La Cucaracha

The Cockroach

La Cucaracha

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
[uh,uh!] The cockroach, the cockroach can't walk anymore [ah,ah][uh,uh!]La cucaracha, la cucaracha ya no puede caminar [ah,ah]
because it lacks because it lacks [ah,ah]porque le falta porque le falta[ah,ah]
marijuana to smoke [2x]marijuana que fumar [2x]

I'm tired of being toldya estoy arto de que me digan
that I saidde que yo dije
something they sayalgo que dicen
look, I tell the truthmira que yo digo la verdad
and I won't shut upy no me voy a callar
cockroaches like the presslas cucarachas como la prensa
that approach meque se me acercan
and torment mey me tormentan
and a thousand stories [UH,UH] they invent about mey mil historias [UH,UH]que se me inventan
and I say enough alreadyy digo basta ya
but that boypero ese muchacho
the crazy cumbiael cumbia loco
doesn't know that you learn littleno sabe que de la calle
from the streetse aprende poco
and I swear to everyoney ante todos te juro
it's driving me crazyme esta enloqueciendo
I can't stand those lies anymoreya no aguanto esas mentiras
please, enough alreadypor favor basta ya

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
The cockroach, the cockroach can't walk anymore [ah,ah]La cucaracha, la cucaracha ya no puede caminar [ah,ah]
because it lacks because it lacks [ah,ah]porque le falta porque le falta[ah,ah]
marijuana to smoke [2x]marijuana que fumar [2x]

Now if I don't understand what you're telling meAhora si queno entiendo que medecias
if I wasn't doing anything wrongsi no estaba haciendo nada malo
you don't understand me and enough alreadytu no me entiendes y hasta basta ya
but you don't knowpero no sabes
about my salarypor mi salario
I work hard for my familytrabajo duro por mi familia
I always trysiempre procuro
and I tell you enough alreadyy te digo que basta ya
but look, I don't know what so muchpero que mira que no se que tanto
what I notice and I don't know what elseque es lo que noto y no se que mas
the root of all that they sayarraiz de todo eso que dicen
the bad tongueslas malas lenguas
I dedicate the cockroach to themyo les dedico la cucaracha
and I tell themy les digo que
I'm going to step on themlas voy a pisar

[Chorus:] [2x][Chorus:] [2x]
The cockroach, the cockroach can't walk anymore [ah,ah]La cucaracha, la cucaracha ya no puede caminar [ah,ah]
because it lacks because it lacks [ah,ah]porque le falta porque le falta[ah,ah]
marijuana to smoke [Repeat x2]marijuana que fumar [Repeat x2]

yo yo listen upyo yo listen up
you played it on the radio and you're going to turn it offlo histe en un radio y lo vas apagar
a tail should be where it should beuna cola debe de donde debe de estar
you're going to shut upte vas a callar
I'm going to teach youte voy a ensenar
that you shouldn't make fun of meque de mi no te debes de burlar
I already told you in the songya te lo dije en la cancion
I told you shh shhte dije shh shh
be quiethay calladita
little cockroachhay cucarachita
don't be silly anymoreya no seas tontita
realizeda te cuenta
that I can hurt you and the DJ is hereque te puedo lastimar y el d.j aqui esta
they tell me that we belong more there than hereme dicen que nosotros somos mas de alla que de aca
but what an idiotpero que idiota
are you if you can't see your raceeres si no puedes ver tu raza
cumbia, rap, and popcumbia, rap y pop
are from the same house [uh huh]son de la misma casa [uh huh]
and if you care a littley si te importa tantito
I dedicate this corrido to youte dedico este corrido

[Chorus:] [2x][Chorus:] [2x]
The cockroach, the cockroach can't walk anymore [ah,ah]La cucaracha, la cucaracha ya no puede caminar [ah,ah]
because it lacks because it lacks [ah,ah]porque le falta porque le falta[ah,ah]
marijuana to smokemarijuana que fumar
last turn [marijuana to smoke, marijuana to smoke, marijuana to smoke]last turn[marijuana que fumar,marijuana que fumar,marijuana que fumarr]

[the cockroach!][la cucaracha!]