Con pan y cebolla

For the things that Paris has
he showed her off in Montmartre,
and besides, he bought her paintings,
tobacco, sweet nothings, poems, and bread.
He, a black dude, covered in soot,
and she a spinning top in Pigalle.
It was a strange adventure for some reason
that sank a ship two verses more.

And they arrived at the dream port,
she was seen with bread and onion
and in Corrientes, the narrow and the Low,
they looked for work, cooking up a meal.
But in the end - our people are like that! -
a con artist singer pulled her in
and at the spell of an old tango...
At the spell of an old tango
the madam took off!

For the things that Paris has
they met again in Montmartre.
He kept buying paintings,
but she had the tough sweetness of bread.
And he, the black dude, covered in soot,
who earned respect in the neighborhood,
married at Sacre Coeur with the girl
and that very night sent her to Pigalle.