Llegó El Pavo

The Turkey Has Arrived

Llegó El Pavo

The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo

The turkey has arrived!¡Llegó el pavo!
And he came from New YorkY vino de Nueva York
Because it's much better herePorque aquí es mucho mejor
There he was struggling and couldn't handle the pressureAllá pasaba trabajo y no aguantaba la presión

He came from New YorkVino de Nueva York
Because it's much better herePorque aquí es mucho mejor
There he was struggling and couldn't handle the pressureAllá pasaba trabajo y no aguantaba la presión

The turkey knew a lotEl pavo sabía mucho
That's why he came herePor eso vino aquí
There in New YorkAllá en Nueva York
He was going to dieÉl se iba a morir
The day of sanguiriEl día de sanguiri
Was approachingSe estaba acercando
And everyone thereY todo el mundo allá
Was watching himLo estaba observando
But what he doesn't knowPero lo que él no sabe
Is that here tooEs que aquí también
During Christmas timeEn tiempo de navidades
They're going to eat himSe lo van a comer
That's why all the tigersPor eso to' lo' tigre'
Are now watching himAhora lo andan mirando
And when they manage to see him they sayY cuando lo logran ver dicen
Look at him, look at him, look at him, look at him!¡Míralo, míralo, míralo, míralo!

The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo

Hey, now!¡Eh, ya!
You know what Silvio!¡Tú sabes qué Silvio!
If you say so, if you say soSi tú lo dices, si tú lo dices

Attention, lots of attentionAtención, mucha atención
The women who take money from men are called chapiadorasLas mujeres que le quita' el dinero a los hombres le dicen chapiadora
And this is the chapiadora danceY este es el pasito de la chapiadora
Moving the head and moving the little hand and sayingMoviendo la cabeza y moviendo la manito y dice
Let's go!¡Vámonos!
Oh!¡Ay!

Uh, if you see a woman dancing like that, be careful, be carefulUh, si tú ve' una mujer bailando así, ten cuidao', ten cuidao'
You know what Silvio!¡Tú sabe' qué Silvio!
Oh, oh, but look at him there, look at him thereAy, ay, pero míralo ahí, míralo ahí
Look at the turkey!¡Mira el pavo!

The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo

Where is he, where is he? (where is he?)¿Dónde está, dónde está? (¿dónde está?)
Oh, where is he? (where is he?)Ay, que ¿dónde está? (¿dónde está?)
Oh, I don't see him (where is he?)Ay, que no lo veo (¿dónde está?)
Oh, where is he? (where is he?)Ay, que ¿dónde está? (¿dónde está?)
Oh, I don't see him (where is he?)Ay, que no lo veo (¿dónde está?)
In the colmado (where is he?)En el colmadón (¿dónde está?)
In the alley (where is he?)En el callejón (¿dónde está?)
They saw him drinking (where is he?)Lo vieron bebiendo (¿dónde está?)
On the malecón (where is he?)En el malecón (¿dónde está?)
There, there (where is he?)Ahí, ahí (¿dónde está?)
There, with coconut (where is he?)Ahí, con coco (¿dónde está?)
1, 2, 3, 41, 2, 3, 4

The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo

Vita Paul!¡Vita Paul!
Hey, now!¡Eh, ya!
You know what Silvio!¡Tú sabes qué Silvio!
If you say soSi tú lo dices

They're listeningEstán escuchando
To the new generation of MerengueDe la nueva generación del Merengue
The best orchestra in the worldLa mejor orquesta del mundo
Hey, now!¡Eh, ya!

Renato Frede, get in there, get in thereRenato Frede, mete mano, mete mano

I told you, I told youTe lo dije, te lo dije
That I am the true monster, monsterQue yo soy el verdadero monstruo, monstruo
You know what Silvio!¡Tú sabes qué Silvio!
If you say soSi tú lo dices
Oh, oh, but look at him there, look at him there!¡Ay, ay, pero míralo ahí, míralo ahí!
The turkey has arrivedLlegó el pavo