Pata De Perro

Wanderer

Pata De Perro

Of all the fleet, heDe toda la flota el
was the most charming.era el mas jalador.
There was no rivalNo habia rival
for this winner.para este ganan.
Wanderer here,Pata de perro por aqui,
Wanderer there.Pata de perro por alla.
Mario was the nameMario era el nombre
of this good buddy,de este buen carnal,
He goes everywhere,Por todos lados va,
he won't come back.ya no regresara.

Time took advantageEl tiempo se aprovecho
and transformed everything.y todo lo transformo.
The neighborhood is old,Viejo el barrio,
even the dance hall.viejo hasta el danzon.
A friend got married,Un amigo se caso,
another got a belly.a otro panza le salio.
A new fleet appearedNueva flota aparecio
and on the cornery en la esquina
nothing is the same,ya nada es igual,
it was better to travel.era mejor viajar.

One day the rumor cameUn buen dia llego el rumor
that a friend of a manque un amigo de un senor
met him on a ship.en un barco se lo topo.
That he had been in New York,Que habia estado en Nueva York,
danced in Japan,y bailado en Japon,
fell in love in Brazil,que en Brasil se enamoro,
played the drum in Haiti,y en Haiti toco el tambor,
met Mandela,a Mandela conocio,
and got drunk in the USSR.y en URSS se emborracho.
No one knew if it's true.Nadie supo si es verdad.
His friends often rememberSus amigos suelen recordar
that he was a good buddyque el era un buen carnal
who decided to travel.que decidio viajar.