| Now There’s a man you’ll hear about
| Ahora hay un hombre del que escucharás
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| Most anywhere you go,
| Casi donde quiera que vaya,
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| And his holdings are in Texas
| Y sus propiedades están en Texas
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| And his name is Diamond Joe.
| Y su nombre es Diamond Joe.
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| And he carries all his money
| Y lleva todo su dinero
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| In a diamond-studded jar.
| En un frasco tachonado de diamantes.
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| He never took much trouble
| Nunca se tomó muchas molestias
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| With the process of the law.
| Con el proceso de la ley.
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| I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys,
| Contraté a Diamond Joe, muchachos,
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| Did offer him my hand,
| Le ofrecí mi mano,
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| He gave a string of horses
| Dio una hilera de caballos
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| So old they could not stand.
| Tan viejos que no podían soportar.
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| And I nearly starved to death, boys,
| Y casi me muero de hambre, muchachos,
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| He did mistreat me so,
| Me maltrató tanto,
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| And I never saved a dollar
| Y nunca ahorré un dólar
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| In the pay of Diamond Joe.
| A sueldo de Diamond Joe.
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| Now his bread it was corn dodger
| Ahora su pan era dodger de maíz
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| And his meat you couldn’t chaw,
| Y su carne no podías masticar,
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| Nearly drove me crazy
| Casi me vuelve loco
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| With the waggin' of his jaw.
| Con el movimiento de su mandíbula.
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| And the tellin' of his story,
| Y la narración de su historia,
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| Mean to let you know
| Quiero hacerte saber
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| That there never was a rounder
| Que nunca hubo un redondo
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| That could lie like Diamond Joe.
| Eso podría mentir como Diamond Joe.
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| Now, I tried three times to quit him,
| Ahora, intenté dejarlo tres veces,
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| But he did argue so
| Pero él lo argumentó así
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| I’m still punchin' cattle
| Todavía estoy golpeando ganado
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| In the pay of Diamond Joe.
| A sueldo de Diamond Joe.
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| And when I’m called up yonder
| Y cuando me llamen allá
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| And it’s my time to go,
| Y es mi hora de irme,
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| Give my blankets to my buddies
| Dar mis mantas a mis amigos
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| Give the fleas to Diamond Joe. | Dale las pulgas a Diamond Joe. |