Ropa Vieja is a song sung by Kevin and Gretel. It is used in "Recipe for Disaster" while Kevin and Gretel make a ropa vieja of their own, after they realize that family dinner night isn't just about the dish itself.
Lyrics[]
Kevin: It's not the ropa vieja that brings us together.
It's not just the meal, it's not about what's on the plate.
Gretel: It's not the steak or the onions, paprika, or pepper.
Both: It's about how we feel, and memories that we create.
Like when dad got guasacaca all over the kitchen
Gretel: Or Tía Melissa exploded the chicken
Kevin: Or I dropped that plate full of hot empanadas
And made a Jackson Pollock on mom's terracotta
Both: Through all of these disasters we've not been persuaded
To lose the traditions that we've celebrated
Tradition, it's the time spent with family
And that's what we've learned
'cause tradition, can be linked to calamity
Just like when we burned the ropa vieja
Tradition, (the ropa vieja that brings us together)
It's the time spent with family (It's not just the meal, it's not about what's on the plate)
And that's what we've learned, 'cause tradition (the ropa vieja that brings us together)
can be linked to calamity (It's not just the meal, it's)
Both: Just like when we burned the ropa vieja
Songwriters[]
- Dan Povenmire
- Jacob Ryan Smith
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