Papá Elefante

Tempranito a comer

Early to eat

Llegó papá elefante

Daddy elephant arrived

Se aflojó su cinturón

Loosened his belt

Se soltó los dos tirantes

Released both suspenders

Y papá elefante

And daddy elephant

Contento y barrigón

Happy and belly-full

Se sirvió su sopa

Served himself soup

Con el cucharón

With a ladle

Junto a él, un elefantito

Next to him, a little elephant

Estaba sentadito

Was sitting

Sin comer, sólo jugueteaba

Not eating, just playing

Golpeando la cuchara

Hitting the spoon

A ver, hijito, si tomas tu sopa

Come on, little one, have your soup

Y cuando comas no suenes la boca

And when you eat, don't make noise with your mouth

¡Pero papaíto

But daddy,

Es que no me gusta

I don't like

Sopas de lenteja ni frijol!

Lentil or bean soups!

Yo quiero un pedacito

I want a piece

Que sea muy grandote

That's really big

De aquel pastelote

Of that big cake

De limón

Lemon flavored