Amparito

Amparito

Amparito

Yehua, I'm heading to Barranquilla, feeling goodYehua y pa' barranquilla me voy sabroso
With Amparito, just like that, yehua, yeh, yeh, oh, ehCon amparito así nama' yehua, yeh, yeh, oh, eh
(Yehua) (man, this is great) (dance with Amparito just like that) (oh, hi)(Yehua) (pero que bueno) (baila con amparito así nama') (oh, hi)

On a trip I took to BarranquillaEn un viaje que hice a Barranquilla
I met a beautiful Colombian girlConocí una linda colombiana
I was left, I was left wantingMe quedé, me quedé con las ganas
To marry that little ladyDe casarme con esa chiquilla

Amparito (hey, hey) AmparitoAmparito (hey, hey) amparito
Eh, you forgot about the little black guyEh, te olvidaste del negrito
Your Venezuelan guyTu maracuchito
Amparito (man, this is great) AmparitoAmparito (pero que bueno) amparito
Eh, I thought you were a good womanEh, te creía mujer buena
You went off to CartagenaTe fuiste pa' cartagena

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

(Yeh ha) (man, this is great) (dance with Amparito just like that) (oh hi)(Yeh ha) (pero que bueno) (baila con amparito así nama') (oh hi)

A-a-Amparito dances with styleA-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
Now that's got fire in his hipsAhí si tiene fuego en la cintura

Amparito (eh yay) AmparitoAmparito (eh yay) amparito
Eh, I want to sit with you on the grassEh, quiero sentarme contigo en la hiervita
And tell you sweet little thingsY decirte lindas cositas
Amparito (man, this is great) AmparitoAmparito (pero que bueno) amparito
I thought I owned 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
All over Colombia, I was waiting for youPor toda Colombia te estaba esperando
Because I thought you adored me with all 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

Man, this is greatPero que bueno

Amparito, AmparitoAmparito, amparito

Amparito, AmparitoAmparito, amparito

I was thinking, you were looking for meEstaba pensando, me estabas buscando
All over Colombia, I was waiting for youPor toda Colombia, te estaba esperando
Because I thought you adored me with all your heartPorque yo pensaba que me idolatrabas con el corazón
Boom, boom (man, this is great) (yeha) (oh, hey) (oh, hi)Pum, pum (pero que bueno) (yeha) (oh, hey) (oh, hi)

Amparito, even if you pay me back poorlyAmparito aunque mal pague