| When I was a little boy I lived by myself
| Cuando era niño vivía solo
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| All the bread and cheese I gotta put it on the shelf
| Todo el pan y el queso tengo que ponerlo en el estante
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| The rats and the mice, they led me such a life
| Las ratas y los ratones, me llevaron tal vida
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| I had to go to London to get myself a wife
| Tuve que ir a Londres para conseguirme una esposa.
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| The roads were so slick and the lanes were so narrow
| Las carreteras estaban tan resbaladizas y los carriles eran tan estrechos
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| Had to take her home in a old wheelbarrow
| Tuve que llevarla a casa en una vieja carretilla
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| Got my wing wong waddle
| Tengo mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| The wheelbarrow broke and my wife had a fall
| La carretilla se rompió y mi mujer se cayó
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| Down came wheelbarrow, wife and all
| Abajo vino la carretilla, esposa y todo
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swap my wheelbarrow got me a horse
| Cambiar mi carretilla me consiguió un caballo
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| Then I rode from cross to cross
| Luego cabalgué de cruz en cruz
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| Got my wing wong waddle
| Tengo mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my horse and got me a mare
| Cambié mi caballo y me conseguí una yegua
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| Then I rode from fair to fair
| Luego cabalgué de feria en feria
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| Got my wing wong waddle
| Tengo mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my mule and got me a cow
| Cambié mi mula y me conseguí una vaca
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| And in that trade I just learned how
| Y en ese oficio acabo de aprender cómo
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my cow and got me a calf
| Cambié mi vaca y me conseguí un ternero
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| In that trade I lost just half
| En ese comercio perdí solo la mitad
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my calf and got me a mule
| Intercambié mi becerro y me consiguió una mula
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| Then I rode like a dog-gone fool
| Entonces monté como un tonto
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my mule and I got me a sheep
| Cambié mi mula y me compré una oveja
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| Then I rode till I went to sleep
| Luego cabalgué hasta que me fui a dormir
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my sheep and got me a goat
| Intercambié mis ovejas y me consiguió una cabra
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| Rode to the election, sold my vote
| Fui a las elecciones, vendí mi voto
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my goat and got me a rat
| Cambié mi cabra y me conseguí una rata
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| Put it in the haystack to run the cat
| Ponlo en el pajar para correr el gato
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my rat and got me a hen
| Cambié mi rata y me compré una gallina
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| What a pretty little think I had then
| Qué poco pensar tuve entonces
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home
| A mi largo camino a casa
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| Swapped my hen and got me a mole
| Cambié mi gallina y me consiguió un topo
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| And the dog-gone thing ran straight to its hole
| Y la cosa perdida corrió directamente a su agujero
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| To my wing wong waddle
| A mi ala wong waddle
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| To my jack straw saddle
| A mi montura de paja
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| To my jon fair faddle
| A mi jon fair faddle
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| To my long way home | A mi largo camino a casa |