¿Puedo ir al baño?

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> *"Justin desperately needs to go to the bathroom. It's an emergency. Will his teacher let him go?"*
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**¿Puedo ir al baño?** (English: Can I Go to the Bathroom?) is a song intended to educate on how to properly ask to go to the bathroom in Spanish. It follows the character Justin as he asks his teacher to use the bathroom.

## Plot

1. As Justin and his friend Patrick are walking to class, he tells his friend that he has to use the bathroom as they pass by it. However, due to class starting soon (which his friend informs him of,) the pair have to hurry to class.
2. They enter the class just as it's starting, and are promptly followed by the teacher. As the rest of the class is found working, Justin asks his teacher if he may use the bathroom, of which the teacher denies and tells him to sit down. Justin is then found distraught, continually asking again and even offering to clean the chalkboard and give the teacher an apple. However, all of these things are proven to be in vain.
3. As the first half of the song has passed, Justin rallies up his fellow classmates in a continued effort. The song gets notably more intense at this point. The song climaxes, with Justin and his various classmates collapsing on the ground, in a final effort to convince the teacher. However, the teacher denies, sternly telling him, "No," ending the song.

## Lyrics

* Spanish
* English

**PROLOGUE**

Yo necesito ir al baño.
(La clase empieza en un minuto.)
\*groans\*
Vámonos.

Hola Maestro.

**SONG**

Maestro, ¿puedo ir al baño?

Por favor.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Por favor.

Es una emergencia.
Y ya hice mi tarea.

Maestro, ¿puedo ir al baño?
Por favor.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Por favor.

Le traeré una manzana.
Y lavaré su pizarra.

Maestro, ¿puedo ir al baño?
Por favor.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Por favor.

¿Por qué Carlos fue al baño?
Él estaba hablando.

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia.

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¿Por qué no puede ir al baño?)

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¿Por qué no puede ir al baño?)

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia.

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia.

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¡Déjelo! ¡Déjelo!)

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¡Déjelo! ¡Déjelo!)

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia.

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Es una emergencia.

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¡Déjelo! ¡Déjelo!)

¿Por qué no puedo ir?
¿Por qué no puedo ir al baño?

(¡Déjelo! ¡Déjelo!)

Maestro, no puedo esperar.
Yo necesito ir al baño.
Por favor, ¿puedo ir?

(No.)

**PRÓLOGO**

I need to go to the bathroom.
(Class starts in one minute.)
\*groans\*
Let's go.

Hello teacher.

**CANCIÓN**

Teacher, may I go to the bathroom?

Please.
I need to go to the bathroom.
Please.

It’s an emergency.
And I already did my homework.

Teacher, may I go to the bathroom?
Please.
I need to go to the bathroom.
Please.

I’ll bring you an apple.
And I’ll wash your chalkboard.

Teacher, may I go to the bathroom?
Please.
I need to go to the bathroom.
Please.

Why did Carlos go to the bathroom?
He was talking.

Teacher, I can’t wait.
I need to go to the bathroom.
It’s an emergency.

Why can’t I go?
Why can’t I go to the bathroom?

(Why can’t he go to the bathroom?)

Teacher, I can’t wait.
I need to go to the bathroom.
It’s an emergency.

Why can’t I go?
Why can’t I go to the bathroom?

(Let him! Let him!)

Teacher, I can’t wait.
I need to go to the bathroom.
Please, can I go?

(No.)
## Characters

* Justin (portrayed by Justin) - debut.
* Maestro (portrayed by James Wooldridge) - debut.

## Trivia

* During the Find the Ganga Girls event, The Ganga Girls can be seen at 0:55 on a shelf in the closet, 4th from the top.
* While there is no full version of the English song provided, various clips of the song sung in English can be found in the Nuggets.
	+ There are several missing sections using the provided clips, all of which are the repeated lines.
	+ Given the echoes that can be heard and cut of audio from singing at the beginnings and ends of various clips, it can be assumed a full English version was made rather than all the clips individually.

* The production was filmed in June 2009 in Evanston, Illinois.
* Within the classroom scenes, the text "La clase empieza en un minuto" can be seen on the chalkboard behind the students. This is the exact line Justin's friend tells to him while walking to class, and was left by accident.
* Before the song starts, as Justin closes the door, a sign can be seen which is a rare example of English text embedded in a Señor Wooly video. It reads: "SWEEPS ARE BACK! — If this door is locked and you are outside, then you need a pass from Ms. Davis to enter."
* Ten years after production, in 2019, the band Los Feos (Sr. Wooly's music group) played the song live again. This version is found in the "Back to the Future" link on the videos panel of the student page.