La Verdolaga

It's pretty and it's pretty, the purslane, on the ground
Pretty how it spreads, the purslane, on the ground

Look how it spreads, on the ground
Look, it's so pretty, on the ground
Look, it's a little green, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground

Look, I watered it, on the ground
Look, I watered it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, I watered it, on the ground
Look, I watered it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground

Who says that I, look, the purslane, on the ground
It's not gonna be lost, look, the purslane, on the ground
Who says that I, look, the purslane, on the ground
It's not gonna be lost, look, the purslane, on the ground
I lost it because God wanted, look, the purslane, on the ground
Not because I was a coward, look, the purslane, on the ground

Look how it spreads, on the ground
Look, it's so pretty, on the ground
Look, it's a little green, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground

White boy, don't forget me, the purslane, on the ground
Your sweet words, the purslane, on the ground
White boy, don't forget me, the purslane, on the ground
Your sweet words, the purslane, on the ground
I'll spend my beautiful days, the purslane, on the ground
Like a cotton ball, the purslane, on the ground

Look how it spreads, on the ground
Look, it's so pretty, on the ground
Look, it's a little green, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground

Hit that drum hard, look, the purslane, on the ground
And break it down, look, the purslane, on the ground
Hit that drum hard, look, the purslane, on the ground
And break it down, look, the purslane, on the ground
And if the owner asks, look, the purslane, on the ground
Tell him I sent you, look, the purslane, on the ground

Look how it spreads, on the ground
Look, it's so pretty, on the ground
Look, it's a little green, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, I planted it, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground
Look, the purslane, on the ground