El Abuelo
El Piporro
The Grandfather
Hey Grandpa, how do you manage to conquer
the girls
Well, you just have to listen to them:
The grandfather was a Porfirian lizard
that shone at all the high-society gatherings
He danced polka, basulca, and also chotis
and quickly conquered the girls
Come here, Gazelle, come here, we'll mark the beat together
and when I saw your body spinning
mine followed, my romantic voice you'll hear in your ear
My grandfather used to kneel before the girls and say
Let me run barefoot through your hair
so the hairpins in your hair
tickle my big toe!
Now he kneels and says
Help me get up, child!
When he saw a pretty lady
and in the mornings he made me go to church
he would boldly approach her
and sighingly throw her a carnation
Months go by and he eagerly watches her from afar
until finally the doll
and her family go to an aristocratic soirée to dance
Right away, the very decent girl
asked permission from her mom, her mom from her dad,
her dad from her grandma, her grandma from the grandpa,
the grandpa would twirl his mustache
and give his consent to the grandma, the grandma to the dad,
the dad to the mom, the mom to the girl,
the girl said yes but by then
the dance was over.
Months go by and he eagerly watches her from afar
The grandfather was a Porfirian lizard
that shone at all the high-society gatherings
