El Carbonero

The Coalman

El Carbonero

Ay, yeah!Ay nomá!
Now, yesAhora sí

Try and compare!Pruebe y compare!

Ah bom bom bom, the coalmanAh bom bom bom, el carbonero
Ea bom bom bom bom, what desperationEa bom bom bom bom, qué desespero
Three kilos per sack, I sell it cheapA tres kilos el saco, lo vendo barato
For the ironer, I bring improvementsPa´ la planchadora yo traigo mejoras
My bargain of water that no longer soundsMi ganga de aga que no suena ya
Ea bom bom bom bom, the coalmanEa bom bom bom bom, el carbonero
Oh, my working-class neighborhood, what desperationAy mi barrio obrero, qué desespero

Eaa! Ay, yeah!Eaa! Ay nomá!

Ah bom bom bom, the coalmanAh bom bom bom, el carbonero
There's coal bom bom bom, what desperationHay carbón bom bom bom, qué desespero
Three kilos per sack, I sell it cheapA tres kilos el saco, lo vendo barato
For the ironer, I bring improvementsPa´ la planchadora yo traigo mejoras
My bargain of water that no longer soundsMi ganga de aga que no suena ya
Ea bom bom bom bom, the coalmanEa bom bom bom bom, el carbonero
Oh, my working-class neighborhood, what desperationAy mi barrio obrero, qué desespero

Give me my sack, hold my stuffDame acá mi saco, sujétame el mandado
This coalman has me tired alreadyQue este carbonero me tiene ya cansao

Bom bom (coalman)Bom bom (carbonero)
Bom bom (I'm a sonero)Bom bom (yo soy sonero)
Bom bom (I'm from Santiago)Bom bom (soy santiaguero)
Bom bom (from San Pedrito)Bom bom (san pedritero)
Bom bom (I bring sorcery)Bom bom (traigo hechicero)
Bom bom (for the witch doctors)Bom bom (pa' los brujeros)

Turn it up! Ay, yeah!Súbele! Ay nomá!
Take it! La yiyiyi!!Llévale! La yiyiyi!!

Bom bom (coalman)Bom bom (carbonero)
Bom bom (I'm a sonero)Bom bom (yo soy sonero)
Bom bom (I'm from Santiago)Bom bom (soy santiaguero)
Bom bom (from San Pedrito)Bom bom (san pedritero)

Hey coalman, they told me that and that happened to youOye carbonero me dijeron que eso y que te pasó
And to keep following my footsteps. Ay!Y que seguir y que mis huellas. Ay!