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English
Translation
Pachuco
I don't know, how it is that you dare
To dress that way
And go out...like that.
Back in my day, everything was elegant
Without long-haired guys and without rock.
Hey dad! You were once a pachuco!
You, too, would get scolded.
Hey dad! You danced mambo.
You have to remember.
I don't know how people your age dare
To dress that way
And go out like that.
Back in my day, all women
Were serious, there wasn't any punk.
Hey dad! You were once a pachuco!
You, too, would get scolded.
Hey dad! You danced mambo.
You have to remember.
I don't know how people your age dare
To dress that way
And go out like that.
I remember:
My generation was
decent and very formal.
Hey dad! You were once a pachuco!
You, too, would get scolded.
Hey dad! You danced mambo.
You have to remember.
Guest on 2017-02-11✕
Comments
The song seems to refer to a 1940s or 1950s pachuco, the idea of a young man in a zoot suit (source: Wikipedia, English).