perico macoña

Que yo conozco a Perico Macoña, un mulato sin igual

I know Perico Macoña, an unmatched mulatto

Se mete un cigarro en los finos y enseguida empieza a encordiar

He lights a cigarette in the finest way and immediately starts to talk

Ese mulato es un puente roto, nadie lo pueda pasar

This mulatto is a broken bridge, no one can pass him

Se para en las esquinas y a todo el mundo comienza a engufiar

He stands on the corners and starts chatting with everyone

Tiene problemas ¡ay!, con toditas sus amistades

He has problems, oh, with all his friendships

Congara nadie, ¡ay! Congara nadie quiere hangear

Congas, no one, oh, no one wants to hang out

Y to' el mundo le pregunta

And everyone asks him

Ay, dime, Perico, y dime si pa' eso tú fumas

Hey, tell me, Perico, and tell me if you smoke for that

(Dime Perico, si pa' eso fumas)

(Tell me, Perico, if you smoke for that)

Oye, que ese mulato es un puente roto, se arrebata

Listen, that mulatto is a broken bridge, he gets carried away

Y nadie, mira, lo puede pasar

And no one, look, can get past him

Oye, Perico

Listen, Perico

(Si pa' eso fumas)

(If that's why you smoke)

Oye, tú sabes, Perico, que el doctor a ti te ha dicho

Listen, you know, Perico, that the doctor has told you

A que los cigarrillos a ti te marean

That cigarettes make you dizzy

Ay, pero Perico

Oh, but Perico

(Si pa' eso fumas) pero qué tumba

(If that's why you smoke) what a fall

Esa melodía, Perico

That melody, Perico

Vas a caer en la tumba fría, ay

You're going to fall into the cold grave, oh

¡Ah, eh! Perico, (si pa' eso fumas)

Ah, eh! Perico, (if that's why you smoke)

Óyemelo, bebibe, si pa' eso fumas

Listen to me, buddy, if that's why you smoke

(Si pa' eso fumas)

(If that's why you smoke)

Oye, que ese mulato ya se le va más harto que una chilinga, (si pa' eso fumas)

Listen, that mulatto is getting more fed up than a chilinga, (if that's why you smoke)

Oye, que dime, dime, si pa' eso fuma y que dímelo, (si pa' eso fumas)

Listen, tell me, tell me, if that's why you smoke, and tell me, (if that's why you smoke)

Oye, pero que tú a buscarte enemistades, (si pa' eso fumas)

Listen, but you're looking for conflicts, (if that's why you smoke)

Rumba papo, esa melodía que túmbala, (si pa' eso fumas)

Rumba, buddy, that melody, knock it down, (if that's why you smoke)

Ay, negrito, ya pareces un puente roto, (si pa' eso fumas)

Oh, little black one, you already look like a broken bridge, (if that's why you smoke)

Ay, pero que nadie, ay, nadie te pue' pasar, (si pa' eso fumas)

Oh, but no one, oh, no one can pass you, (if that's why you smoke)

¡Tumba esa melodía, papo!

Knock down that melody, buddy!