Salao

Is it that the saint I believe in
threw me out for not worshiping him?
It seems like luck has turned on me today
like someone’s been praying for my downfall.
It seems like luck has turned on me today
like someone’s been praying for my downfall.

Bad luck, real bad luck
oh, real bad luck.

Snake, you wanna take me
where there’s no current?
Snake, you wanna take me
oh, where there’s no current?
To catch me in the middle of the river
and bite me, oh then kill me.
To catch me in the middle of the river
and bite me, oh then kill me.

Bad luck, real bad luck
oh, real bad luck.

I married a blind girl
so I could feel secure.
I shacked up with a mute
so I could be at ease.
Tell me if I’m not bad news
'cause one can see me
and the other one’s insulted me.
Tell me if I’m not bad news
'cause one can see me
and the other one’s insulted me.

Bad luck, real bad luck
oh, real bad luck, you know.

CHORUS
Where there’s no current
you wanna take me
and in the middle of the river bite me,
you wanna kill me.

Snake, snake, snake,
why does everything go wrong for me?
Is it that the saint I believe in
gave me a kick and that’s it?

No, no, no, no, no snake,
you won’t get me.
You wanna grab me in the river
and with my luck,
you’ll surely lose.

CHORUS 2
You wanna leave me
and you wanna ditch me
in the middle of the river.

You wanna kill me
and I won’t say a word,
you wanna leave me in pieces.

They say that over in Panama
they saw you crossing the canal,
but in Colón you won’t catch me.

I renounce, I renounce,
those were the words,
that’s why I never say
your name.

Where the water doesn’t move,
below the current,
oh mama, it stirs me.