They bothered so much with Gardel
if he was born in France or Tacuarembó
that between Argentina and Uruguay you'll see
the terrible war they made.
They started to blow up
all the bridges over the Uruguay river
and they took the blowing up thing seriously
they even blasted the airlifts away.
Argentina invaded the Martín Garcia Island
and Uruguay invaded the Falklands
the british were laughing their arses off
and even the queen sketched a smile.
And in the radio they were telling
that the Beatles were from Pando
Sinatra from Tucuman
Meanwhile this rubbish was going on,
spilling friar blood
just for a tango.
In Uruguay a decree forbidden
to call oneself Evita1 or Diego2
and in Argentina nobody could call themselves
Obdulio3, Enzo 4Paco or Johnatan
Uruguayans were singing "olelé olalá"
"San Martin takes it, Artigas gives it"
and the blondes of New York5 were singing "Gardel!
have a stroll around the YMCA".
In Uruguay they shooted in front of a platoon
to those who said "boludo"6 or "chabon"7
and in Argentina if you used the mate and the thermos on the trot
surely you got "dissapeared".
And even they put the ball in the Pope's court
He made a mass in Lunfardo
and danced a tango with the cross.
Until a book of dubious origin
made them conscious
when his story saw the light.
And that book spreaded biased lies
that no one ever proved.
That they only knew him as the Creole Thrush
And instead Julio Sosa was "the Man's man" of Tango
they also invented that he abused of being good looking
and he ended there at Medellin.
And they were so ashamed
that they couldn't resist
to be compatriots of a traitor,
And they decided shaking hands
that Carlitos was peruvian
we're heart brothers.
1. in reference to Eva Peron2. in reference to Diego Armando Maradona3. in reference to Obdulio Varela4. in reference to Enzo Francescoli5. In reference to the Gardel's son "Rubias de New York"6. asshole7. dude