| If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair
| Si tuviera un lazo de cinta para atarme el pelo
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| If I had a fancy sash, my love would think me fair
| Si tuviera una faja elegante, mi amor me consideraría justo
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| And when he goes to frankfurt, a-logging on the rise
| Y cuando va a Frankfurt, registra un aumento
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| He’d bring me back with his own hands, a very pretty prize
| Me traería de vuelta con sus propias manos, un premio muy bonito
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| If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair
| Si tuviera un lazo de cinta para atarme el pelo
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| If I had a fancy sash, my love would think me fair
| Si tuviera una faja elegante, mi amor me consideraría justo
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| If I was like city girl and fair with smart
| Si yo fuera como chica de ciudad y justa con inteligente
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| Not a lad in all these parts would know my heart
| Ni un muchacho en todas estas partes conocería mi corazón
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| And then I’d live in Frankfurt
| Y luego viviría en Frankfurt
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| Where all the lovers go
| Donde van todos los amantes
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| I’d lark about them settlements
| Me burlaría de los asentamientos
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| And wear them foreign clothes
| Y ponles ropa extranjera
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| If I had a ribbon bow to bind my hair
| Si tuviera un lazo de cinta para atarme el pelo
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| If I had a fancy sash | Si tuviera una faja elegante |