singer
I have a cousin, listen to what I said
That I don't want to repeat it anymore

Who has climbed Pico Duarte
Who is an athlete and champion
Who dives without a tank
Everything he wants
I have a cousin, eh...

Who is a jurist, graduate
Surgeon and good actor
Salaried journalist
Everything he wants and more

I have a cousin...
Who breathes underwater and is a doctor
Knocks on the door and says he plays the trombone
Who is a singer, baseball player, and boxer
I have a cousin, listen to what I said
That I don't want to repeat it anymore

Escrita por: Juan Luis Guerra