Corrido For Papa Lalo - Los Lobos, Lalo Guerrero

Long ago before the TV was invented

When Papa Lalo and his friends were still young people

They had a guitar that was old and kind of dented

And they learned to sing these songs we call corrido

The corrido is a way of telling stories

Of what we do and how we dream and who we see

Of famous people, crazy times and even worries

And sometimes special folks like you and me

(Chorus:)

Now it’s our turn to make a rhyme for Papa Lalo

And as we sing I’ll play the song on my guitar

It doesn’t matter if the song is good or malo

'Cause just to sing it makes you feel just like a star

Our Papa Lalo made a blimp from wool and tires

It’s so big it almost covers the whole sky

And then he filled it full of air with mom’s hair dryer

We were amazed when Papa showed us it could fly

(Chorus)

Up in the air we could touch the clouds and feel the breeze

We see the grass and hils and people down below

We’re flying south so we can meet our Papa’s family

It’s Lalo’s birthday and we’re going to Mexico

(Chorus)