La Troca
Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Lyrics
Translation
Le gustaban las apuestas
He liked gambling
Era el rey de los palenques
He was the king of the cockfights
Apostaba mucha lana
He bet a lot of money
Casi siempre le iba al verde
Almost always bet on the green
Todos le decian la troca
Everyone called him "la troca"
Gran amigo jaliciense
Great friend from Jalisco
Una vez en yahualica
Once in Yahualica
Llego gente de chicago
People from Chicago arrived
Con costales de dinero
With sacks of money
Para apostarlo en los gallos
To bet on the roosters
Su contrario era la troca
His opponent was "la troca"
El gallero mas pesado
The heaviest cockfighter
Suspendieron el palenque
They suspended the cockfight
Disque por causas mayores
Supposedly for major reasons
Pero aquellos palenqueros
But those cockfighters
Eran muy aposadores
Were big bettors
Desafiaron a la troca
They challenged "la troca"
Gran rival de los señores
Great rival of the gentlemen
En carreras de mochomos
In races of mochomos
Se jugaron los millones
They bet millions
( y un saludo para todos lo galleros,
(And a greeting to all the cockfighters,
Echele primo, ay te va morena)
Go for it, cousin, here comes, brunette)
Cuando jugaba bolados
When he played bolados
Aguila siempre decia
Eagle always said
No se le rajaba nadie
Nobody backed down
Apostar era su vida
Betting was his life
No se le espantaba el sueño
Sleep never escaped him
Cuando ganaba o perdia
Whether he won or lost
En el juego afortunado
In the fortunate game
Y tambien en los amores
And also in love
Mantenia siete mujeres
He maintained seven women
Gracias a los espolones
Thanks to the spurs
Tambien tenia otros negocios
He also had other businesses
Que le dejaban millones
That left him millions
Cuando llegaba a las vegas
When he arrived in Las Vegas
Era palabras mayores
It was a big deal
Se daba vuelo apostando
He went all out gambling
Se asombraban los señores
The gentlemen were amazed
En los casinos le daban
In the casinos, they gave him
La mejores atenciones
The best attention
Por eso el compa en las vegas
That's why the compa in Las Vegas
Era don troca señores
Was Don Troca, gentlemen