Mi Perico Mi Gallo Y Mi Chiva

My Parrot, My Rooster, and My Goat

Mi Perico Mi Gallo Y Mi Chiva

I live off of three animalsVivo de tres animales
That I love like my lifeQue quiero como a mi vida
With them I make moneyCon ellos gano dinero
And I don't even buy them foodY ni les compro comida
They are very fine animalsSon animales muy finos
My parrot, my rooster, and my goat.Mi perico mi gallo y mi chiva.

In California and NevadaEn california y nevada
In Texas and ArizonaEn texas y en arizona
And also over there in ChicagoY también por allá en chicago
I have a few peopleTengo unas cuantas personas
Who sell my animalsQue venden mis animales
More than hamburgersMas que hamburguesas
At McDonald's.En el mc donal.

I learned to live lifeAprendí a vivir la vida
Until I had moneyHasta que tuve dinero
And I don't deny that I was poorY no niego que fui pobre
Nor that I was a mule driverTampoco que fui burrero
Now I am a great lordAhora soy un gran señor
My pets are envied by the white people.Mis mascotas codician los güeros.

I have death close byTraigo cerquita la muerte
But I don't back downPero no me se rajar
I know the government is after meSe que me busca el gobierno
Even from under the seaHasta de bajo del mar
But for everything there's a trickPero para todo hay maña
They haven't been able to find my hiding place.Mi escondite no han podido hallar.

Abundant moneyEl dinero en abundancia
Is also very dangerousTambién es muy peligroso
That's why I spend itPor eso yo me lo gasto
With my joyful friendsCon mis amigos gustosos
And the women, honestlyY las mujeres la neta
See money and their eyes light up.Ven dinero y se les van los ojos.

They say my animalsDicen que mis animales
Will dig with peopleVan a cavar con la gente
But there's no obligationPero no hay obligación
To put them in frontQue les pongan en frente
My animals are fierceMis animales son bravos
If you don't know how to fight, then don't get involved.Si no saben pelear pues no le entren.