Willie Whopper – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Willie Colón
• Album: El Malo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Nuyorican culture with 'Willie Whopper.' This track is a perfect gateway for learners to explore colloquial Spanish and the rhythmic storytelling of Salsa, blending traditional Caribbean sounds with New York City's urban energy.

[English]

Yeah, there's a cool cat I want you to meet

Willie Whopper

And here he comes now, walking down the street

Willie Whopper

The kind of guy who stays calm and cool

Willie Whopper

Yeah, let me tell you something, let me teach you a lesson

He's nobody's fool

Just playing it cool

Willie Whopper

Yeah, shooting some pool

Willie Whopper

Walking around like he owns the town

Willie Whopper

Yeah, he doesn't leave it to chance

Willie Whopper

Yeah, no more messing around here

Willie Whopper

Mmm, Willie Whopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie Whopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie Whopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Mmm, my Willie, now

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

Willie Whopper

[Spanish]

Yeah, there's a little cat that I want you to meet

Willie wopper

And here he comes now walking down the street

Willie wopper

The things that gets me so calm and cool

Willie wopper

Yeah, let me tell you something, let me give you a school

He's nobody's fool

Playing it cool

Willie wopper

Yeah, shooting some pool

Willie wopper

Walking around like he owns the town

Willie wopper

Yeah, not a prayer

Willie wopper

Yeah, no more mess around here

Willie wopper

Mmm, Willie wopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie wopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie wopper

Shing-a-ling, shing-a-ling

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Mmm, my Willie, now

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Willie wopper

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
calm /kɑːm/ A2	adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable and impressive; relaxed
fool /fuːl/ A2	noun - a person who is easily tricked or lacks good judgment
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - engaging in activity for enjoyment and recreation
shooting /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - playing a game of billiards
pool /puːl/ A2	noun - a game played on a table with cues and balls
owns /oʊnz/ B1	verb - to have something as one's own; possess
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a built-up area with a name, smaller than a city
prayer /ˈpreər/ B1	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God
mess /mes/ B1	noun - a situation that is confused or untidy

Key Grammar Structures

• There's a little cat that I want you to meet

  ➔ Relative clause with 'that' (object pronoun)

  ➔ 'That' refers to the 'cat' and functions as the object of the verb 'meet'.

• The things that get me so calm and cool

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement in a relative clause

  ➔ The plural noun 'things' requires the verb 'get' in the base form.

• Let me tell you something, let me give you a school

  ➔ Causative structure with 'let' + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ 'Let' is followed by the object ('me') and the bare infinitive ('tell'/'give').

• He's nobody's fool

  ➔ Possessive noun with apostrophe-s

  ➔ 'Nobody's' indicates possession (the fool belonging to nobody).

• Playing it cool

  ➔ Present participle phrase acting as an adverbial

  ➔ The participle 'playing' describes the state of the subject.

• Walking around like he owns the town

  ➔ Subjunctive mood/Hypothetical comparison with 'like'

  ➔ 'Like he owns' implies a hypothetical situation or appearance.

• No more mess around here

  ➔ Determiner 'no' followed by a noun phrase

  ➔ 'No' is used here to negate the existence of 'mess'.

• Mmm, my Willie, now

  ➔ Personal pronoun as a possessive determiner

  ➔ 'My' denotes personal connection or endearment toward the subject.