Mire amigo

(Song from the coast)

Look, friend, don't come
with those things about the 'issues'.
I don't understand much
excuse me, I'm kind of 'wild'.
But I'll tell you this
I'm not interested in 'elesions';
those who don't have money
wear espadrilles:
everything remains the same.
Look, for example,
at Don Segismundo
with ten thousand hectares:
he has two young sons
who are 'doctors' in the city.
I have four kids
and had to give away the oldest;
none of them went to school
and for them to 'make a living'
I need to steal.
Look, friend, don't come
saying that 'gringos' are 'generous' people.
I saw Mister 'so-and-so'
drinking whiskey with the 'club' members;
but I never 'saw'
him drinking 'mate' with the workers.
You won't say they were 'drinking'
and toasting to my 'health'.
Look, friend, excuse me,
don't be offended, I don't drink anything.
I don't know if you know
that for threshing you have to get up early.
Those of us born as laborers
don't know about 'staying up late'.
I'm very poorly fed
and if I have a wine, I feel like fighting.

* Despite always writing it this way, in all versions it is heard saying 'custiones'.
** In previous versions it says 'with three thousand hectares'.

(The text presented is a faithful transcription of how it was published in the insert of the 1980 album 'Political Texts')