I wake up in the morning,
I take a shower, and put on some after-shave.
I eat a good breakfast,
And I don't do anything else, anything else.
And then I read the newspaper,
And I even read the obituaries,
Or I even watch soap operas.
And I don't do anything else, anything else.
By twelve noon
I eat a good lunch
Of rice and beans
And stewed meat, and I don't do anything else.
And then I go to the bench
To take a litle nap,
And sometimes I sleep two hours,
And sometimes a little more, and I don't do anything else.
And then I wake up around three,
And I drink a good coffee.
I smoke a cigarrete and I take my guitar
And I start to sing:
A la la, a la la, a la la lara la lara
And when dinner time comes,
My wife cooks
A steak with French fries,
With a salad, and a thousand other things.
And I eat it, and I don't do anything else.
Afterward, I go to the balcony
As if I were an important man,
To rock in the chair,
To have a chat with my wife.
A larara la la.
Ay, when I get sleepy,
I go to bed right away,
And I sleep until morning,
And I don't do anything else.
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
Listen, I have never bowed down to any man
So don't waste your time, I won't change, oh no!
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
People, I have declared a strike, yes!
My wife takes care of me! Do you hear me?
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
How good, how good, how good,
How good it is to live this life,
Eating. sleeping, and doing nothing else!
Listen buddy,
Do you know what it is to be in a rocking chair, rocking over and over?
Waiting to get my food stamps from Social Security...
Anybody can do it!
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
Receiving a pension for being crazy,
But I'm not crazy, I am very smart!
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
How good...
They bring a plate of tripe,
Rice, beans, and stewed meat to start
(How good it is to live like this, eating without working.)
Who is going to work? Who, me?
Look for someone else, I already did what I was going to do.