La Cucaracha

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The Cockroach

I'm going to sing a corrido
That goes through all the voices
Of a woman from the troop
That everyone knows

In the town of Conejos
Through some very tough streets
Comes sad and defeated
The brave Antonio Zeta

The cockroach, the cockroach
Can't walk anymore
Because it's missing, because it doesn't have
Marijuana to smoke

The three were silent
Ruminating on their thoughts
While blind destiny
Was weaving the threads

In the horse's hooves
The dust of the road sounds
They're leaving, a love cries
A spoiled love

The cockroach, the cockroach
Can't walk anymore
Because it's missing, because it doesn't have
Marijuana to smoke

The eagle has flown
The nopal is left alone
The fruit of your loves
Is not far from oblivion

The cockroach has died
They're taking her to bury
Among four vultures
And a sacristan's cat

The cockroach, the cockroach
Can't walk anymore
Because it's missing, because it doesn't have
Marijuana to smoke

And here ends the corrido
That sang to the cockroach

The cockroach, the cockroach

  1. Samba Landó
  2. Venceremos
  3. El Aparecido
  4. El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido
  5. La Exiliada Del Sur
  6. Cándidos
  7. La Carta Del Adiós
  8. Sensemayá (O Canto Para Matar Una Culebra)
  9. La Pajita
  10. La Naranja
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