They Were Doin The Mambo

Estaban Bailando el Mambo

They Were Doin The Mambo

Fui cabalgando de regreso a Santa Fe,I went a ridin home down to Santa Fe,
Ha habido muchos cambios desde que me fuiThere's been a lot of changes since I been away
Fui a bailar al viejo salón de baile,I went to have a dance at the old dance hall,
Donde estaban teniendo una fiestaWhere they were having a ball

CORO 1:CHORUS 1:

Estaban bailando el mambo,They were doin the mambo,
¿Qué diablos es el mambo?What the heck is the mambo
Estaban bailando el mambo,They were doin the mambo,
Mientras yo solo me quedaba paradoWhile I just stood around

Miré alrededor del lugar buscando a mi mejor chica Flo,I looked around the place for my best gal Flo
Le pregunté a mucha gente por mi mejor amigo Joe,I asked a lot of people for my best friend Joe
Nadie parecía saber dónde estaban mis dos amigos,Nobody seemed to know where my two friends were
Excepto que él estaba con ellaExcept that he was with her

CORO 2:CHORUS 2:

Estaban bailando el mambo,They were doin the mambo,
Bueno, lo llamaban el mamboWell they called it the mambo
Estaban bailando el mambo,They were doin the mambo,
Mientras yo solo me quedaba paradoWhile I just stood around

Solía ser un dandi del salón de baile,I used to be a dance hall dandy
Pero parece que desde que me fuiBut it seems since I been gone
Hay un montón de cambios,There's an awful lot of changes,
No sé qué está pasandoI don't know what's goin on
Tuve una gran sorpresa en el patio,I got a big surprise on the patio,
Encontré a mi chica abrazandoI found my gal a huggin
A mi mejor amigo JoeWith my best friend Joe
Y cuando se voltearonAnd when they turned around
Y me miraronAnd they looked my way
Sonrieron y gritaron '¡Olé!'They smiled and shouted "Olay!"

CORO 2CHORUS 2

Solía ser un dandi del salón de baile,I used to be a dance hall dandy
Sabía todo lo que había que saberI knew all there was to know
Conocía este camino de aquel camino,I knew this away from that away,
Pero ¿por dónde se fueron?But which way did they go
Calculé que era hora de dar un paseo,I figured it was time that I took a ride
Pero no pude encontrar mi caballoBut couldn't find my horse
Donde lo dejé atadoWhere I left him tied
Encontró una potranca que le gustó mucho,He found a little filly that he liked a lot,
Y ¿lo crees o no?And you believe it or not
Estaban bailando el mambo,They were doin the mambo,
Incluso los caballos hacen mamboEven horses do mambo
Estaban bailando el mambo, mamboThey were doin the mambo, mambo
Mientras yo solo me quedaba paradoWhile I just stood around