La Pulga

The Flea

La Pulga

Between lights and wallsEntre luces y paredes
A little flea is jumpingUna pulguita brincando
And with every leap it tookY de los brincos ke daba
It knocked down the wallsParedes iba tumbando

To kill that fleaPara matar esa pulga
People came from the shoreVino gente de la orilla
They broke 14 axesLe kebraron 14 hachas
Right on its little tailEn la mera rabadilla

The flea's heartEl corazon de la pulga
Aunt Chonita took it awaySe lo llevo tia chonita
To feedPara darle de comer
An entire cityA una ciudad enterita
To feedPara darle de comer
An entire cityA una ciudad enterita

I ripped off the flea's skinEl cuerito de la pulga
In big chunksYo se lo arranke a tirones
Out came 20 shirtsSalieron 20 camisas
And 200 pairs of pantsY 200 pantalones

The flea's ribsLas costillas de la pulga
They curved so wellComo hacian curvas muy bien
The Americans took themSe lasllevaron los gringos
For the train tracksPara los rieles del tren

These verses that I singEstos versos ke yo canto
Are flying through the windVan volando por el viento
There are such big liesHay ke mentiras tan grandes
If I don't let them out, I'll burstSi no las hecho reviento
There are such big liesHay ke mentiras tan grandes
If I don't let them out, I'll burstSi no las hecho reviento

From the flea's skinDel cuero de la pulguita
They made a drumHicieron una tambora
They played it in GuasaveLa tocaban en guasave
It echoed all the way to SonoraRetumbaba hasta sonora

The flea's ribsLas costillas de la pulga
They curved so wellComo hacian curvas muy bien
The Americans took themSe lasllevaron los gringos
For the train tracksPara los rieles del tren

These verses that I singEstos versos ke yo canto
Are flying through the windVan volando por el viento
There are such big liesHay ke mentiras tan grandes
If I don't let them out, I'll burstSi no las hecho reviento
There are such big liesHay ke mentiras tan grandes
If I don't let them out, I'll burstSi no las hecho reviento