La Mañosa

The Sassy One

La Mañosa

I used to stroll with a lovely chacarera, feeling so aliveDe una linda chacarera supe andar entusiasmado
It took as much work as a starched collar, no jiveQue me dio tanto trabajo como un cuello almidonado

Here comes a sassy criolla, stubborn as can beVaya una criolla mañosa porfiada más no podés
She was set on one thing, and that thing was meSe empeñaba en una cosa y esa cosa había de ser

She had me spinning around, back and forth, you seeMe tenía puras vueltas para este y pa'l otro lado
More like a boyfriend, than a guy running errands, honestlyMás que novio parecía el petiso de los mandados

Thinking about her so much, lost sleep and lost my mealsDe tanto pensar en ella sin dormir y sin comer
I ended up so thin, like a sewing thread, it feelsMe fui quedando finito como hilo de coser

One afternoon, I went to see her, with a lovesick faceUna tarde me fui a verla con cara de enamorado
Trying to play it cool, like a drenched little chick in placeHaciéndome el chiquitito igual que pollo mojado

Swearing my love to her, just wanted a kiss, you knowJurandole mis amores solo la quise besar
But she hit me so hard, I was left without a glowY me dio tal garrotazo que quede sin resoñar

I didn’t know what to do, should I be good or bad?Yo no sabía que hacerle si portarme bien o mal
'Cause either way, in the end, I’d always get hadPorque de una u otra forma siempre cobraba al final

Thinking about her so much, lost sleep and lost my mealsDe tanto pensar en ella sin dormir y sin comer
I ended up so thin, like a sewing thread, it feelsMe fui quedando finito como hilo de coser