Lyrics and translation Ismael Rivera - Como Son las Cosas
! Pero
mira,
que
cosas!
Oh
my,
what
things!
Coro:
Chorus:
(Como
son
las
cosas
compay,
(As
things
are,
my
friend,
Como
son
las
cosas).
As
things
are).
Una
prenda
fui
a
empeñar
I
went
to
pawn
a
piece
Para
irme
a
vacilar
To
go
out
and
have
some
fun
Yo
no
la
pude
sacar
I
couldn't
take
it
out
Y
la
tuve
que
dejar,!
que
cosa!
And
I
had
to
leave
it,
what
a
thing!
Un
número
en
la
bolita
A
number
in
the
lottery
El
Sábado
fui
a
jugar
On
Saturday
I
went
to
play
No
lo
quise
combinar
I
didn't
want
to
combine
it
Y
no
me
pude
pegar.
And
I
couldn't
win.
~
~
Me
recetaron
un
baño
They
prescribed
me
a
bath
Para
mi
suerte
cambiar
To
change
my
luck
Y
tan
mla
fue
mi
suerte
And
so
bad
was
my
luck
Que
por
poco
me
iba
a
ahogar,!
suelta!
That
I
almost
drowned,
oh
boy!
Para
el
Africa
me
fui
To
Africa
I
went
En
una
cueva
viví
In
a
cave
I
lived
Y
una
tribu
canibal
And
a
cannibal
tribe
Me
quería
devorar,
zapa,
suelta!
Wanted
to
devour
me,
get
out
of
here!
~
~
En
la
esquina
de
mi
casa
On
the
corner
of
my
house
Un
dia
estaba
parao
One
day
I
was
standing
Y
de
pronto
cayó
un
rayo
And
suddenly
a
lightning
bolt
struck
Y
yo
quede
liquidao',
por
poco
fué,
safa!
And
I
was
finished,
it
was
close,
phew!
Una
prenda
fui
a
empeñar
I
went
to
pawn
a
piece
Para
irme
a
vacilar
To
go
out
and
have
some
fun
Yo
no
la
pude
sacar
I
couldn't
take
it
out
Y
la
tuve
que
dejar,
bebiendo
agua!
And
I
had
to
leave
it,
drinking
water!
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