 | La Cucaracha Traditional Piano, Bass, Guitar Skill level :
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| Composer |  Traditional | ||
| Instrumentation | Piano, Bass, Guitar | ||
| Sheet central | La Cucaracha (61 sheet music) | ||
| Style | Jazz | ||
| Arranger |  | ||
| Publisher | Lewis, Alastair | ||
| Copyright | Copyright 2013 Alastair Lewis | ||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 12 Dec 2013
"La Cucaracha" is a traditional folk song which
originated in Spain. This type of song is known as a
"corrido" in Spanish. The song became popular during
the Mexican revolution which occurred from 1910-1920.
The title in English means "The Cockroach". There have
been many different versions of the lyrics, but the
earliest lyrics concern a cockroach which is struggling
to walk, due to it having lost one of its legs. In
subsequent versions there were often hidden political
meanings in the lyrics.<...(+)
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