La Cucaracha is a song that appeared in JumpStart 2nd Grade.
Description[]
"La Cucaracha" can be listened to in the Jukebox activity. It costs $1.06 to hear it. Due to it not being a Jumpstart original song, it doesn't teach any educational concepts.
Audio[]
Lyrics[]
When a fellow loves a maiden
And that maiden doesn't love him
It's the same as when a bold man
Finds a comb upon the highway
Chorus:
La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Doesn't want to travel long
Because she hasn't, because she hasn't
Slept since yesterday at dawn
(repeat chorus)
Trivia[]
- This song is an adaptation of the pre-existing song of the same name, La Cucaracha. However, it has a different set of lyrics than the original, and is not a straightforward translation.
- It was reused in A Bug's Life for the grasshopper lounge scene and on The Simpsons Season 2 episode, "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?".