Mi madre y mi padre

"I remember one from my childhood. My sisters and I sang it. It goes like this..." -Diane

Mi madre y mi padre

Canción infantil

(Spanish)

Mi madre y mi padre
Viven en la calle
De San Valentín
Número cuarenta y ocho.
Mi padre le dice a mi madre,
Señora, toque el piso,
Señora, dé una vuelta,
Señora, coja sus maletas
y lárguese de aqui.

My Mother and My Father

Jump Rope Rhyme

(English)

My mother and father
Live on the street
Of Saint Valentine,
Number forty-eight.
My father told my mother,
Lady, touch the floor,
Lady, turn around,
Lady take your bags
And get out of town*.

Mi madre y mi padre

My Mother and My Father

Canción infantil

Jump Rope Rhyme

(Spanish)

(English)

My mother and father
Live on the street
Of Saint Valentine,
Number forty-eight.
My father told my mother,
Lady, touch the floor,
Lady, turn around,
Lady take your bags
And get out of town*.

Notes

Literally "here".

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Thanks to Diane Aquino Perez de Poe for sharing this childhood song!

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