El Tocayo

The Namesake

El Tocayo

Born there in TamaulipasNacido aya en tamaulipas
100% Mexican100% mexicano
Humble but braveHumilde pero valiente
With a very human heartDe un corazon muy humano
His people call him bossPatron le llama su gente
And his buddies the namesakeY sus compas el tocayo

Very young he entered the businessMuy joven entro al negocio
Due to fatePor cuestiones del destino
Now he is highly respectedAhora es muy respetado
In the United StatesEn los estados unidos
Also in Nuevo LaredoTambien en nuevo laredo
He is a beloved manEs un hombre muy querido

Admirer of his fatherAdmirador de su padre
Also of his godfatherTambien de su padrino
His life has not been easySu vida no ha sido facil
But he has cleared the wayPero a limpiado el camino
Sometimes with billsUnas veces con billetes
And others with a rifleY otras con cuerno de chivo
That's how he has gained groundAsi ha ganado terreno
With his buddies and his cousinsCon sus compas y sus primos

Cheerful and in loveAlegre y enamorado
The namesake has always beenEl tocayo siempre a sido
With a beautiful womanCon una mujer bonita
They often see himLo miran muy deseguido
In jets and armored carsEn yets y carros blindados
He goes and visits his friendsVa y visita sus amigos

Surrounded by bodyguardsRodeado de guardespaldas
And his cousins as alwaysY sus primos como siempre
Listening to pure corridosOyendo puros corridos
From his brave colleaguesDe sus colegas valientes
Charmin the tricky bearCharmin el oso mañoso
Great friend from the D.F.Gran amigo del d.f

Texas, Atlanta, and FloridaTexas, atlanta y florida
He doesn't fail them in BrascalloDe brascallo no les fallo
Junior and the CarolinasJunior y las carolinas
His kilos also arrivedTambien sus kilos llegaron
The warehouse is fullLa bodega esta repleta
Of parakeets and roostersDe periquitos y gallos
Whatever is needed in ChicagoLo que se ofresca chicago
To serve them, the namesakePa serbirles el tocayo