Origineel
I hear Mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I’m there with her in Ensenada
And I’m here in Echo Park
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Well, I’m sittin’ here playing solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won’t give me no more methadone
They cut off your welfare check
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Well, I pawned my Smith-Corona
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on Alvarado Street
By the Pioneer chicken stand
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Vertaling
Ik hoor Mariachi ruis op mijn radio
En de buizen gloeien in het donker
En ik ben daar met haar in Ensenada
En ik ben hier in Echo Park
Carmelita houdt me steviger vast
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
Aan de rand van de stad
Well, I’m sittin’ here playing solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
De provincie wil me geen methadon meer geven
Ze snijden je bijstandsuitkering af
Carmelita houdt me steviger vast
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Wel, ik verpande mijn Smith-Corona
And I went to meet my man
Hij hangt rond in Alvarado Street
Bij de Pioneer chicken stand
Carmelita houdt me steviger vast
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Carmelita, hou me steviger vast
I think I’m sinking down
And I’m all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town