| There was a band coming from jamaica
| Había una banda que venía de jamaica
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| Playing a beat called the Ska
| Tocando un ritmo llamado Ska
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| To many fans they are the best
| Para muchos fans son los mejores
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| Thru the many years they passed all the tests
| A través de los muchos años que pasaron todas las pruebas
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| SKATALITES was their name and friends they were
| SKATALITES era su nombre y amigos eran
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| It is their music we like to hear
| Es su música lo que nos gusta escuchar.
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| SKATALITES was their name it was their music and beat
| SKATALITES era su nombre, era su música y ritmo
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| That gave us a musical treat
| Eso nos dio un placer musical.
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| Who can forget their «Lawless Street»
| Quién puede olvidar su «Lawless Street»
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| With the SKATALITES a musical treat
| Con los SKATALITES un placer musical
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| Who can forget this music complete
| Quien puede olvidar esta musica completa
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| And the many fans who rock to the beat
| Y los muchos fanáticos que rockean al ritmo
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| SKATALITES was their name and friends they were
| SKATALITES era su nombre y amigos eran
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| It is their music we like to hear
| Es su música lo que nos gusta escuchar.
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| SKATALITES was their name it was their music and beat
| SKATALITES era su nombre, era su música y ritmo
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| That gave us a musical treat
| Eso nos dio un placer musical.
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| Whether you’re white or whether you’re black
| Si eres blanco o si eres negro
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| We want to keep you dancing now till you´re feelin' dread
| Queremos mantenerte bailando ahora hasta que sientas pavor
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| Who can forget their feet moving beat
| ¿Quién puede olvidar el ritmo de sus pies en movimiento?
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| And the fun we had with their music complete
| Y la diversión que tuvimos con su música completa
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| SKATALITES was their name and friends they were
| SKATALITES era su nombre y amigos eran
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| It is their music we like to hear
| Es su música lo que nos gusta escuchar.
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| SKATALITES was their name it was their music and beat
| SKATALITES era su nombre, era su música y ritmo
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| That gave us a musical treat
| Eso nos dio un placer musical.
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| Don Drummond on trombone gave us the heat
| Don Drummond en el trombón nos dio el calor
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| And Lloyd Knibbs on drums showed us the beat
| Y Lloyd Knibbs en la batería nos mostró el ritmo
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| Tommy McCook and Mr. Alphonso
| Tommy McCook y el Sr.Alphonso
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| Made Baba Brooks and the rest of the horns blow
| Hizo sonar a Baba Brooks y al resto de los cuernos
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| SKATALITES was their name and friends they were
| SKATALITES era su nombre y amigos eran
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| It is their music we like to hear
| Es su música lo que nos gusta escuchar.
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| SKATALITES was their name it was their music and beat
| SKATALITES era su nombre, era su música y ritmo
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| That gave us a musical treat
| Eso nos dio un placer musical.
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| SKATALITES was their name and friends they were
| SKATALITES era su nombre y amigos eran
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| It is their music we like to hear
| Es su música lo que nos gusta escuchar.
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| SKATALITES was their name it was their music and beat
| SKATALITES era su nombre, era su música y ritmo
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| That gave us a musical treat | Eso nos dio un placer musical. |