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Folk Song, Mexico / Spain.
“La Cucaracha” is one of the most popular Spanish songs. The title means “The Cockroach”.
The origins of the song are unknown, but it was created for Victoriano Huerta. Children and adults love it for singing and dancing!
On this page you can find Lyrics, a Sing-along Video, free sheet music, and MP3 and MP4 files for free download.
Table of Contents
- La Cucaracha Videos
- Song with Vocals
- La Cucaracha Karaoke (free MP3 Download)
- MP4 Video File | Free Download
- Free La Cucaracha sheet music PDF
- Guitar chords, tabs, and Sheet Music for guitar
- Teaching ideas & activities
- La Cucaracha Song Info
La Cucaracha Videos
Sing-Along Video with lyrics
English karaoke Video with lyrics
Spanish karaoke Video with lyrics
Spanish Lyrics
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene,
porque le faltan
las dos patitas de atrás.
Dicen que la cucaracha
Es un animal pequeño
Y cuando entra en una casa
Se tiene que quedar dueño.
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene,
porque le faltan
las dos patitas de atrás.
Cuando uno quiere a una
Y esta una no lo quiere,
Es lo mismo que si un calvo
En la calle encuentra un peine
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene,
porque le faltan
las dos patitas de atrás.
La Cucaracha | Original English Lyrics for children by Singing Bell
The little cockroach, the little cockroach,
all she wanted was to dance,
she doesn’t mind that
a leg is missing,
she would never miss the chance.
In the house nobody wants her
and they hunt her through the back door
so she goes after the music
and she’s dancing on the dance floor.
The little cockroach, the little cockroach,
all she wanted was to dance,
she doesn’t mind that
a leg is missing,
she would never miss the chance.
She won’t stay where they don’t want her,
there are better things to ask for.
Now the music seems to charm her
as she’s dancing on the dance floor.
The little cockroach, the little cockroach,
all she wanted was to dance,
she doesn’t bother
if legs are missing,
she would never miss the chance.
Song with Vocals
This is the vocal version of this song, as recorded by Singing Bell. Play the song and sing along!
Commercial License (Song with vocals)
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La Cucaracha Karaoke
(free MP3 Download)
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“La Cucaracha” free mp3 download (instrumental, 2:24 – 4/4 – 155 bpm)
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MP4 Video File | Free Download
To watch the karaoke video of this song on your mobile device, click on the following link to download the video file (mp4 format).
La cucaracha | Free mp4 Video File Download
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Free La Cucaracha sheet music PDF
Searching for beginner-level sheet music for La Cucaracha?
Here’s a free printable PDF, which you can use for teaching, public performance, studying or just for fun!
Guitar chords, tabs, and Sheet Music for guitar
By clicking on the button or the following image, you can get a printable PDF file with Guitar Chords, Tabs and Sheet Music for this song for free.
Teaching ideas & activities
Dance, dance, dance!
Follow the basic idea of the lyrics of the chorus:
a cockroach dancing without the back legs, which means that you are leaning slightly to the front, dancing only on one leg.
Don’t forget to choreograph the song according to its form (A-B-A-C-A).
Divide children in two groups, one for the chorus (A) and one for the verses (B, C), and give them musical instruments (e.g. maracas and guiro) that they are going to play respectively.
La Cucaracha Song Info
“La Cucaracha” is a Spanish folk song that became popular in Mexico between 1910-1920, during the Mexican Revolution. The origins of the song are unknown, but “La Cucaracha” is one of the most popular Spanish nursery rhymes.
The lyrics are improvised according to the use of the song (children, historical or political meaning, etc.), so we thought we might write our own English lyrics, which will make “La Cucaracha” ideal for a children’s party. Have fun!
Click on the button to watch a glockenspiel / xylophone tutorial video and download a free printable PDF file with glockenspiel / xylophone Music Sheet and Note Chart of this song.
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