The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Vengo del machete
Respeto a mis viejos
No cruzo paredes pero rompo espejos
Salida de un hombre como Danny Trejo
Tu no sabes nada
Te asusta tu reflejo
Yo soy caliente como los conejos
Estamos juntos aunque estemos lejos
Impactante casi perplejo
Me fui para volver y regresé ileso
La vida es una cosa
No es de fácil manejo
Bajar es de frutas vino también queso
Disperso en la linea
Ya de cada verso
Cerramos ya esta escena
Con un beso, papi
His name
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo, my man
En la mano un machete
Entonces pásala bien
Llévala leve
No te metas con él
Es un pelado duro
Es Danny Trejo, my man
So watch out
Danny trejo, my man
En el pecho la marianza
Siempre viaja con él
No necesita pasaporte
Ni permiso de la corte
En su mente sabe bien
Que tú eres el que va a caer
La vida vale nada
Para Danny Trejo
Es un cabrón duro
Es un cabrón grueso
La pasa todo el día
Quebrando las leyes
Y siempre por las noches
Mata a dos, tres bueyes
No duerme, no respira
Siempre sale ileso
Chuck Norris, David Carradine
Le muestran respeto
Le sacan la vuelta
Se cagan pa' dentro
Se queda cabra con
Danny Trejo
A manly dandy motherfucker with a heart of gold
Under his wing we could swim, we will never ever fall
Used to walk the streets of del barrio
Sacándole chispas a todo el escenario
Toolcat, Bobcat, that's how we roll
We were so fucking good, we were legends to be told
You talk in english y yo en español
And every time we party it was all night long
Danny Trejo, my man
Siempre sigiloso
Danny Trejo, my man
Letal y peligroso
Danny Trejo, my man
Ten cuidado está furioso
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo my man's got the beat
Danny Trejo my man's got the soul
Danny Trejo my man give me a beer
We're gonna live forever, we will never grow old
Danny Trejo my man's got the beat
Danny Trejo my man's got the soul
Danny Trejo my man give me a beer
We are gonna live forever, we will never grow old
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Respeto a mis viejos
No cruzo paredes pero rompo espejos
Salida de un hombre como Danny Trejo
Tu no sabes nada
Te asusta tu reflejo
Yo soy caliente como los conejos
Estamos juntos aunque estemos lejos
Impactante casi perplejo
Me fui para volver y regresé ileso
La vida es una cosa
No es de fácil manejo
Bajar es de frutas vino también queso
Disperso en la linea
Ya de cada verso
Cerramos ya esta escena
Con un beso, papi
His name
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo, my man
En la mano un machete
Entonces pásala bien
Llévala leve
No te metas con él
Es un pelado duro
Es Danny Trejo, my man
So watch out
Danny trejo, my man
En el pecho la marianza
Siempre viaja con él
No necesita pasaporte
Ni permiso de la corte
En su mente sabe bien
Que tú eres el que va a caer
La vida vale nada
Para Danny Trejo
Es un cabrón duro
Es un cabrón grueso
La pasa todo el día
Quebrando las leyes
Y siempre por las noches
Mata a dos, tres bueyes
No duerme, no respira
Siempre sale ileso
Chuck Norris, David Carradine
Le muestran respeto
Le sacan la vuelta
Se cagan pa' dentro
Se queda cabra con
Danny Trejo
A manly dandy motherfucker with a heart of gold
Under his wing we could swim, we will never ever fall
Used to walk the streets of del barrio
Sacándole chispas a todo el escenario
Toolcat, Bobcat, that's how we roll
We were so fucking good, we were legends to be told
You talk in english y yo en español
And every time we party it was all night long
Danny Trejo, my man
Siempre sigiloso
Danny Trejo, my man
Letal y peligroso
Danny Trejo, my man
Ten cuidado está furioso
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo my man's got the beat
Danny Trejo my man's got the soul
Danny Trejo my man give me a beer
We're gonna live forever, we will never grow old
Danny Trejo my man's got the beat
Danny Trejo my man's got the soul
Danny Trejo my man give me a beer
We are gonna live forever, we will never grow old
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
Danny Trejo, my man
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Danny Trejo Lyrics as written by Juan Jose Gonzalez Reyes Eduardo Gonzalez
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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