Pinches Puercos Lyrics in English by Aleman, Dee, FNTXY

Caguama is Mexican slang for a large bottle of beer, making it a distinctive regional word that English-speaking learners are unlikely to encounter in everyday Spanish lessons. The word literally refers to a loggerhead sea turtle, but in this song it is used repeatedly to mean a big beer, especially in the phrases “se me antoja una caguama” and “quiero mi caguama.”

Aleman, Dee, and FNTXY turn an ordinary craving for a caguama, a large bottle of beer, into a chaotic day in the neighborhood. The narrator wakes up wanting a drink, but the streets are full of trouble, police, closed shops, and soldiers. He complains, “Me chingo todo el puto lomo toda la puta semana” [I bust my ass all damn week], then adds, “Es para mi familia y no pa' que usted me quite la lana” [It’s for my family, not for you to take my money]. “Lana” means money, and the repeated hook makes his anger clear: he works hard, but he feels the police are taking advantage of him.

The story gets more reckless and absurd as the day continues. He mentions beer, marijuana, cocaine, a loud truck, a traffic stop, gunfire, and officers searching his home while he is playing video games. “Los cerdos” means “the pigs,” a harsh slang term for the police, which explains the title “Pinches Puercos,” or “damn pigs.” The final scene has him handcuffed in a van, losing the money in his pockets, and being told to speak to the judge. The song’s blunt humor comes from the contrast between his simple wish for a caguama and the ridiculous chain of trouble that follows.