What is the meaning of the children's song ‘La Cucaracha’? La Cucaracha is a Mexican folk song in Spanish. Originally, La Cucaracha was composed to describe the miserable life of the Mexican natives. This song made at the time of the Mexican civil war (1910-1920). In Spanish, La Cucaracha means  'cockroach' in Spanish.
There is many theories about its origin. First, at the time of the battle, the scene of poor women hold an iron pot to serve meals to insurgent troops. That scene is similar to a parade of cockroach. Another opinion is the nickname of the popular brave women warrior. Last, the other version is that it is the name of the carriage which Pancho Villa took.
 
This song of joyful tune contains strong ideas about the existence of the Mexico populace comparing themselves to cockroaches.