La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha ("The Cockroach") is a popular folk song about a cockroach who cannot walk. The song's origins are unclear,^[1] but it dates back at least to the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution.^[1] The song belongs to the Mexican corrido genre.^[1] The song's melody is widely known^[1] and there are many alternative stanzas.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries (14 November 2007). Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-547-35021-9. The origin of La cucaracha is disputed, but it dates from at least the time of the Mexican Revolution

[SpanishWordHistories-1] Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries (14 November 2007). Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-547-35021-9. The origin of La cucaracha is disputed, but it dates from at least the time of the Mexican Revolution

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