Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Lila Downs
Canonical path: /lila-downs/perro-negro
Related lyric paths: 6
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Perro Negro
Read Perro Negro lyrics by Lila Downs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Perro Negro
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Por la calle, una sombra
Se dibuja el eco frio donde va
Ese perro, perro negro
Entre el humo que aparece por el bar
No se encuentra, con la parca
Porque se hizo un trato para gobernar
Ese perro apareciera
Ese perro aprareciera de nahual
Corre, salta, brinca, sáltate la barda
Por si acaso escucha la corriente
De la calle, que te va diciendo
La banqueta que va murmurando
Las palabras que van caminando
Las paredes buscan la verdad
Dicen la verdad, dicen la verdad
Por la noche, un ladrido
En lo obscuro del rincón municipal
Por un eco, en el tiempo
Por la mano de ese tata principal
Que se venden, que se compran
Pensamientos que nos daban pa pensar
Que se buscan, que se encuentran
Las preguntas que se deben preguntar
Quiere, quiere, quiere, quiere quiere todo
Quieres, quieres quieres que te quiera
Quieres, quieres, quieres que te adore
Dore, dore, quieres que te implore
Quiero, quiero, quiero la verdad
Y quiero, quiero, quiero la verdad
Quiero la verdad
Quiero la verdad
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Lila Downs performs "Perro Negro", and this lyric page sits inside the Lila Downs catalog on LyroVerse.
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