Charrock And Roll
Botellita De Jerez Lyrics


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Voy a mentarles
Una historia muy contada
Lo que en un hoyo muy pesado sucedió
Un charro negro interrumpió
A media tocada
Pistola en mano su caballo nos echó

Los chavos de onda
Se prendieron por la afrenta
Chacos y boxers comenzaron a sacar
Cuando aquel charro les gritó
Ahí va la neta
Con este dancing
Yo los vengo a alivianar

Charrockanrol, charrockanrol, charrockanrol

Le hicieron rueda al charro aquel que zapateaba
Y con su reata personal apantalló
Siguiendo el ritmo de la banda que tocaba
Mezcló la negra con la música del rock

Charrockanrol
Charrockanrol
Charrockanrol

Desde aquel día todos los ritmos están fuera
Adiós al punk al chachacha y al agogo
Todos los chavos traen espuela y chaparreras
Porque la raza del charrock se enamoró





Charrockanrol, viva México

Overall Meaning

The song "Charrock and Roll" by Botellita De Jerez tells the story of an unexpected encounter between two different worlds. The song begins with the singer telling the audience a well-known story of what happened in a tough hole. A black "charro," or Mexican cowboy, interrupts the band at the half-played tune, holding a gun and riding his horse. The "chavos de onda," or the youngsters of the scene, are provoked by the charro’s interruption, and with their modern outfits and boxer shorts, they start confronting him. But then, the black charro offers a solution to overcome their differences: “Con este dancing, yo los vengo a alivianar,” meaning that he wants to ease the tension by mixing Mexican ranchera music and rock n’ roll music and dancing to the beat of both genres. The result of this improvisation is a brand new genre, which they call "charrockanrol."


The rest of the song goes on describing how this mixture of two different genres results in youngsters trading in their punk, chachacha, and agogo for boots and cowboy hats. The style of "charrockanrol" is a symbol of Mexican heritage and identity, mixing traditional Mexican music with a modern touch. The song suggests that music can help bridge the gap between different cultures and generations.


Line by Line Meaning

Voy a mentarles
I'm going to tell you


Una historia muy contada
A very well-known story


Lo que en un hoyo muy pesado sucedió
What happened in a very difficult situation


Un charro negro interrumpió
A black charro interrupted


A media tocada
In the middle of the song


Pistola en mano su caballo nos echó
Gun in hand, he chased us on his horse


Los chavos de onda
The cool guys


Se prendieron por la afrenta
They got fired up by the insult


Chacos y boxers comenzaron a sacar
They started taking out their sandals and underwear


Cuando aquel charro les gritó
When that charro yelled at them


Ahí va la neta
Here's the truth


Con este dancing
With this dancing


Yo los vengo a alivianar
I'm here to lighten the mood


Charrockanrol, charrockanrol, charrockanrol
Charrock and roll


Le hicieron rueda al charro aquel que zapateaba
They made a circle around the charro who was dancing


Y con su reata personal apantalló
And with his personal rope, he impressed them


Siguiendo el ritmo de la banda que tocaba
Following the beat of the band playing


Mezcló la negra con la música del rock
He mixed the traditional black charro dance with rock music


Desde aquel día todos los ritmos están fuera
From that day on, all rhythms are out


Adiós al punk al chachacha y al agogo
Goodbye to punk, cha-cha, and agogo


Todos los chavos traen espuela y chaparreras
All the cool guys wear spurs and chaps


Porque la raza del charrock se enamoró
Because the charrock race fell in love


Charrockanrol, viva México
Charrock and roll, long live Mexico




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, MAXIMO AGUIRRE MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.
Written by: Armando Vega-Gil, Francisco Barrios, Sergio Arau

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