Ismael Rivera

Perico lyrics with English translation

Language

Spanish

Level

Intermediate

Released

1959

Genre

Salsa

Length

3:25

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1. Quítate de la vía perico

   Get off the tracks, parrot

2. Mira que allá viene el tren

   Look, here comes the train

3. Quítate de la vía perico

   Get off the tracks, parrot

4. Que ahí viene el tren

   Because here comes the train

5. Quítate de la vía perico

   Get off the tracks, parrot

6. Que ahí viene el tren

   Because here comes the train

7. Luego no vaya a decir

   Then don't say later

8. Oye, que a ti no te lo advirtieron

   Hey, that you weren't warned

9. Pero luego no vaya a decir

   But then don't say later

10. Oye, que a ti no te lo advirtieron

    Hey, that you weren't warned

11. Pero que quítate de la vía perico

    But get off the tracks, Perico

12. Que ahí viene el tren

    Here comes the train

13. Quítate de la vía perico

    Get off the tracks, Perico

14. Que ahí viene el tren, quítate perico

    Here comes the train, get off, Perico

15. (Si yo llego a saber que perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I had known Perico was deaf, I would stop the train)

16. Óyeme mariqüini

    Listen to me, mariqüini

17. Que si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo

    If I had known Perico was deaf

18. Paro el tren y no mato a perico

    I would stop the train and not hurt Perico

19. (Si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I had known Perico was deaf, I would stop the train)

20. Perico Perico Perico Perico Perico

    Perico, Perico, Perico, Perico, Perico

21. Estaba comiendo caña en la vía

    He was eating sugar cane on the tracks

22. Y no vió el tren el pobre Perico

    And poor Perico didn't see the train

23. (Si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I'd known that Perico was deaf, I would have stopped the train)

24. Perico Perico Perico Perico Perico

    Perico Perico Perico Perico Perico

25. Perico Perico Perico Perico Perico por sordo

    Perico Perico Perico Perico Perico for being deaf

26. Lo mato el tren el pobre Perico

    The train killed poor Perico

27. (Si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I'd known that Perico was deaf, I would have stopped the train)

28. (Si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I'd known that Perico was deaf, I would have stopped the train)

29. Caballero que Perico estaba comiendo caña en la vía

    Gentleman, Perico was eating sugar cane on the tracks

30. Y no vió el tren el pobre Perico

    And poor Perico didn't see the train

31. (Si yo llego a saber que Perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I had known Perico was deaf, I'd stop the train)

32. Maria lao buena mira que si yo llego a saber

    Maria, my good, see that if I had known

33. Que perico era sordo, paro el tren y no mato a perico

    That Perico was deaf, I'd stop the train and not harm Perico

34. (Si yo llego a saber que perico era sordo yo paro el tren)

    (If I had known Perico was deaf, I'd stop the train)

35. Pobre Perico

    Poor Perico

36. Por más que se lo dije a Perico

    No matter how much I told Perico

37. Se llamaba Perico

    His name was Perico

38. Que descanse en paz

    May he rest in peace

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