Mercedes
Mercedes se esta bañando en las orillas de un río
Mis ojos la están mirando, pero es de un amigo mío
Yo no quisiera mirarla pero no tengo la culpa
Se parece a una esmeralda con flores de chupa chupa
Que yo le avise a mi amigo, muy difícil me resulta
Allá hay un caimán cebao que mide más de una cuadra
Con más cachos que un venado y más dientes que veinte babas
Ella inocente de todo se baña sin percatarse
Que cuando llegue al recodo el caimán puede acercarse
Y yo solo en la barranca, y Mercedes sin fijarse
Me voy corriendo a su casa pa que mi amigo lo sepa
Le echaré una cantaleta y le digo lo que pasa
Que hay un inmenso peligro que corre allí su mujer
Que se lo dice un amigo que algo tenemos que hacer
Que vaya pronto a salvarla, y de ñapa voy con el
Cuando llegamos al pozo la mujer no se veía
El caimán patas arriba, dormía de lo más sabroso
Le di el pésame en el acto y abrazándolo le digo
Eso pasa a cada rato, que son cosas del destino
Y que de aquí en adelante
Que cuente con un amigo
Mercedes
Mercedes is bathing on the banks of a river
My eyes are looking at her, but she belongs to a friend of mine
I don't want to look at her, but it's not my fault
It looks like an emerald with lollipop flowers
It's very difficult for me to warn my friend
Over there is a fattened alligator that measures more than a city block
With more horns than a deer and more teeth than twenty scorpions
She, innocent of everything, takes a bath without noticing
That when it reaches the bend, the alligator can approach
And I was all alone in the ravine, and Mercedes didn't even notice
I'm running to his house so my friend knows
I'll give him a lecture and tell him what's going on
That his wife is in immense danger there
A friend told me we have to do something
I'm going to save her soon, and as a bonus, I'm going with him
When we arrived at the well, the woman was nowhere to be seen
The alligator, lying on its back, was sleeping soundly
I offered my condolences immediately and, hugging him, I said
That happens all the time; it's just fate
And from now on
He can count on a friend