El Chachito Anda Alegre

El Chachito Walks Cheerfully

El Chachito Anda Alegre

The people walk cheerfully, as the old man saysAnda alegre la plebada, así lo dice el viejón
From a small ranch in Guasave I comeDe un ranchito de Guasave vengo yo
And what I dreamed of one day is now hereY lo que soñaba un día tiene hoy
He locked himself up with Colombian girlsCon morritas colombianas se encerró

With his people on one side, ready to drinkCon su gente por un lado, andan listos pa' tomar
And his cousins, just like thatY sus primos ni se digan, ahí nomás
The Villa band plays and the sun risesTocan los del Villa y va saliendo el Sol
It's a sign that the young man is happyEs señal que anda contento el chavalón

My grandparents and my parents, people of great valueMis viejitos y mis padres, gente de mucho valor
How well the Marquis burns rubberQué bien queman las llantas del Marquisón
The scoldings and advice from the old manLos regaños y consejos del viejón
With respect, that's why I turned out toughCon respeto, por eso salí cabrón

They look at me, I look at them; they respect, I respectMe miran, los miro; respetan, respeto
We came from the bottom and the goal is the skyVinimos de abajo y la meta es el cielo
A strong accent and Sinaloan bloodUn acento fuerte y sangre sinaloense
The boy comes from a humble cradleDe una cuna humilde el chavalo proviene

Just as the bales arrive, they leaveAsí como llegan las pacas, se van
My buddy Gabino can't keep countCompadre Gabino no puede contar
My buddy El Chachito doesn't forget the pastNo olvida el pasado mi compa' El Chachito
Maybe without a penny, but with friendsTal vez sin un peso, pero con amigos

There it goes, buddy ChachitoAhí le va, compa' Chachito
To Tijuana, Baja California, old man, why notHasta Tijuana, Baja California, viejo, cómo no
Uh uh uhUh uh uh

For the whites, he throws water, Platanitos, they're ranchesPa' los blancos tira agüito, Platanitos, son ranchos
A ceviche with the guys for the heatUn ceviche con los plebes pa'l calor
Bring some girls to dance, BorregoBorrego, tráete unas plebes pa' bailar
And with El Pato, there are stories to tellY con El Pato historias hay pa' contar

If he drinks too much, he starts to rememberSi se le suben los tragos se me pone a recordar
About some friends who are no longer hereDe unos amigos que ahorita ya no están
If you act tough, tough you'll end up, there's no moreSi andas recio, recio acabas, no hay pa' más
To wash his hands, he's missed, buddyPa' que le lave se le extraña carnal

In Tijuana we stayed and Wicho is my loyal friendEn Tijuana nos quedamos y el Wicho es mi amigo leal
The parties don't affect me one way or the otherLos mitotes no me vienen ni me van
El Chachito is already leavingEl Chachito ya se pasa a retirar
Kevin, get the device to navigateKevin, saca el aparato pa' rutear

They look at me, I look at them; they respect, I respectMe miran, los miro; respetan, respeto
We came from the bottom and the goal is the skyVenimos de abajo y la meta es el cielo
A strong accent and Sinaloan bloodUn acento fuerte y sangre sinaloense
The boy comes from a humble cradleDe una cuna humilde el chavalo proviene

Just as the bales arrive, they leaveAsí como llegan las pacas, se van
My buddy Gabino can't keep countCompadre Gabino no puede contar
My buddy El Chachito doesn't forget the pastNo olvida el pasado mi compa' El Chachito
Maybe without a penny, but with friendsTal vez sin un peso, pero con amigos