El Funcionario

The Official

El Funcionario

Once upon a time there was an officialHabía una vez un funcionario
The president appointed him as SecretaryEl presidente lo nombró de Secretario
From Secretary in a state companyDe Secretario en una empresa del Estado
The official has already started his taskYa su tarea el funcionario ha comenzado
4, 5, 6, 7 problems arrivedLlegaban 4, 5, 6, 7 problemas
And the Secretary solving those problemsY el Secretario resolviendo esos problemas

But suddenly he thought about the little timePero de pronto pensó en el poco tiempo
He had left as SecretaryQue le quedaba como Secretario
And nobody knew his own problemY su propio problema nadie lo sabia
(He had more troubles than Anthony Ríos)(Tenia mas líos que Anthony Ríos)

And he started taking here, taking there, taking thereY comenzó coge aquí, coge allá, coge allá
Taking here, taking here, taking thereCoge aquí, coge aquí, coge allá
(And he started taking here, taking there, taking there(Y comenzó coge aquí, coge allá, coge allá
Taking here, taking here, taking there)Coge aquí, coge aquí, coge allá)
Because he thought it was a pensionPorque pensó que era una pensión
That his dad left him, that his dad left himQue le dejó su papá, que le dejo su papá
(Because he thought it was a pension(Porque pensó que era una pensión
That his dad left him, that his dad left him)Que le dejó su papá, que le dejo su papá)

A little million (little million)Un milloncito (milloncito)
For his little ones (his little ones)Pa sus hijitos (sus hijitos)
And two million (two million)Y dos millones (dos millones)
For his wife (his wife)Pa su mujer (su mujer)
A little business (business)Un negocito (negocito)
For his little nephew (little nephew)Pal sobrinito (sobrinito)
Four Mercedes (Mercedes)Cuatro Mercedes (Mercedes)
For his pleasures (aha!)Pa sus placeres (aha!)
Six trucks (four donkeys)Seis camionetas (cuatro burros)
For his little farm (his little farm)Pa su finquita (su finquita)
And in every neighborhood (eehee)Y en cada barrio (eehee)
Eighty little housesOchenta casitas

(And the official is now a shareholder)(Y el funcionario ya es un accionista)
He has a store in Conde, he has his own planeTiene tienda por el Conde, tiene su propia avioneta
He has a yacht in Barahona, Boca Chica, and La CaletaTiene un yate en Barahona, Boca Chica y La Caleta
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
An industry here in Herrera and a hotel there in HaitiUna industria aquí en Herrera y un hotel allá en Haití
And he also has cattle in El Seibo and MacorísY también tiene ganado en el Seibo y Macorís
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
In La Vega a warehouse, he has a cinema in DajabónEn La Vega un almacén, tiene un cine en Dajabón
And he also has radio and television channelsY también tiene canales de radio y televisión
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
He has a currency exchange, he is a shareholder in six banksTiene una casa de cambio, de seis bancos es accionista
He has twelve pawnshops and he is also a moneylenderTiene doce compraventas y además es prestamista
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
He has large plantations and a cotton farmTiene grandes plantaciones y una finca de algodón
He also has a slaughterhouse to make his sausageTambién tiene un matadero para hacer su salchichón
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
He has large rice fields and a coffee farmTiene grandes arrozales y una finca de café
And a hat factory like the ones Cheché wearsY una fábrica de sombreros de los que usa Cheché
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
He has a sports car and in such a simple caseTiene carro deportivo y en un caso tan sencillo
He even honks the horn to buy a cigaretteHasta toca la sirena pa comprase un cigarrillo
(And the official is now a millionaire)(Y el funcionario ya es un millonario)
(And the official is now a million)(Y el funcionario ya es un millón)

He has large restaurants, he has a spare parts storeTiene grandes restaurantes, tiene tienda de repuestos
And with everything he has, he never pays taxesY con todo lo que tiene nunca paga los impuestos
(That's the reality of that legendary man)(Es la realidad de ese hombre legendario)
(That's the situation and that's the situation of that honest official)(Esa es la situación y esa es la situación de ese honesto funcionario)
(Who started taking here, taking there, taking there, taking)(Que que comenzó coge aquí, coge allá, coge allá, coge)
(Here, taking here, taking there)(Aquí, coge aquí, coge allá)