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Louis Armstrong: The Cucaracha
10/23/07
I first heard La cucaracha from an old LP my dad had from the fifties (in HI-FI!) Wikipedia says it's of Mexican or possibly Spanish origin (it also says it's about marijuana, which didn't occur to me at age five [or even age 35]). Louis Armstrong thought it sounded best with a Cuban beat. Notice the 4-2 (Bo Diddley) beat from the claves. For more Cuban-influenced American music, go here.
Mental Strain at Dawn: A Modern Portrait of Louis Armstrong
Follow up:
Basic lyrics.
La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
La patita principal.
English
The cockroach, the cockroach
Can't walk anymore
Because it doesn't have, because it lacks
The principal leg
By nguirado ( 
), 04:43:13 am, 119 words
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