Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
¿Qué de adónde vengo?
¿Que pa' dónde voy ?
¿Qué de adónde vengo?
¿Que pa' dónde voy?
Vengo de la tierra de la dulzura
¿Que pa' dónde voy?
Voy a repartir ricura
La sabrosura rica y sandunguera
Que Puerto Rico puede dar
Lo le lo lai, lo le lo lai, lo le lo la
Yo la reparto por dónde quiera
En valles montes y las praderas
Con mi cantar rico y sin igual
Al que me escucha lo pongo a gozar
Al que me escucha lo pongo a gozar, hey
Del paraíso de la dulzura vengo yo
Que esto sí que es sabrosura
De adónde vengo
Es del paraiso e' dulzura
A la la eh, mi socio
Mi guaguancó si es sabroso tú ves
Borinquén la tierra del edén
La que el gran Gautier
Llamo la Perla de los Mares
Ay del paraíso es la dulzura
Puerto Rico es sabrosura
Oye de Borinquén vengo yo
Por eso tengo salsa, sabor, y control
Y ven y baila la rica plena
El rico Bombón de Elena
Mamita baila con sabrosura
Mami mueve la cintura
Lo le lo lai yo voy cantando así
Jibarito te lo jura
En mi jibarita encuentro yo
Lo aretes que le faltan a la luna
Oye esa si tiene la masa buena
Mami que la masa dura
Por eso a mi mami la quiero
Jibarito no se apura
Masa dura con pan es lo que tú tienes
Masa dura con pan el negro te quiere tú ves
Esa tierra me tiene loco
Esa tierra es mi locura
Puerto Rico yo te adoro
Tierra santa tierra pura
Ay ven para que veas mi tierra
Si mi palabra tu dudas
¿Que pa' dónde voy ?
¿Qué de adónde vengo?
¿Que pa' dónde voy?
Vengo de la tierra de la dulzura
¿Que pa' dónde voy?
Voy a repartir ricura
La sabrosura rica y sandunguera
Que Puerto Rico puede dar
Lo le lo lai, lo le lo lai, lo le lo la
Yo la reparto por dónde quiera
En valles montes y las praderas
Con mi cantar rico y sin igual
Al que me escucha lo pongo a gozar
Al que me escucha lo pongo a gozar, hey
Del paraíso de la dulzura vengo yo
Que esto sí que es sabrosura
De adónde vengo
Es del paraiso e' dulzura
A la la eh, mi socio
Mi guaguancó si es sabroso tú ves
Borinquén la tierra del edén
La que el gran Gautier
Llamo la Perla de los Mares
Ay del paraíso es la dulzura
Puerto Rico es sabrosura
Oye de Borinquén vengo yo
Por eso tengo salsa, sabor, y control
Y ven y baila la rica plena
El rico Bombón de Elena
Mamita baila con sabrosura
Mami mueve la cintura
Lo le lo lai yo voy cantando así
Jibarito te lo jura
En mi jibarita encuentro yo
Lo aretes que le faltan a la luna
Oye esa si tiene la masa buena
Mami que la masa dura
Por eso a mi mami la quiero
Jibarito no se apura
Masa dura con pan es lo que tú tienes
Masa dura con pan el negro te quiere tú ves
Esa tierra me tiene loco
Esa tierra es mi locura
Puerto Rico yo te adoro
Tierra santa tierra pura
Ay ven para que veas mi tierra
Si mi palabra tu dudas
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