These girls want to get married
Chorus: They want to get married, they want to get married
They've still not been able to find
Chorus: Not been able to find, not been able to find
The loves of their dreams
A waste of effort, searching and searching
And so the days roll by and by
Thinking that one day they'll marry

And so they go to the movies and the club
To dance, to struggle, to the mountains and the sea
And they cannot find, sir,
That ideal love they've been searching for...
Because for each one, they found fault
He's too tall, he's too fat, he's too thin and there's more.
And if they continue with all their pretensions
They're going to be left on the shelf.

So thinking and thinking they cannot sleep
Chorus: They can't sleep, can't sleep
And Maria remembers Juan,
Anita remembers Luis, Raquel, Martin.
And they pray to the good St. Anthony
Lighting candles to bring them their Prince.
And so the days roll by and by
Thinking one day they'll marry

English translation by Paul Bottomer ©