"Me saca de paso" is a traditional and beautiful "Son" by Julian
Heriberto Martínez Ramos performed by the Buena Vista social Club Tres
Player Papi Oviedo and female voice of Cristina Azcuy Garcia.
CHORUS: I don't know what's wrong with me with that little girl VOICE 1: She's driving me crazy CHORUS: that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of the way. CHORUS: I don't know what's wrong with me VOICE 1: Abusive. CHORUS: with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of the way. VOICE 1: If I'm walking through the neighborhood, I suddenly see her. If I'm walking through the neighborhood, I suddenly see her. I get nervous, my friend, he pushes me out of the way I get nervous, my friend, he pushes me out of the way. CHORUS: I don't know what's wrong with me with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of the way. CHORUS: I don't know what's wrong with me with that little girl, VOICE 1: She does know. CHORUS: that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of the way. VOICE 1: Oh, how I like that girl! I love her very much. Oh, how I like that girl! I love her very much. His name is Francis, my friend, and he’s a sweetheart. His name is Francis, my friend, and he’s a sweetheart. CHORUS: I don’t know what’s wrong with me with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of my way. VOICE 1: Forget it, I’ve never spoken about you, what I want is to have you and love you with frenzy. CHORUS: I don’t know what’s wrong with me with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of my way. VOICE 1: She suffocates the neighborhood night, day, and dawn. That girl is tremendous, she’s driving me crazy, Mom. CHORUS: I don’t know what’s wrong with me with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of my way. VOICE 1: She’s driving me crazy, Crazy, crazy. I’ll tell you, gentlemen, Miguelito’s singing to you now. CHORUS: I don’t know what’s wrong with me with that little girl, that when I look at her, my friend pushes me out of my way. VOICE 1: Go mambo. (…)
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita
VOZ 1: Me tiene loco
CORO: que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
VOZ 1: Abusadora.
CORO: con esa chiquita
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: Si voy caminando por el barrio
de pronto la veo.
Si voy caminando por el barrio
de pronto la veo.
Me pongo nervioso, mi compay,
me saca de paso
Me pongo nervioso, mi compay,
me saca de paso.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
VOZ 1: Ella sí sabe.
CORO: que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: ¡Ay, cómo me gusta es muchacha!,
yo la quiero mucho.
¡Ay, cómo me gusta es muchacha!,
yo la quiero mucho.
Se llama Francis, mi compay,
y es un encanto.
Se llama Francis, mi compay,
y es un encanto.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: Olvida es comentario,
yo nunca he hablado de ti,
yo lo que quiero es tenerte
y amarte con frenesí.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: Sofoca al barrio de noche,
de día y de madrugada.
Esa muchacha es tremenda,
me tiene loco, mamá.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: Me tiene loco,
Loco, loquito.
Ya se los digo, señores,
ya les canta Miguelito.
CORO: No sé qué me pasa
con esa chiquita,
que cuando la miro, mi compay
me saca de paso.
VOZ 1: Dale mambo.
(…)