Amparito

Amparito

Amparito

Ye ha and to Barranquilla I go happilyYe ha y pa barranquilla me voy sabroso
With Amparito like that only yehua, yeh, yeh, oh ehCon amparito así nama' yehua, yeh, yeh, oh eh
(Yeh ha) (but how good) (dance with Amparito like that only) (oh hi)(Yeh ha) (pero que bueno) (baila con amparito así nama') (oh hi)

On a trip I made to BarranquillaEn un viaje que hice a barranquilla
I met a beautiful ColombianConocí una linda colombiana
I was left, I was left wantingMe quedé, me quedé con las ganas
To marry that girlDe casarme con esa chiquilla

Amparito (hey, hey) AmparitoAmparito (hey, hey) amparito
Hey! You forgot about the little black man¡Eh! Te olvidaste del negrito
Your MaracuchoTu maracuchito
Amparito (but how good) AmparitoAmparito (pero que bueno) amparito
Hey! I thought you were a good woman¡Eh! Te creía mujer buena
You went to CartagenaTe fuiste pa cartagena

Amparito; AmparitoAmparito; amparito
I was thinking, you were looking for meEstaba pensando, me estabas buscando
Throughout Colombia, I was waiting for youPor toda Colombia, te estaba esperando
Because I thought you idolized me with your heartPorque yo pensaba que me idolatrabas con el corazón

(Yeh ha) (but how good) (dance with Amparito like that only) (oh hi)(Yeh ha) (pero que bueno) (baila con amparito así nama') (oh hi)

A-a-Amparito dances with ease!¡A-a-amparito baila con soltura!
When she hears this rhythm my brotherCuando escucha este ritmo mi hermano
She says; that the VenezuelanElla dice; que el venezolano
Surely has fire in his waistAhí si tiene fuego en la cintura

Amparito (eh yay) AmparitoAmparito (eh yay) amparito
Hey! I want to sit with you on the grass¡Eh! Quiero sentarme contigo en la hiervita
And tell you nice things!¡Y decirte lindas cositas!
Amparito (but how good) AmparitoAmparito (pero que bueno) amparito
I thought I was the owner of the worldMe creí del mundo dueño
But it was just a dreamPero solo era un sueño

Amparito (oh hey!) AmparitoAmparito (oh hey!) amparito
I was thinking you were looking for meEstaba pensando me estabas buscando
Throughout Colombia I was waiting for youPor toda Colombia te estaba esperando
Because I thought you idolized me with your heartPorque yo pensaba que me idolatrabas con el corazón

Boom boom, boom boom eh!, boom bamPum pum, pum pum ¡eh!, pum pem
Chi-chi-chi-chiChi-chi-chi-chi

But how goodPero que bueno

Amparito, AmparitoAmparito, amparito

Amparito, AmparitoAmparito, amparito

I was thinking, you were looking for meEstaba pensando, me estabas buscando
Throughout Colombia, I was waiting for youPor toda Colombia, te estaba esperando
Because I thought you idolized me with your heartPorque yo pensaba que me idolatrabas con el corazón
Boom boom (but how good) (ye ha) (oh hey!) (oh hi)Pum pum (pero que bueno) (ye ha) (oh hey!) (oh hi)

Amparito even if it pays badly!¡Amparito aunque mal pague!