El Coco

The Coconut

El Coco

He took out a nylon bag full of cokeSacó una bolsa de nylon bien repleta de perico
And placed several lines of powder on the tableY puso sobre la mesa varias líneas de polvito
And those who were with him how they snorted it nicely.Y los que andaban con él como le sorbían bonito.

They call me The Coconut, such an appropriate nameA mi me llaman El Coco que nombre tan apropiado
Since I was a kid, they've been calling me dustDesde que yo era un escuincle de polvo me han tarrajado
Excuse my frankness, that's how I was raised.me perdonan mi franqueza así es como yo me he criado.

Why are you scared, onlookers, fear is not that bigPorqué se asustan mirones, el miedo no es para tanto
It seems like they see the devil when they see the white powderParece que ven al diablo cuando ven el polvo blanco
And they haven't seen anything yet, or they'd die of fright.Y eso que no han visto nada si no se mueren de espanto.

The people with me are all exclusive peopleLa gente que anda conmigo es pura gente exclusiva
They are graduated crocodiles with a suicide diplomaSon cocodrilos graduados con diploma de suicidas
They'd rather lose their lives than be prisoners.Antes que ser prisioneros prefieren perder la vida.

I don't know how to do anything else, I never got into readingYo no se hacer otra cosa jamás me entraron las letras
I grew up among grass, guns, and machine gunsPues yo me crié entre la hierba, pistolas y metralletas
So it's better for them not to mess with me.Por eso es que más les vale que conmigo no se metan.

Some in the government look at me with bad mannersAlgunos en el gobierno me miran con malos modos
To others, I'm the hen that lays golden eggspara otros soy la gallina que pone los huevos de oro
Whoever fails me loses or runs out of treasure.el que me falla lo pierdo o se le acaba el tesoro.

The Coconut says goodbye, leaves happilyEl Coco ya se despide, se va feliz de la vida
If anyone doesn't like me, just speak upsi a alguno le caigo gordo nomás que se abra y que diga
Because the one who bullfights the beast is there to endure the bites.porque el que torea la fiera es pa' aguantarle las mordidas.