Pedro navajas
Blades Lyrics

Por la esquina del viejo barrio lo vi pasar
I saw him pass by the corner of the old neighborhood

Con el tumbao' que tienen los guapos al caminar
With the swagger that the tough guys have when they walk

Las manos siempre en los bolsillos de su gabán
His hands always in the pockets of his overcoat

Pa' que no sepan en cuál de ellas lleva el puñal
So you don't know which one he's carrying the knife in

Usa un sombrero de ala ancha de medio la'o
He wears a wide-brimmed hat tilted to one side

Y zapatillas por si hay problemas salir vola'o
And sneakers in case he needs to make a quick getaway

Lentes oscuros pa' que no sepan qué está mirando
Dark glasses so you don't know what he's looking at

Y un diente de oro que cuando ríe se ve brillando
And a gold tooth that shines when he laughs

Como a tres cuadras de aquella esquina una mujer
About three blocks from that corner a woman

Va recorriendo la acera entera por quinta vez
Is walking the whole sidewalk for the fifth time

Y en un zaguán entra y se da un trago para olvidar
And she goes into an entryway and takes a drink to forget

Que el día está flojo y no hay clientes pa' trabajar
That it's a slow day and there are no clients to work for

Un carro pasa muy despacito por la avenida
A car passes very slowly down the avenue

No tiene marcas pero to' saben que e' policia, umm
It has no markings but everyone knows it's the police, umm

Pedro Navaja las manos siempre dentro el gabán
Pedro Navaja always has his hands inside his coat

Mira y sonríe y el diente de oro vuelve a brillar
He looks and smiles and the gold tooth shines again

Mientras camina pasa la vista de esquina a esquina
As he walks, he scans from corner to corner

No se ve un alma está desierta to'a la avenida
There isn't anyone around, the whole avenue is deserted

Cuando de pronto esa mujer sale del zaguán
When suddenly that woman comes out of the entryway

Y Pedro Navaja aprieta un puño dentro 'el gabán
And Pedro Navaja clenches a fist inside his coat

Mira pa' un lado mira pal' otro y no ve a nadie
He looks to one side, then the other, and doesn't see anyone

Y a la carrera pero sin ruido cruza la calle
And he crosses the street quickly but quietly

Y mientras tanto en la otra acera va esa mujer
Meanwhile, on the other side of the street, that woman is walking

Refunfuñando pues no hizo pesos con qué comer
Grumbling because she didn't make enough money to eat

Mientras camina del viejo abrigo saca un revolver, esa mujer
As she walks, that woman takes out a revolver from her old coat

Iba a guardarlo en su cartera pa' que no estorbe
She was going to put it in her purse so it wouldn't be in the way

Un treinta y ocho Smith & Wesson del especial
A .38 special Smith & Wesson

Que carga encima pa' que la libre de todo mal
That she carries with her to protect herself from all harm

Y Pedro Navaja puñal en mano le fue pa' encima
And Pedro Navaja, with knife in hand, went after her

El diente de oro iba alumbrando toa' la avenida, quiso fácil
His gold tooth was shining and he thought it would be easy

Mientras reía el puñal le hundía sin compasión
While he laughed, he mercilessly stabbed her with the knife

Cuando de pronto sonó un disparo como un cañón
When suddenly a shot rang out like a cannon

Y Pedro Navaja cayó en la acera mientras veía, a esa mujer
And Pedro Navaja fell to the ground while he looked at that woman

Que revolver en mano y de muerte herida ahí le decía
That, with revolver in hand and fatally wounded, said to him

"Yo que pensaba hoy no es mi día estoy salá'
"I thought today was not my day, I am unlucky

Pero Pedro Navaja, tú estas peor, no estás en na'"
But Pedro Navaja, you're worse off, you're nothing now"

Y créanme gente que aunque hubo ruido nadie salió
And believe me, although there was noise, no one came out

No hubo curiosos, no hubo preguntas nadie lloró
There were no onlookers, no questions asked, no one cried

Sólo un borracho con los dos cuerpos se tropezó
Only a drunk stumbled upon both bodies

Cojio el revolver, el puñal, los pesos y se marchó
He took the revolver, the knife, the money, and left

Y tropezando se fue cantando desafinao'
And stumbling, he went singing off-key

El coro que aquí les traje y da el mensaje de mi canción
The chorus that I brought you here and gives the message of my song

"La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida, ay, Dios"
"Life gives you surprises, surprises that life gives you, oh God"

(La vida te da)
(Life gives you)

(En la ciudad de Nueva York
(In the city of New York)

Dos personas fueron encontradas muertas
Two people were found dead

Esta madrugada, los cuerpos sin vida de Pedro Barrios y Josefina Wilson)
This morning, the lifeless bodies of Pedro Barrios and Josefina Wilson)