| John Hardy was a desperate little man,
| John Hardy era un hombrecito desesperado,
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| He carried two guns every day.
| Llevaba dos armas todos los días.
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| He shot down a man on the West Virginia Line,
| Le disparó a un hombre en la Línea de Virginia Occidental,
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| You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away,
| Deberías haber visto a John Hardy escapar,
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| You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away.
| Deberías haber visto a John Hardy irse.
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| John Hardy stood in that old barroom
| John Hardy estaba en ese viejo bar
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| So drunk that he could not see.
| Tan borracho que no podía ver.
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| And a man walked up and took him by the arm,
| Y un hombre se acercó y lo tomó por el brazo,
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| He said, «Johnny, come and go along with me,
| Él dijo: «Johnny, ven y ve conmigo,
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| Poor boy, Johnny, come and walk along with me.»
| Pobre muchacho, Johnny, ven y camina conmigo.»
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| John Hardy stood in his old jail cell,
| John Hardy estaba en su antigua celda de la cárcel,
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| The tears running down from his eyes.
| Las lágrimas corriendo por sus ojos.
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| He said, «I've been the death of many poor boy,
| Dijo: «Yo he sido la muerte de muchos pobre muchacho,
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| But my six-shooter never told a lie,
| Pero mi revólver nunca dijo una mentira,
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| No, my six-shooters never told a lie.»
| No, mis seis tiros nunca dijeron una mentira.»
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| The first one to visit John Hardy in his cell
| El primero en visitar a John Hardy en su celda
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| Was a little girl dressed in blue.
| Era una niña vestida de azul.
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| She came down to that old jail cell;
| Bajó a esa vieja celda de la cárcel;
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| She said, «Johnny, I’ve been true to you,
| Ella dijo: «Johnny, te he sido fiel,
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| God knows, Johnny, I’ve been true to you.»
| Dios sabe, Johnny, que te he sido fiel.»
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| The next one to visit John Hardy in his cell
| El próximo en visitar a John Hardy en su celda
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| Was a little girl dressed in red.
| Era una niña pequeña vestida de rojo.
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| She came down to that old jail cell;
| Bajó a esa vieja celda de la cárcel;
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| She said, «Johnny, I had rather see you dead,
| Ella dijo: «Johnny, prefiero verte muerto,
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| Well, Johnny, I had rather see you dead.»
| Bueno, Johnny, prefiero verte muerto.»
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| «I've been to the east and I’ve been to the west,
| «He estado en el este y he estado en el oeste,
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| I’ve traveled this wide world around;
| He viajado por este ancho mundo;
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| I’ve been to that river and I’ve been baptized,
| He estado en ese río y me he bautizado,
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| So take me to my burying ground,
| Así que llévame a mi cementerio,
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| So take me to my burying ground.»
| Así que llévame a mi cementerio.»
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| John Hardy was a desperate little man,
| John Hardy era un hombrecito desesperado,
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| He carried two guns every day.
| Llevaba dos armas todos los días.
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| He shot down a man on the West Virginia Line,
| Le disparó a un hombre en la Línea de Virginia Occidental,
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| You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away,
| Deberías haber visto a John Hardy escapar,
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| You oughta seen John Hardy gettin' away. | Deberías haber visto a John Hardy irse. |