Juanito Alimaña Lyrics in English Héctor Lavoe , Willie Colón
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Juanito Alimaña by Héctor Lavoe from Spanish to English.
La calle es una selva de cemento
The street is a concrete jungle
Y de fieras salvajes cómo no
And full of wild beasts, of course
Ya no hay quien salga loco de contento
Nobody goes out crazy happy anymore
Donde quiera te espera te espera lo peor
Wherever you go the worst is waiting for you
Donde te quiera tes espera lo peor
Wherever you want, the worst is waiting for you
Juanito Alimaña con mucha maña llega al mostrador
Juanito Alimaña with lots of cunning walks up to the counter
Saca su cuchillo sin preocupación
He pulls out his knife without a worry
Dice que le entreguen la registradora
He says that they hand over the cash register
Saca las billetes saca un pistolón, pum
He grabs the bills, pulls out a big gun, boom
Sale como el viento
He takes off like the wind
En su disparada
In his getaway
Y aunque ya lo vieron
And even though they already saw him
Nadie ha visto nada
Nobody has seen anything
Juanito Alimaña va'la fechoría
Juanito Alimaña heads for mischief
Se toma su caña
He downs his cane liquor
Fabrica su orgía
He sets up his orgy
La gente le teme
People fear him
Por que es de cuidado
Because he is dangerous
Pa' meterle mano
To take him on
Hay que ser un bravo
You have to be a tough guy
Si lo meten preso
If they lock him up
Sale al otro día
He is out the next day
Porque un primo suyo
Because a cousin of his
Está en la policía
Is in the police
Juanito Alimaña
Juanito Alimaña
Si tiene maña es malicia viva
If he's got cunning, it's malice alive
Y siempre se alinea
And he always aligns himself
Con el que está arriba
With the one that's on top
Y aunque a medio mundo
And even though half the world
Le robó su plata
He stole their money
Todos lo comentan
Everybody talks about it
Nadie lo delata
Nobody turns him in
Y aunque a medio mundo
And even though half the world
Le robó la plata
He stole the money
Todos lo comentan
Everybody talks about it
Nadie lo delata
Nobody turns him in
A la la ley ley ley le
A la la ley ley ley le
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
Cuando el era muchachito
When he was a little boy
Las cositas te pedía
He asked you for little things
Y si tú no se la daba la mangaba
And if you didn't give them to him, he'd swipe them
Como quiera la cogia
He grabbed them anyway
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
Ese, ese tumbao lo que ve
That swaggering guy, whatever he sees
Si lo ve mal puesto
If he sees it carelessly placed
Anda cuida tu cartera
Watch out, guard your wallet
Ese si que sabe de eso
That one really knows about that
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
Si, el otro día le encontré
Yes, the other day I ran into him
Y Guillermo él me decía
And Guillermo was telling me
Tumba kilo que tu quieras
Rip off as many kilos as you want
Por mi primo es policía
Because my cousin is a cop
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
Oye, con que ya ve el diablo
Hey, so even the devil spots him
Se tira su disparada
He takes off in a sprint
Y aunque la gente lo vieron
And even though people saw him
No lo ratean porque nadie ha visto nada
They don't rat him out because nobody has seen anything
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimana
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
El rey de la fechoría
The king of wrongdoing
Ayer me dijo Facundo
Yesterday Facundo told me
Todo el mundo lo conoce
Everybody knows him
Oye ven al bajo mundo
Hey, come to the underworld
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
Mira mira le da mano
Look, look, he lends him a hand
En ella no tiene un callito
There's not a callus on it
Ese nunca ha trabajado
That guy has never worked
Y siempre anda bien bonito
And he always walks around looking sharp
En su mundo
In his world
Mujeres, fumada, y caña
Women, smoke, and cane liquor
Atracando vive Juanito Alimaña
Mugging is how Juanito Alimaña lives
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