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punkwalrus posted the English lyrics for the children's song "Don Gato", which was a common favorite in elementary-school music class in our area.
Fascinatingly, the lyrics seem to be semi-translated from a Spanish children's song (sometimes with the alternate title "Estaba el señor don Gato") which had a completely different melody. The melody for the English version is borrowed from a different song, "Ahora que vamos despacio" (this youtube version has a remarkable arrangement that makes me think of the Pogues doing ska), whose lyrics are almost completely unrelated.
punkwalrus posted the English lyrics for the children's song "Don Gato", which was a common favorite in elementary-school music class in our area.Fascinatingly, the lyrics seem to be semi-translated from a Spanish children's song (sometimes with the alternate title "Estaba el señor don Gato") which had a completely different melody. The melody for the English version is borrowed from a different song, "Ahora que vamos despacio" (this youtube version has a remarkable arrangement that makes me think of the Pogues doing ska), whose lyrics are almost completely unrelated.