‘‘ Pico y Pala’’

CHORUS: Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, comrade. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, I'm the center. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, comrade, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, I'm the center. Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán. Locomotive, where are you going? I'm going to Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya, and I'm turning back. Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán. Locomotive, where are you going? I'm going to Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya, and I'm turning back. Wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, comrade. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, comrade. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, I'm the center. Pick and shovel, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, comrade, pick and shovel, pick and shovel, I'm the center. Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán. Locomotive, where are you going? I’m going to Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya, and I’m turning back. Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán. Locomotive, where are you going? I’m going to Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya, and I’m turning back. VOICE 1: What are you doing on the platform? I’m going to Palma Soriano. Oh! To Dos Caminos, to San Luis. To Alto Songo, to la Gran Piedra. To Bayamo, to Manzanillo. I’m going to fish for the moon in the sea. Boy, Rondón’s Piquetón has reached Las Tunas. Savor it. What are you doing on the platform? Oh! I’m going to die Oh! To Baracoa to boil To my beautiful land to cumbanchar So that the people can enjoy it. Hey, look, the train is coming It’s already whistling. It sounds, how it sounds. I'm going to Havana.

CORO: Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala, compañero.
Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala soy central.
Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala, compañero,
pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala soy central.
Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán.
¿Locomotora dónde tú vas?
Yo voy a Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya y viro para atrás.
Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán.
¿Locomotora dónde tú vas?
Yo voy a Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya y viro para atrás.
Wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao,
wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao, wao.
Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala, compañero.
Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala soy central.
Pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala, compañero,
pico y pala, pico y pala, pico y pala soy central.
Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán.
¿Locomotora dónde tú vas?
Yo voy a Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya y viro para atrás.
Pumpún, chanchán, pumpún, chanchán.
¿Locomotora dónde tú vas?
Yo voy a Cuatro Caminos, Songo la Maya y viro para atrás.
VOZ 1: ¿Qué tú haces en el andén?
Que yo me voy a Palma Soriano.
¡Ay!, a Dos Caminos, a San Luis.
A Alto Songo, a la Gran Piedra.
A Bayamo, a Manzanillo.
Voy a pescar la luna en el mar.
Vaya, muchacho, llegó el Piquetón de Rondón hasta Las Tunas.
Saboréalo.
¿Qué tú haces en el andén?
¡Ay!, que yo me voy a morir
¡Ay!, a Baracoa a sancochar
A mi tierra linda a cumbanchar
Para que la gente lo goce.
Oye, mira que ya viene el tren
Que viene pitando ya.
Suena, como suena.
Me voy para La Habana.