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

Plot[]

Although heard in the opening credits of the film, it is sung by Panchito Pistoles, José Carioca, and Donald Duck after José and Donald meet Panchito for the first time. Towards the end of the song, Panchito holds a very long note in the word "honor" and Donald and Jose try to make him stop until he sinks into his sombrero and comes out with a large piñata, which builds to the Las Posadas story. A short reprise of it is heard at the end of the film where Donald escapes and destroys the Toy Bull to bring in the fireworks, ending the film.

A shortened version of the song sung by Jaime Camil serves as the theme song for the television series Legend of the Three Caballeros.

Donald, José, and Panchito also sang it again in Don Rosa's comic story The Three Caballeros Ride Again.

The song is also heard in the second season of the DuckTales reboot episode "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!", where Donald, Panchito and José make a plan to rescue Webby, Scrooge, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie attacked by the Drosera occidendum in which they manage to do so as the monstrous flower wilts due to its weakness to singing.

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: 
Ah!

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:
Ah!

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
(wolf whistle)

José and Panchito:
Each man is for himself!

Panchito:
¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!
Me sale del alma
Gritar con calor

Abrir todo el pecho
Pa' echar este grito
¡Qué lindo es Jalisco!
¡Palabra de... honor!

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
Who says so? We say so
The three caballeros

Ah, through fair or stormy weather
We're always together
So let come what may

Like brother to brother
We're all for each other
The three caballeros
Forever we'll stay!

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
Who says so?
We say so!
The three caballeros

Ah!
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!
What means "Ay caramba"?
Oh, yes! I don't know

Ah!
Through fair or 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
Each man is for himself!

(instrumental)
Like brother to brother
We're all for each other
The three caballeros
Forever we'll stay!

All:
We're three caballeros, yes three
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, in
Snappy serapes, you'll find us be-
neath our sombreroooos!
We're brave and we'll stay so,
We're bright as a peso-

Alfonso:
Who says so?

All:
We say so!
The three caballeroos!
Ah, we have the stars to guide us...

José and Panchito:
...Guitars here beside us,
To play as we go
We sing and we samba - We
Shout, "Ay! Caramba!"

José:
What means "Ay! Caramba!"?

Donald:
Oh, yes... I don't know!

José and Panchito:
Oh, through fair or stormy
Weather, we stand close
Together, like books on
A shelf!

All:
And pals though we may be,
When some Latin baby says
Yes, no, or maybe...
...Each man's for himselllf!

Cantina:
Ole!

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

Ah!

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!

What means "Ay caramba"?
Oh, yes! I don't know

Ah!

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
Each man for himself!

We're three caballeros
Three brave 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

The three caballeros!

Panchito:
We're three caballeros
Yes, three caballeros
They say we are birds of a feather

José and Panchito:
We're happy amigos
No matter where he goes
The one, two, and three goes
We're always together

Panchito:
We're three happy chappies
With snappy serapes
You'll find us beneath our sombreros

José:
 We're brave and we'll stay so
We're bright as a peso

Donald:
 Who says so?

José and Panchito:
We say so!

All: 
The three caballeros

All: 
Ah!

Donald:
We have the stars to guide us
Guitars here beside us
To play as we go
We sing and we samba

José and Panchito:
We shout, ¡Ay caramba!

All:
The three caballeros!

Videos[]

Trivia[]

  • The word "gay" was removed in later versions of the song, due to the modern popular meaning of the word. However, it is not removed in the Gran Fiesta Tour attraction.
  • 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.
  • The rhythm and the final lines are based off Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes, a Mexican folk song.
  • During the "We have the stars to guide us" lyric, both Panchito and José's mouths are moving, but only Panchito is singing. It was fixed in the Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Greek, Latin Spanish, Norwegian, and later Swedish versions.
  • Ward Kimball animated a majority of the song, including Panchito's entrance, while Fred Moore animated the solo shots of José, including both shots of him playing his umbrella like a trombone and when he asks, "What means '¿Ay, caramba?'"
  • The "Ahhhhh!" part of the DuckTales version is held longer than any of the other versions to show how Donald's terrible singing was affecting the Drosera occidendum.


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Disney Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros Logos
Media
Saludos Amigos (video/soundtrack) • The Three Caballeros (video/soundtrack) • Walt Disney anthology seriesHouse of MouseMickey and the Roadster RacersSouth of the Border with DisneyWalt & El GrupoLegend of the Three Caballeros

Books: The Penguin That Hated the Cold

Disney Parks
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three CaballerosIt's a Small WorldMickey Mouse Revue

Entertainment: Let's Party Gras!Max LIVE: Gettin’ Goofy With It
Restaurants: Mickey & Pals Market Café
Parades: Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLightsDisney Adventure Friends CavalcadeDisney's Party ExpressMickey's Soundsational Parade
Fireworks: HarmoniousMickey's Mix Magic!Wonderful World of AnimationWondrous Journeys
Spring: Fashionable Easter
Summer: Soryo Kobu
Halloween: Goofy's Skeletoons Street Party
Christmas: Mickey's Most Merriest CelebrationWorld of Color: Season of LightThe Viva Navidad Street Party

Characters
Saludos Amigos: Donald DuckLlamaPedroMama PlanePapa PlaneAconcaguaGoofyJosé Carioca
The Three Caballeros: Panchito PistolesPabloPenguinsAracuan BirdBurritoFlying GauchitoYayaToy Bull

Members of the Saludos Amigos Artist Tour: Walt DisneyFrank ThomasLee BlairMary BlairNorman Ferguson
Legend of the Three Caballeros: XandraDaisy DuckApril, May, and JuneBaron Von SheldgooseLord Felldrake SheldgooseLeopold the HorribleBaroness Von SheldgooseHumphrey the BearEugenia Ferdinand-FerdinandClinton CootPeteDonald's KettleLarry the MinotaurAstro MummiesMoon BotsJupiter, Venus, and MarsTermitesApolloMoai CommanderLava LizardsMoaiKing VomitGoblinsBaydoodiorSpike the BeeDapper DuckGeorge WashingtonAbraham LincolnThomas JeffersonTeddy RooseveltMonoHanzyClementinePriestessGods of Life and DeathKarasu TenguSheldgoose's AncestorsKing ArthurLancelot, Galahad, Kay, and BorsMerlinTyroneGaryYeti StaffMr. SpiritBlazebeak

Objects
Caballeros' AmuletsFelldrake's Staff Felldrake's RingSpark of LifeMagic MirrorsXandra's AtlasMystic BarrierWorld FruitXandra's Bow
Episodes
Legend of the Three Caballeros
"Dope-a Cabana" • "Labyrinth and Repeat" • "Pyramid-Life Crisis" • "World Tree Caballeros" • "No Man Is an Easter Island" • "Stonehenge Your Bets" • "Mount Rushmore (or Less)" • "Nazca Racing" • "Mexico à Go-Go" • "Mt. Fuji Whiz" • "Thanks a Camelot" • "Shangri-La-Di-Da" • "Sheldgoose Square Dance"
Songs
Saludos Amigos: Saludos AmigosLa Blanca PalomaEscravos de Jó Aquarela do BrasilTico-Tico no Fubá
The Three Caballeros: BaíaHave You Been to Baía?Pandeiro & FluteOs Quindins de YayáThe Three CaballerosLas PosadasMexicoJarabe PateñoLilongoYou Belong to My HeartLa ZandungaJesusita en Chihuahua
Legend of the Three Caballeros: Moai VacationGoblin JailDraw the LineShangri-La-Di-Da
Others: We Are The Three CaballerosMy Name is PanchitoPagode na Disney
Locations
South AmericaBrazilMexicoArgentinaChilePeruUruguay
Deleted Concepts
Pluto and the ArmadilloThe Laughing GauchitoCaxangaCuban CarnivalThe Hornero BirdBlame It on the SambaMiguelito Maracas


v - e - d
DuckTales logo
Media
Shows/Movies: 1987 series (videography) • 2017 seriesWalt Disney's World on Ice: Double Feature... Live!Raw ToonageDuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost LampChibi Tiny TalesThis Duckburg Life

Video Games: Video game (HD remake/Soundtrack) • DuckTales 2The Quest for GoldScrooge's LootDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney All-Star RacersDisney All-Star Party
Comics: Comic Books (IDW)
Books: The Secret City Under the SeaSphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro GearlooseScrooge's Treasure HuntChristmas at the North PoleWebby Saves the Day

Disney Parks
DuckTales World Showcase AdventurePLAY!Donald's Duck Pond
Characters
1987 series: Scrooge McDuckHuey, Dewey, and LouieLaunchpad McQuackWebby VanderquackBentina BeakleyDuckworthChief O'HaraShedlock JonesGyro GearlooseLittle HelperYardarmDoofus DrakeFenton CrackshellDonald DuckLudwig Von DrakeGladstone GanderBubba the Cave DuckAbominable SnowwomanTootsie the TriceratopsSkittlesBlackjackPouponGene the GenieGlittering GoldieMad Dog McGurkFeathers GaloreBurt QuackarachMajor CourageMicro DucksAdmiral GrimmitzKing HomerQueen ArielShawebizadGandra DeeMcPapaMcMamaRoboticaBeagle BoysMa BeaglePeteFlintheart GlomgoldPhantom BlotDijonArgus McSwineMagica De SpellMinima De SpellPoe De SpellEl CapitanJoaquin SlowlyMerlock the MagicianCinnamon TealDracula DuckDr. NoGoodMillionara VanderbucksFritter O'WayLawrence LoudmouthBruno Von BeakArmstrongThe SirensCirceHarpiesYuckalindaQueen GriseldaDjinniTerra-Firmie KingOverlord BulovanSolegoGICU-2Magica's ShadowThe Fear DemonsVacation Van Honk

2017 series: Della DuckLenaBradford BuzzardBentley and Buford BuzzardCaptain PeghookManny the Headless Man-HorsePixiuGabby McStabbersonHack and Slash SmashnikovRoxanne FeatherlyToad Liu HaiMark BeaksFalcon GravesAmunetSabafToth-RaZeusSeleneStorkulesCharybdisBriar and BrambleDarkwing DuckGosalyn MallardMegavoltDon KarnageQuackerjackLiquidatorBlack HeronZan OwlsonFisherMannDrosera occidendumJosé CariocaPanchito PistolesFethry DuckJohn D. RockerduckJeevesGavinGrandpappy BeagleViolet SabrewingUnicornPercival P. PeppingtonNightmare BeastPaddywhackBushrootNegaduckDaisy DuckGoofyChip and Dale Monterey JackZipperGadget HackwrenchKit CloudkickerTaurus BulbaMolly CunninghamLieutenant PenumbraGeneral LunarisMoonlandersMoon MitesGilded ManNeighbor JonesSteelbeakIsabella FinchIndy and Ty SabrewingTri-Crested TittertwillAletheiaVeroKing HonestusEmma GlamourInspector TezukaAkitaStrongbeardHeckaJormungandrPonce de LeonMatilda McDuckEmutilda

Episodes
1987 series

Season One: "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" • "Send in the Clones" • "Sphinx for the Memories" • "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" • "Armstrong" • "Robot Robbers" • "Magica's Shadow War" • "Master of the Djinni" • "Hotel Strangeduck" • "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" • "Duckman of Aquatraz" • "The Money Vanishes" • "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" • "Dinosaur Ducks" • "Hero for Hire" • "Superdoo!" • "Maid of the Myth" • "Down and Out in Duckburg" • "Much Ado About Scrooge" • "Top Duck" • "Pearl of Wisdom" • "The Curse of Castle McDuck" • "Launchpad's Civil War" • "Sweet Duck of Youth" • "Earth Quack" • "Home Sweet Homer" • "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" • "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" • "Back to the Klondike" • "Horse Scents" • "Scrooge's Pet" • "Catch as Cash Can" • "Merit-Time Adventure" • "The Golden Fleecing" • "Ducks of the West" • "Time Teasers" • "Back Out in the Outback" • "Raiders of the Lost Harp" • "The Right Duck" • "Scroogerello" • "Double-O-Duck" • "Luck o' the Ducks" • "Duckworth's Revolt" • "Magica's Magic Mirror"/"Take Me Out of the Ballgame" • "Duck to the Future" • "Jungle Duck" • "Launchpad's First Crash" • "Dime Enough for Luck" • "Duck in the Iron Mask" • "The Uncrashable Hindentanic" • "The Status Seekers" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" • "Once Upon a Dime" • "Spies in Their Eyes" • "All Ducks on Deck" • "Ducky Horror Picture Show" • "Till Nephews Do Us Part"
Season Two: "Time is Money" • "Super DuckTales"
Season Three: "The Land of Trala La" • "Allowance Day" • "Bubbeo & Juliet" • "The Good Muddahs" • "My Mother the Psychic" • "Metal Attraction" • "Dough Ray Me" • "Bubba's Big Brainstorm" • "The Big Flub" • "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity" • "Blue Collar Scrooge" • "Beaglemania" • "Yuppy Ducks" • "The Bride Wore Stripes" • "The Unbreakable Bin" • "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby" • "The Masked Mallard" • "A DuckTales Valentine"
Season Four: "Ducky Mountain High" • "Attack of the Metal Mites" • "The Duck Who Knew Too Much" • "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" • "Scrooge's Last Adventure" • "The Golden Goose"

2017 series
Season One: "Woo-oo!" • "Daytrip of Doom!" • "The Great Dime Chase!" • "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!" • "Terror of the Terra-firmians!" • "The House of the Lucky Gander!" • "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!" • "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!" • "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!" • "The Spear of Selene!" • "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!" • "The Missing Links of Moorshire!" • "McMystery at McDuck McManor!" • "JAW$!" • "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!" • "Day of the Only Child!" • "From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!" • "Who is Gizmoduck?!" • "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!" • "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!" • "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" • "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!" • "The Shadow War!"
Season Two: "The Most Dangerous Game...Night!" • "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!" • "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!" • "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!" • "Storkules in Duckburg!" • "Last Christmas!" • "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!" • "Treasure of the Found Lamp!" • "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!" • "The 87 Cent Solution!" • "The Golden Spear!" • "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!" • "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!" • "Friendship Hates Magic!" • "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!" • "The Duck Knight Returns!" • "What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!" • "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!" • "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!" • "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!" • "Timephoon!" • "GlomTales!" • "The Richest Duck in the World!" • "Moonvasion!"
Season Three "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" • "Quack Pack!" • "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!" • "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" • "Louie's Eleven!" • "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" • "The Rumble for Ragnarok!" • "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" • "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" • "The Trickening!" • "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!" • "Let's Get Dangerous!" • "Escape from the ImpossiBin!" • "The Split Sword of Swanstantine!" • "New Gods on the Block!" • "The First Adventure!" • "The Fight for Castle McDuck!" • "How Santa Stole Christmas!" • "Beaks in the Shell!" • "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!" • "The Life And Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!" • "The Last Adventure!"

Locations
DuckburgAtlantisThe Money BinMcDuck ManorCastle McDuckFountain of YouthScotlandNotre DuckValley of the Golden SunsSt. CanardCape Suzette
Organizations
Air PiratesF.O.W.L.Junior WoodchucksS.H.U.S.H.
Objects
Number One DimeJunior Woodchucks GuidebookGizmosuitGene's LampMerlock's TalismanSun CoinSun ChaserHarp of TroyMillennium ShortcutGyro's HelicopterMolecular ManipulatorGolden GooseWebby's Quacky Patch DollHindentanicMagic MedallionRatcatcherJewel of AtlantisPep!Gummiberry JuiceIron VulturePirate FightersSpear of SeleneSea DuckRanger Plane
Songs
DuckTales ThemeThree Cheers for Bubba DuckBoogie Beagle BluesMoon Stage ThemeSky PiratesThe Three CaballerosHear My Voice
See also
Carl BarksThe Disney AfternoonDarkwing DuckQuack PackDisney XD (Netherlands)Let's Go to Disneyland Paris
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