Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Manos Verdes by Los Tucanes De Tijuana from Spanish to English.
Por la ciudad ando en tropa
Through the city I walk in a group
por el monte ando a caballo
through the mountains I ride on horseback
me apodan el manos verdes
they call me Green Hands
porque vendo hierba a diario
because I sell weed daily
y si alguien me pide polvo
and if someone asks me for powder
se lo consigo de rayo
I get it for them in a flash
Yo soy nacido en la sierra
I was born in the mountains
y criado en los sembradios
and raised in the fields
conozco bien el negocio
I know the business well
desde que estaba chiquillo
since I was a kid
no mas con mirar la siembra
just by looking at the crop
se lo que va a dar en kilos
I know how many kilos it will yield
La madre naturaleza
Mother nature
a cuantos nos ha hecho ricos
has made many of us rich
año con año la sierra
year after year the mountains
se viste verde perico
dress in bright green
y hablando de cosas buenas
and speaking of good things
donde quedo el papelito
where did the little paper go
Mis manos visten de verde
My hands are dressed in green
por el negocio que tengo
for the business I have
los gringos me piden hierba
the gringos ask me for weed
y yo con gusto les vendo
and I gladly sell it to them
si es cierto que el verde es vida
if it's true that green is life
voy a hacer al mundo eterno
I will make the world eternal
Me andan siguiendo los pasos
They are following my steps
pero no han dado conmigo
but they haven't found me
ojala y que no me encuentren
I hope they don't find me
es por su bien se los digo
it's for their own good I tell them
aqui les traigo un regalo
here I bring you a gift
llamado cuerno de chivo
called a goat horn
Quiero darles un consejo
I want to give you advice
a todita la plebada
to all the people
este negocio no es bueno
this business is not good
es una bomba activada
it's an activated bomb
pero si le entran me avisan
but if you're in, let me know
ahi tengo hierba clavada
I have weed stashed there
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