Corrientes y Esmeralda (part. Roberto Chanel)

The tough guys have calmed down
By your corners
When a classy dude
Wore those kicks
And you got polished
By the wild crew
Back in the year
Nineteen-oh-two

That corner in the city
You set the trend
In a mix
Of gin fizz and rum
English pass and monte
Baccarat betting
Rum and a wild girl
In a hurry

The Odeon is alive
The real academy
Bouncing tangos
At the Royal Pigalle

And the rest is at stake
The aching anemia
Waiting for the streetcar
To take it to the hood

From Emerald to the north
By the Retiro side
Momparma is coming
As prayer time falls

It's the French girl who with a sigh
Sells us the charm
Of her heart

It's turned into a poem
Carlos De La Pua
And Pascual Contursi
Was your loyal friend
In your local corner
Any parrot
Dreams of the style
Of Carlos Gardel