Tico Tico here
Tico Tico there
In all of Seville we hear nothing but this name
He passed by here
He will pass by there
How handsome is he in his gala costume
With a sombrero on his head
And his flat thighs
On his horse he walks around with small steps
Under his glazed handlebar moustache
He makes all the girls 1 of Alhambra dream
They whisper that his grandfather was a corsair
That he was trading blacks at Buenos Aires
And patati and patata 2 in the house where he lived
All the La Scala gratin passed by there
Tico Tico became the sole legatee
Of his horde, of his horse and of his lands
He can keep his sombrero in front of each
He is a true caballero, Tico Tico
1. Jupons literally means 'petticoat'2. like English 'yadda yadda'