El Patio

I don't know what's going on, but I'm so settled
So happy in Guayabao, with the patio, with the patio
With the patio, with the patio at home where there's
A mutt dog tied up in the bush

A wooden washboard, remember for hanging clothes, a pot
Even for making soup, and of course a hearth
A lemon tree and a tin outhouse
A rundown radio has the patio in my mansion

I don't know what's going on, but I'm so settled
So happy in Guayabao, with the patio, with the patio
With the patio, with the patio at home where there's
A mutt dog tied up in the bush

Never missing a game of dominoes, or horse races
Or a weekend without a hitch where
I don't scratch myself. In my patio I'm better
Than in the Hilton and the Maruma and when
The heat overwhelms me, I plug in the fan

I don't know what's going on, but I'm so settled
So happy in Guayabao, with the patio, with the patio
With the patio, with the patio at home where there's
A mutt dog tied up in the bush

A tree of mamoncillo and another of lush mango
There's a hammock to rest and it's where I spend the
Afternoon, two pipes up to the brim with
Water and two pans, a washbasin, a pot
And like three stools

I don't know what's going on, but I'm so settled
So happy in Guayabao, with the patio, with the patio
With the patio, with the patio at home where there's
A mutt dog tied up in the bush

A very stinky corral, with turkeys, ducks, chickens
Hicoteas, a sow and a well-caged parrot
My patio is much better than Dilia's and
Than Clinton's, because my patio is the most beautiful
I wouldn't change it for anything

I don't know what's going on, but I'm so settled
So happy in Guayabao, with the patio, with the patio
With the patio, with the patio at home where there's
A mutt dog tied up in the bush

A mutt dog tied up in the bush