Se va el Caimán

The Caiman is Leaving

Se va el Caimán

A story is running,Anda corriendo un relato,
with care and eagerness,con cuidado y con afán,
in the town of 'El Plato',en la población de "El Plato",
he became a caiman man.se volvió un hombre caimán.

The caiman is leaving, the caiman is leaving,Se va el caimán, se va el caimán,
he's going to Barranquilla,se va para Barranquilla,
eating bread, eating bread,comiendo pan, comiendo pan,
spread with butter.untado con mantequilla.

What this caiman eats,Lo que come este caimán,
is worthy of admiration,es digno de admiración,
he eats cheese and eats breadcome queso y come pan
and drinks shots of rum.y bebe tragos de ron.

The caiman is leaving, the caiman is leaving,Se va el caimán, se va el caimán,
he's going to Barranquilla,se va para Barranquilla,
eating bread, eating bread,comiendo pan, comiendo pan,
spread with butter.untado con mantequilla.

An old lady and an old man,Una vieja y un viejito,
fell into a wellse cayeron en un pozo
and the old lady said,y la viejita decía,
'Oh!... what a tasty well.'¡ay!... qué pozo tan sabroso.

The caiman is leaving, the caiman is leaving,Se va el caimán, se va el caimán,
he's going to Barranquilla,se va para Barranquilla,
eating bread, eating bread,comiendo pan, comiendo pan,
spread with butter.untado con mantequilla.