The Three Caballeros (song)

"The Three Caballeros" is a song from the 1944 film of the same name.

This song was included on the VHS tapes, Disney Sing Along Songs: Heigh-Ho and in Disney Sing Along Songs: Collection of All Time Favorites: The Early Years.

Background
It is sung by Panchito Pistoles, Jose Carioca and Donald Duck after Jose and Donald meet Panchito for the first time.

Outside of the film, the song was featured in the EPCOT attraction Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, featuring some little changes. Donald, Jose, and Panchito also sang it again in Don Rosa's comic story The Three Caballeros Ride Again.

The rhythm and the final lines are based off Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes, a Mexican folk song.

Lyrics
Panchito: We're three caballeros

Three gay caballeros

They say we are birds of a feather

We're happy amigos

No matter where he goes

The one, two, and three goes

We're always together

We're three happy chappies

With snappy serapes

You'll find us beneath our sombreros

We're brave and we'll stay so

We're bright as a peso

Donald: Who says so?

José and Panchito: We say so!

The three caballeros

All: Ohhhh!

Panchito: We have the stars to guide us

Guitars here beside us

To play as we go

We sing and we samba

We shout, ¡Ay caramba!

José: What means "Ay caramba"?

Panchito: Oh, yes, I don't know

All: Ohhhh!

Panchito: Through fair and stormy weather

We stand close together

Like books on a shelf

And pals though we may be

When some Latin baby

Says yes, no, or maybe

José and Panchito: Each man is for himself!

Panchito: ¡Ahhhh, Jalisco no te rajes!

Me sale del alma

Gritar con color

Abrir todo el pecho

Pa' echar este grito

¡Qué lindo es Jalisco!

Palabra de honor

Trivia

 * The word "gay" was censored in later versions of the song, due to the modern popular meaning of the word. However, it is not censored in the Gran Fiesta Tour attraction.
 * During the "We have the stars to guide us" lyric, both Panchito and Jose's mouths are moving, but only Panchito is singing.