Letras de The Swap Song - Burl Ives

The Swap Song (original)

When I was a little boy I lived by myself
All the bread and cheese I gotta put it on the shelf
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
The rats and the mice, they led me such a life
I had to go to London to get myself a wife
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
The roads were so slick and the lanes were so narrow
Had to take her home in a old wheelbarrow
Got my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
The wheelbarrow broke and my wife had a fall
Down came wheelbarrow, wife and all
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swap my wheelbarrow got me a horse
Then I rode from cross to cross
Got my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my horse and got me a mare
Then I rode from fair to fair
Got my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my mule and got me a cow
And in that trade I just learned how
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my cow and got me a calf
In that trade I lost just half
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my calf and got me a mule
Then I rode like a dog-gone fool
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my mule and I got me a sheep
Then I rode till I went to sleep
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my sheep and got me a goat
Rode to the election, sold my vote
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my goat and got me a rat
Put it in the haystack to run the cat
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my rat and got me a hen
What a pretty little think I had then
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home
Swapped my hen and got me a mole
And the dog-gone thing ran straight to its hole
To my wing wong waddle
To my jack straw saddle
To my jon fair faddle
To my long way home

(traducción)

Cuando era niño vivía solo
Todo el pan y el queso tengo que ponerlo en el estante
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Las ratas y los ratones, me llevaron tal vida
Tuve que ir a Londres para conseguirme una esposa.
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Las carreteras estaban tan resbaladizas y los carriles eran tan estrechos
Tuve que llevarla a casa en una vieja carretilla
Tengo mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
La carretilla se rompió y mi mujer se cayó
Abajo vino la carretilla, esposa y todo
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambiar mi carretilla me consiguió un caballo
Luego cabalgué de cruz en cruz
Tengo mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi caballo y me conseguí una yegua
Luego cabalgué de feria en feria
Tengo mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi mula y me conseguí una vaca
Y en ese oficio acabo de aprender cómo
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi vaca y me conseguí un ternero
En ese comercio perdí solo la mitad
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Intercambié mi becerro y me consiguió una mula
Entonces monté como un tonto
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi mula y me compré una oveja
Luego cabalgué hasta que me fui a dormir
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Intercambié mis ovejas y me consiguió una cabra
Fui a las elecciones, vendí mi voto
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi cabra y me conseguí una rata
Ponlo en el pajar para correr el gato
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi rata y me compré una gallina
Qué poco pensar tuve entonces
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa
Cambié mi gallina y me consiguió un topo
Y la cosa perdida corrió directamente a su agujero
A mi ala wong waddle
A mi montura de paja
A mi jon fair faddle
A mi largo camino a casa