Page type: lyric reference
Artist: José Alfredo Jiménez
Canonical path: /jimenez-jose-alfredo/el-rey
Related lyric paths: 6
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El Rey
Read El Rey lyrics by José Alfredo Jiménez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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El Rey
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Yo sé bien que estoy afuera
Pero el día en que yo me muera
Sé que tendrás que llorar
Llorar y llorar, llorar y llorar
Dirás que no me quisiste
Pero vas a estar muy triste
A así te vas a quedar
Con dinero y sin dinero
Hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley
No tengo trono ni reina
Ni nadie que me comprenda
Pero sigo siendo el rey
Una piedra en el camino
Me enseñó que mi destino
Era rodar y rodar
Rodar y rodar, rodar y rodar
También me dijo un arriero
Que no hay que llegar primero
Pero hay que saber llegar
Con dinero y sin dinero
Hago siempre lo que quiero
Y mi palabra es la ley
No tengo trono ni reina
Ni nadie que me comprenda
Pero sigo siendo el rey
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José Alfredo Jiménez performs "El Rey", and this lyric page sits inside the José Alfredo Jiménez catalog on LyroVerse.
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