like I can’t build a house without bricks / sin ladrillos
my pockets are small so it’s better / mejor
not to use them for carrying a flower / una flor
my pockets can hold many things / muchas cosas
but a basket’s mejor for my roses / mis rosas
if it’s small, I can carry a lemon / limón
here in the pocket of my pants / pantalón
and I’d love to carry an apple / manzana
if not today, then maybe tomorrow / mañana
when I go to visit my uncle / mi tío
and he takes me down by the river / el río
he’ll teach me to stand in the waves / en las olas
and catch little fish by their tails / por las colas
and when I come back to my house / a mi casa
my brother will ask me what’s happening? / ¿qué pasa?
I’ll tell him it’s really quite simple / sencillo
and ask what he has in his pocket / bolsillo