La Maestranza

The Bullring

La Maestranza

For the chicken the mai'Para la gallina el mai'
Rice for the chickensPa' los pollos el arro'
For the old, the old'Para las viejas los viejo'
And for the girls IY para las muchachas Yo

An old woman gave me a kissUna vieja me dio un beso
That tasted like cockroach to meQue me supo a cucaracha
What a daring old womanQue vieja tan atrevida
Where there were so many girls'Donde había tantas muchacha'

Seven months have passedSiete meses se han cumplido
I went into a ditchQue me fui dentro de un zanjón
Six girls took me outSeis muchachas me sacaron
Drunk on RumBorrachito por el Ron

The Villanueva womanLa mujer Villanuevera
He doesn't like currulaoNo le gusta el currulao
But with the other manPero con el hombre ajeno
Dance mambo halfwayBaila mambo a medio lao'

I left CartagenaYo sali de Cartagena
Straight to BarranquillaDirecto pa' Barranquilla
To buy you a chainA comprarte una cadena
That it reaches your kneesQue te 'allegue a la rodilla