Traditional la cucaracha Lyrics
There over a hundred verses written for this song so it is difficult to find identical versions. Below are common English and Spanish versions of the song.
Ya murió la cucaracha,
Ya la llevan a enterrar, Entre cuatro zopilotes Y un ratón de sacristán Chorus: La cucaracha, la cucaracha, Ya no puede caminar; Porque no tiene, porque le falta Marihuana que fumar Cuando uno quiere a una Y esta una no lo quiere, Es lo mismo que si un calvo En calle encuetr' un peine. (Chorus) Las muchachas mexicanas Son lindas como una flor, Y hablan tan dulcemente Que encantan de amor. (Chorus) Las muchachas de Las Vegas Son muy altas y delgaditas, Pero son más pedigüeñas Que las ánimas benditas. (Chorus) Las muchachas de la villa No saben ni dar un beso, Cuando las de Albuquerque Hasta estiran el pescuezo. (Chorus) Un panadero fue a misa, No encontrando que rezar, Le pidió a la Virgen pura, Marihuana pa' fumar (Chorus) Necesita automóvil Par' hacer la caminata Al lugar a donde mandó La convención Zapata. (Chorus) Las muchachas son de oro; Las casadas son de plata; Las viudas son de cobre, Y las viejas hoja de lata. (Chorus) Todos se pelean la silla que les deja mucha plata; en el Norte Pancho Villa y en el Sur Viva Zapata! (Chorus) |
When a fellow loves a maiden
And that maiden doesn't love him, It's the same as when a bald man Finds a comb upon the highway. Chorus: The cucaracha, the cucaracha, Doesn't want to travel on Because she hasn't, Oh no, she hasn't Marihuana for to smoke. All the maidens are of pure gold; All the married girls are silver; All the widows are of copper, And old women merely tin. (Chorus) My neighbor across the highway Used to be called Doña Clara, And if she has not expired Likely that's her name tomorrow. (Chorus) All the girls up at Las Vegas Are most awful tall and skinny, But they're worse for plaintive pleading Than the souls in Purgatory. (Chorus) All the girls here in the city Don't know how to give you kisses, While the ones from Albuquerque Stretch their necks to avoid misses. (Chorus) All the girls from Mexico Are as pretty as a flower And they talk so very sweetly, Fill your heart quite up with love. (Chorus) One thing makes me laugh most hearty-- Pancho Villa with no shirt on Now the Carranzistas beat it Because Villa's men are coming. (Chorus) Fellow needs an automobile If he undertakes the journey To the place to which Zapata Ordered the famous convention. (Chorus) |