Viejos sones de Santiago
Compay Segundo
Old Tunes of Santiago
Swim, swim
It was my fate yesterday
Great God, great God
It rained a lot.
I tell my friends
That I won’t find another way
Because when it’s cloudy
I don’t wait for the final hour.
I saw her, I saw her
And she didn’t see me
In the river, the lagoon
With Juan de Dios.
If you want me to come and go
Clear the path
'Cause the spiders bite me
When I talk to you.
What’s up with that girl
So damn fine
Wanting to be a girl
While being a lady.
Those commandments
Are summed up in two
The Virgin Mary
And the Son of God.