Las Murgas de Emilio El Moro

(For Mr. Emilio Jiménez -Emilio el Moro-
Who cheered me up with American milk tails
And the poor man's cardboard. To his health!)

The redskins went to Jolivú
The federals came tatachán!
And in the middle of that commotion it all got mixed up
Toro Sentado said -watch out- the cavalry is coming!
And Lieutenant Glen Ford

Maribel, you should have seen how things were
Emilio el Moro came out singing with joy
Joy is overflowing, it comes from Cai -what heat
The people of Andalusia have joy
Refrigerators flying, naval reconversion
Guards, don't throw balls, for balls go to Puerto Real!
Neighbor, come out to the patio, Maricruz!
Who can explain to me this mess
Inside, outside, you decide
Bases, Citan, Morón
Rota and the Rock of Gibraltar
Maribel, this is Carnival
Arsa and olé, long live Cai! And all of Ali Baba's tribe
However you want me to love you
Oh, I love you -how brave-
Whether you want me as a sailor or a sailor
Will the sun rise in Antequera?
As long as it rises, let it rise wherever
What we need is tirititrán
Asparagus, snails, tagarninas from the mountains!
Children sell bunches by the roads
I don't know why you complain instead of showing your teeth
Or why you call my land what you don't defend
If instead of being birds we were Bengal tigers
Let's see who would be brave enough to put us in a cage
I've heard you've set up
A very fancy office in Madrid
Place us! Place us! Oh, for your mother, place us!
Oh! Felipe from NATO, cataflota verigües
Will become a great bullfighter like Velázquez and Gregory Peck
Against the wind, against the wind I move
And it's because of my stubborn head that I move against the wind
And I cross the line, the wind doesn't bend me
I used to eat little beetles and that's how the people entertained themselves
Don't let the parsley branch climb up: Yes!