A diario uso el vocabulario con el que crecí en el vecindario
Tenemo' nuestro propio diccionario, la calle es nuestro abecedario
Y es igual de importante que un grado universitario
Así que los literario' dejen el drama, tumben las novela'
Que lo que no te enseñan en la escuela
Te lo explico fácil como se dice en Puerto Rico: "en arroz y en habichuela'"
El caserío es "el barrio", "la villa", "la comuna", "la favela"
"Agua'", es que llegó la policía, cautela
Tira la droga por el inodoro aunque te duela
Y si quiere' medir fuerza, vamo' a ver si el gas pela
Cuando me visto bien es porque me tiré la tela
A masturbarse le digo "Manuela"
Cuando me voy sin condón me voy "a capela" y "al garete"
Es estar a la deriva como un velero sin vela
Cuando soy de cora es que soy de corazón francamente
Un tipo humildemente buena gente
Si tengo babilla es porque soy valiente
Sin miedo voy pa'l frente, yo solo contra veinte
Alguien sin talento es un "bacalao", estoy loco porque estoy "dota'o"
Cuando tengo mucha hambre digo que estoy desmaya'o
Y el baúl del carro es donde meto a los rapero' que he mata'o
El "bichote" es el jefe del barrio, impone disciplina
Y el "bichotito" es el que domina solo la esquina
"Mantequilla" o "manteca" e' heroína y le decimos "cosos" a los kilos de cocaína
Los cobardes son "pendejo'" o "gallina'"
Los "fequero'" son mentiroso' que se inventan historias china'
El "bochinchero" le cuenta todo a las vecina'
Y una fiesta en la cochera es un party "de marquesina"
Un "charro" es un ridículo que uno se tripea
Que uno se burla de él, que se lo bufea
Y si me dicen "mamabicho" con actitud fea
No hay na' que hablar, aunque no lo crea', hay pelea
Un "chota" te acusa con to' el mundo, una rata
El que se hace amigo 'el barrio y es un policía sin placa
Estar caliente es "bellaco" o "bellaca" y la "bellaquera" es cuando te coge' hasta a una vaca
Un idiota es un "mama'o", un confianzudo es un "sobra'o", un caradura es un "caripela'o"
Cuando no tiene' dinero estás "arranca'o", y si brilla' como nuevo está' "aniquela'o"
"Puñeta" es la palabra que todo boricua ama, la grita cuando está molesto, prendido en llama'
Cuando pierde' o gana', o cuando te das en el dedo gordo del pie con el borde de la cama
Un "ñame" e' algo que me sale fácil aunque ni trabaje, fácil aunque esté fuerte el oleaje
Flow encojona'o con mucho coraje
Metiéndole chambón con velocidad sin parar el viaje
Porque no hay peaje, mis punchlines pegan tan duro
Que hasta tienen sangre por debajo del vendaje
Soy un caballo porque en esto tengo un talento salvaje
Y porque hoy nos adueñamo' del lenguaje (Yo, dice)
Directamente de RD, donde cambiamo' el "hola" por el "¿qué lo que?"
No fue que yo tuve un orgasmo, mi amor, fue que me vacié
Yo no digo: "ahorré dinero", yo te digo: "me busqué"
No hay segunda' oportunidade', aquí se dice: "te chancié"
Dominicana la jerga por si acaso no lo recuerda'
Lo que aquí le llaman "huevo", en España le dicen "verga"
No hay gay ni homosexuale', aquí hay mujere' moderna'
En realidad nadie se enoja, uno lo que hace es coger cuerda
No la muerda', mejor di: "cholo, cómete ese rol"
Cambiamo' "rabia" por "valor", hay un "bajo" no un "mal olor"
Dios, patria, libertad, igual terror
Así que en ve' de "déjame tranquilo", "dame banda, por favor"
Estoy en olla, es decir, que no tengo dinero
Aquí se dice: "de los mío'", no dizque: "mi compañero"
Dominicano como la güira y tambora
Creadore' de jerga' mundiale', por ejemplo: "chapeadora"
Soy azul, rojo y blanco, habichuela', arro' y carne
Usted en los pleito' es un pendejo, aquí nadie dice "cobarde"
"No oigo na'" quiere decir que no te escucho
Aquí nadie anda en rumbas ni en fiesta', aquí uno lo que pare es "trucho"
Nadie sale embarazada, ella lo que está es preñá
No hay mujere' orgullosa', se les dice: "cotizá"
Si ella baila y sale mucho e' porque esta desacatá'
A la fina se le dice "popi", a la del barrio "guaguaguá"
Made in RD, por la mañanita el café
Si logré los estimos quiere decir que coroné
"De vitrina" se le dice al teni' nuevo
Aquí nadie anda cometiendo errore', uste' agarró y puso su juego
Una bandera, un escudo, tres colore', una nación
Tres padre' de la patria, un himno, la Constitución
La bendición a todo aquel que por nosotros derramó sangre
Somos una isla pequeña pero de corazón grande
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