Elvis Crespo (born July 30, 1971 in New York City, U.S.A.) is a Grammy Awar… Read Full Bio ↴Elvis Crespo (born July 30, 1971 in New York City, U.S.A.) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Winner Puerto Rican-American Merengue singer. He was named "Elvis" after American singer Elvis Presley. When he was young, he and his mother moved to Caguas, Puerto Rico, where Crespo spent his childhood and adolescent years.

Crespo first gained fame in the mid-90s when he joined Grupo Mania, in Puerto Rico. Eventually he decided to try to go solo in 1998. His debut album, Suavemente was a hit, both in Latin America and in the US. The single "Suavemente" was a huge hit and eventually helped him earn the Best Male Tropical/Salsa Album of the Year from Billboard magazine.

His album went platinum in the Venezuelan and Central American markets and gold in Chile. Released in 1998, Crespo's debut also earned a gold album for sales of over 500,000 copies in the first year after its release in the United States. "Suavemente" set a record for holding the top position on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for six weeks, longer than any other merengue single. Part of the song's success was its unexpected crossover appeal to English-speaking listeners, particularly in Miami and New York.

His album was mostly merengue influenced, but his follow-up albums would venture from these roots eventually.

Wow Flash! is Elvis Crespo's third solo recording for Sony Music.

Elvis Crespo's latest album, Regresó el Jefe, went on sale on 5 June 2007, with its first single being "La Foto Se Me Borró." He dedicated this album to his niece, Wilmarie Agosto Crespo, who died in a car accident on March 28, 2007.

La Bolita
Elvis Crespo Lyrics

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Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene
Ay sube sube, sube sube, sube sube, sube sube

Te veré caer eh te ver caer eh, eh, eh, eh
Te veré caer eh te ver caer eh, eh, eh, eh
Te veré caer eh te ver caer eh, eh, eh, eh

Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene
Como bolita que sube que baja que vuelve a subir tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene

No juegues conmigo no seas juguetona
Me aprietas me abrazas luego me abandonas
Me suben tus besos me dejas caer
Bebo de tu cuerpo luego me matas de sed

Como bolita que sube.. tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pe-lo-ta que a mi me entretiene
Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene

Ese cuerpecito y esa minifalda
Hacen que termine rendido a tus ansias
Las ganas que tengo de sentir tu piel
Me suben me bajan, me bajan, me suben y yo quiero ser

Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene
Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene

Ay me tiene como bola de pin pon
Me tiene como bola eh basquetbol
Como bolita bola de fútbol
Como bolita que sube bola de beisbol

Como bolita que sube bola de pin pon
Que baja y que baja bola eh basquetbol
Y que vuelve a subir bola de fútbol
Me tiene como bola de beisbol

Sube sube sube
Sube sube sube sube sube
Sube súbete veré caer eh
Sube sube sube
Sube sube sube sube sube
Sube súbete veré caer eh

Sube sube sube
Sube sube sube sube sube
Sube súbete veré caer eh
Sube sube sube
Sube sube sube sube sube
Sube súbete veré caer eh

Ay me tiene como bola de pin pon
Me tiene como bola eh basquetbol
Ay me tiene como bola bola de fútbol
Que sube que sube bola de beisbol

Que baja que baja bola de pin pon
Y que vuelve a subir bola eh basquetbol
Me tiene como bola bola de fútbol
Como bolita que sube bola de beisbol
Como bola que baja

Sube sube
Sube sube
Sube sube
Sube sube

Como bolita que sube y que baja

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Elvis Crespo's "La Bolita" describe the singer's fascination and attraction towards a woman, comparing his emotions with that of a ball that bounces up and down. He is enraptured by her and sees her as an entertaining distraction, even though she seems to play coy and leave him hanging. He pleads with her not to play games with him and expresses his frustration when she leaves him high and dry. The lyrics are filled with imagery comparing the woman to different kinds of balls, such as ping pong, basketball, soccer, and baseball.

Overall, the song delves into the idea of the singer being under the woman's spell, where he cannot resist her tempting ways, even if it leads to heartbreak. His emotions ebb and flow, much like a ball on its journey up and down. The lyrics successfully capture the feeling of infatuation and attraction, and how it can sweep one off their feet.

Line by Line Meaning

Como bolita que sube y baja tu a mi me tienes
You have me like a ball that goes up and down

Como si fuera una pelota que a mi me entretiene
As if I were a ball that entertains you

Ay sube sube, sube sube, sube sube, sube sube
Oh, it goes up, up, up and up

Te veré caer eh te ver caer eh, eh, eh, eh
I'll see you fall, oh, I'll see you fall

No juegues conmigo no seas juguetona
Don't play with me, don't be playful

Me aprietas me abrazas luego me abandonas
You hold me, you hug me, then you leave me

Me suben tus besos me dejas caer
Your kisses lift me up, then you let me fall

Bebo de tu cuerpo luego me matas de sed
I drink from your body, then you kill me with thirst

Ese cuerpecito y esa minifalda
That little body and that mini skirt

Hacen que termine rendido a tus ansias
Make me surrender to your desires

Las ganas que tengo de sentir tu piel
The desire I have to feel your skin