Tío Caimán

Uncle Caiman

Tío Caimán

Uncle caimanTío caimán
wags his tail,menea la colita,
uncle caiman,tío caimán,
like a lady.como una señorita.
Uncle caimanTío caimán
wags his big tail,menea la colota,
uncle caimantío caimán
like a big lady.como una señorota.

I had my small houseYo tenía mi casa chica
stuck between sea and seaclavada entre mar y mar
but then came the stormpero vino la tormenta
and with it, uncle caiman.y con ella tío caimán.

Suddenly the territoryDe repente el territorio
from south to north opened upde sur a norte se abrió
the plot that was therela parcela que allí estaba
uncle caiman swallowed it.tío caimán se la tragó.

The caiman put his flagPuso el caimán su bandera
and took mine awayy la mía me la quitó
I told him: 'uncle caiman,yo le dije: «tío caimán,
I can't stand for that'...eso no lo aguanto yo»...

Uncle caiman spoke EnglishTío caimán hablaba inglés
and traveled all over the worldy andaba por todo el mundo
and in every place he wenty en cada sitio que iba
he stuck his filthy fang.metía su colmillo inmundo.

Today with his tail cut offHoy con su cola cortada
uncle caiman is crazyanda loco el tío caimán
they beat him in Cubale dieron palos en Cuba
and they beat him in Vietnamy le dan palo en Vietnam

(Today with his tail cut off(Hoy con su cola cortada
caiman fell into the watercaimán se cayó al agua
they beat him in Cubale dieron palos en Cuba
and also in Nicaragua.)y también en Nicaragua.)

And since I am dark-skinnedY yo como soy moreno
nobody fools mea mí no me engaña naide
I will beat the caimanle daré palo al caimán
his father and his mother.a su padre y a su madre.