El Patillero

To the sound of the wheelbarrow
he shouts his cry
The watermelon seller
shouting red ones are

(and it is heard
like his cry
and it is heard
like this)

are, are
red ones are
like the heart
red ones are
my waaatermelons

are, are
red ones are
like the heart
red ones are
my waaater...

and behind comes
a loudmouth
who shouts
yellow ones!!!

Up the street
down the street
come streets
go streets

teasing the watermelon seller
that loudmouth was behind

the angry watermelon seller
listened to the teasing

watching that rude guy
he bumped into a truck.

Boom, boom
and that's as far as it went

the watermelons broke
they were all yellow
and not like the heart

the fury of the truck driver
the scare of the watermelon seller
and the laughter of the loudmouth.

good thing
(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me)

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me).

Hello, hello
Barranquilla through the street of peace
going down Bolivar promenade they crossed San Nicolas

but when crossing San Blas
boom
they ended up like stamps
the watermelons.

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me)
good thing

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me).

And what saved the loudmouth
from the furious watermelon seller

when crossing an alley
a dog came out barking
that ripped his pants
left him in his underwear

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me)
good thing

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me).

Boom, boom
tolón, tolón
the tasty watermelon seller
will take you away

(Listen sir
that's what the loudmouth pays me
that's what the loudmouth pays me)