Nat King Cole (and others) -- "El Bodeguero"

Hello! I checked the master list and didn't see a previous request for this one. Could someone please provide the English translation for "El Bodeguero"?

Siempre en su casa, presente esta,
el bodeguero y el cha cha cha,
Vete a la esquina y lo veras,
y atento siempre te servira,
anda enseguida correte alla,
el bodeguero,
el con la plata lo encontraras,
del otro lado del mostrador,
el complaciente y servidor

Bodeguero que sucede,
porque tan contento esta,
yo creo que es consecuencia,
de lo que en moda esta

el bodeguero bailando va,
en la bodega se baila asi,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
el nuevo ritmo del cha cha cha,

toma chocolate paga lo que debe

en la bodega se baila asi,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
en la bodega se baila asi,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,


Thanks a lot.

Siempre en su casa, presente esta,
ALWAYS IN HIS HOUSE,
el bodeguero y el cha cha cha,
THE WINE KEEPER AND THE CHA CHA CHA ARE PRESENT
Vete a la esquina y lo veras,
GO TO THE CORNER AND YOU WILL SEE IT
y atento siempre te servira,
AND ATTENTIVELY HE WILL ALWAYS SERVE YOU
anda enseguida correte alla,
HE GOES QUICKLY, RUN THERE
el bodeguero,
THE KEEPER OF THE WINE SELLER
el con la plata lo encontraras,
HIM WITH THE SILVER (or plate) YOU WILL FIND IT
del otro lado del mostrador,
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTER
el complaciente y servidor
THE SATISFIED AND THE SERVER

Bodeguero que sucede,
WINE KEEPER THAT COMES AFTER
porque tan contento esta,
BECAUSE HE IS SO HAPPY
yo creo que es consecuencia,
I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A CONSEQUENCE
de lo que en moda esta
OF WHAT IS IN STYLE

el bodeguero bailando va,
THE WINE KEEPER GOES DANCING
en la bodega se baila asi,
IN THE WINE SELLER HE DANCES LIKE THIS
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
BETWEEN BEENS POTATO HERE THERE IS
el nuevo ritmo del cha cha cha,
THE NEW RHYTHM OF THE CHA CHA CHA

toma chocolate paga lo que debe
HE DRINKS CHOCOLATE HE PAYS WHAT HE OWES

en la bodega se baila asi,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
en la bodega se baila asi,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,

Siempre en su casa, presente esta,
Always at her (his*) house, present are,
el bodeguero y el cha cha cha,
the grocer and the cha cha cha,
Vete a la esquina y lo veras,
Go to the corner and you'll see him,
y atento siempre te servira,
and in a friendly way he will always assist you,
anda enseguida correte alla,
go now, run over there,
el bodeguero,
the grocer,
el con la plata lo encontraras,
the one with the money you will find him,
del otro lado del mostrador,
on the other side of the counter,
el complaciente y servidor
helpful and service oriented

Bodeguero que sucede,
Grocer what's going on,
porque tan contento esta,
why so happy,
yo creo que es consecuencia,
I think it's a result,
de lo que en moda esta
of what is in

el bodeguero bailando va,
the grocer, dancing he goes,
en la bodega se baila asi,
in the store the dance goes like this,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
with beans there is potato here,
el nuevo ritmo del cha cha cha,
the new rhythm of the cha cha cha,

toma chocolate paga lo que debe
he drinks chocolate, he pays what he owes

en la bodega se baila asi,
in the store the dance goes like this,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
with beans there is potato here,
en la bodega se baila asi,
in the store the dance goes like this,
entre frijoles papa hay aqui,
with beans there is potato here,

* I can't tell by the context whose house the 'grocer' is in.

Oops, we posted at the same time.

Your translation is probably better

Thank you both very much! I had no idea on earth what this was about other than recognizing "chocolate" and "beans."

Originally Posted by walking_on_air10

Oops, we posted at the same time.

Your translation is probably better

Nahhh! I've been "duplicate" posting a lot lately! I hope noone minds! In the end, I think we all learn from each other. Your translation of the line with the word "chocolate" was spot on. I edited mine. Spanish is hard when you can't tell who's doing what. You know, the whole subject omission thing! Happy 2009 BTW!

Originally Posted by bedroomeyes

Nahhh! I've been "duplicate" posting a lot lately! I hope noone minds! In the end, I think we all learn from each other. Your translation of the line with the word "chocolate" was spot on. I edited mine. Spanish is hard when you can't tell who's doing what. You know, the whole subject omission thing! Happy 2009 BTW!

@Bedroomeyes: Haha, yeah that gets me sometimes...Happy New Year to you too!

@leftsock: You're welcome!

She's right!, when subject is missing, there is trouble.