Sung by Flora Benamor, Tetuán, 1956.

This sly song portrays a clever, flirtacious woman who gets what she wants. The first line suggests that being "green", or immature, gets you nowhere. Bride and groom plays games of forfeit, always at midnight. She wins all the time -- first a hug and a ring, then her entire dowry. An elegant woman, she shows off her gowns before her husband, and, to arouse his jealousy, before her brother-in-law as well.

They say that the green
Is worth nothing,
Is worth nothing.

Our bridegroom, he
Boasts about it,
Boasts about it.

Refrain:
And one, two, three, four,
Five, six, seven;
Always the same game.

The bride played games
With her keeper,
With her keeper.

And at the first game
He gave her a hug,
He gave her a hug.

The bride played games
With her husband,
With her husband.

And at the first game
He gave her a ring,
He gave her a ring.

And one, two, three, four,
Five, six, seven;
Always the same game.

The bride played games
at midnight,
at midnight.

And at the first game
He returned her dowry,
He returned her dowry.

She dressed in green
And also in yellow,
And also in yellow.

So the bride dressed
For her husband,
For her husband.

She dressed in green
And also in purple,
And also in purple.

So the bride dressed
For her brother-in-law,
For her brother-in-law.

Sung by Flora Benamor, Tetuán, 1956.

Dicen que lo verde
no vale nada,
no vale nada.

Este, nuestro novio,
lo trae por gala,
lo trae por gala.

Refran:
Y uno, dos, tres, cuatro,
cinco, seis, siete;
juego de siempre.

Jugaba la novia
con su velador,
con su velador.

Y al primer juego
le dió un abrazo,
le dió un abrazo.

Jugaba la novia
con su marido,
con su marido.

Y al primer juego
le dió un anillo,
le dió un anillo.

Y uno, dos, tres, cuatro,
cinco, seis, siete;
juego de siempre.

Jugaba la novia
a la medianoche,
a la medianoche.

Y al primer juego
le pagó el dote,
le pagó el dote.

Vistióse de verde
y más de amarillo,
y más de amarillo.

Así viste la novia
con su marido,
con su marido.

Vistióse de verde
y más de morado,
y más de morado.

Así viste la novia
con su cuñado,
con su cuñado