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  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

  • Here's another example of health care costs in Mexico: A little over a year ago, I broke my right wrist quite badly after falling off my bed in the middle of the night while chasing a wiley cucaracha!

    Health care not easy 2010

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  • Spanish for cockroach.

    October 22, 2007

  • Lyrics:

    Ya murió la cucaracha,

    Ya la llevan a enterrar,

    Entre cuatro zopilotes

    Y un ratón de sacristán

    Coro:

    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.

    (Coro)

    Las muchachas mexicanas

    Son lindas como una flor,

    Y hablan tan dulcemente

    Que encantan de amor.

    (Coro)

    Las muchachas de Las Vegas

    Son muy altas y delgaditas,

    Pero son más pedigüeñas

    Que las ánimas benditas.

    (Coro)

    Las muchachas de la villa

    No saben ni dar un beso,

    Cuando las de Albuquerque

    Hasta estiran el pescuezo.

    (Coro)

    Un panadero fue a misa,

    No encontrando que rezar,

    Le pidió a la virgen pura,

    Marihuana pa' fumar

    (Coro)

    Necesita automóvil

    Par' hacer la caminata

    Al lugar a donde mandó

    La convención Zapata.

    (Coro)

    Las muchachas son de oro;

    Las casadas son de plata;

    Las viudas son de cobre,

    Y las viejas hoja de lata.

    (Coro)

    Todos se pelean la silla

    que les deja mucha plata;

    en el Norte Pancho Villa

    y en el Sur Viva Zapata!

    (Coro)

    October 22, 2007

  • Did you know that if you're playing Cranium and you have to hum the tune of Love Shack, that if someone guesses this song, it is nigh impossible to hum anything else?

    October 22, 2007

  • I just want to say, though I've heard the tune for years I never knew the lyrics. This is one bizarre, hilarious song, and the fact that Verse 6 mentions Albuquerque makes it even better. Granted, my Spanish is muy terrible but I liked the parts I could figure out.

    October 22, 2007

  • You're right. The original lyrics are hilarious! I've heard another soft-version of this song in the 'verbenas' (verbenaparty). That soft-version hasn't Zapatist propaganda and has changed some verses like 'marihuana que fumar' → 'una patita de atrás' (!)

    October 23, 2007