Los Lobos - Corrido for Papa Lalo lyrics

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

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

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

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

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