| They’re driving long nails into coffins
| Están clavando clavos largos en ataúdes
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| You’ve been having sleepless nights
| Has estado teniendo noches de insomnio
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| You’ve gone as quiet as a church mouse
| Te has ido tan silencioso como un ratón de iglesia
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| And checking on your rights
| Y comprobando tus derechos
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| The boss has hung you out to dry
| El jefe te ha colgado a secar
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| And it looks as though
| Y parece como si
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| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
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| And let the organ grinder go
| Y deja ir al organillero
|
| You’ve been talking to a lawyer
| Has estado hablando con un abogado
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| Are you going to pretend
| vas a fingir
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| That you and your employer
| Que usted y su empleador
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| Are still the best of friends
| siguen siendo los mejores amigos
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| Somebody’s gonna take the fall
| Alguien va a tomar la caída
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| There’s your quid pro quo
| Ahí está tu quid pro quo
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| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| Punish the monkey, yeah
| Castigar al mono, sí
|
| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| And let the organ grinder go
| Y deja ir al organillero
|
| Here comes a police man
| Aquí viene un policía
|
| He won’t be side-tracked
| Él no será desviado
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| He’s asking ‘bout a smoking gun
| Él está preguntando sobre una pistola humeante
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| He’s after the bad
| Él está detrás de lo malo
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| It’s a quiet life from here on in
| Es una vida tranquila de aquí en adelante
|
| You dropped your poisoned cup
| Dejaste caer tu copa envenenada
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| The telephone is ringing
| El telefono esta sonando
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| But you’re not picking up
| Pero no estás contestando
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| Times I’ve said are funky
| Los tiempos que he dicho son funky
|
| And everybody knows
| y todo el mundo sabe
|
| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| Punish the monkey, yeah
| Castigar al mono, sí
|
| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| And let the organ grinder go
| Y deja ir al organillero
|
| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| Punish the monkey, yeah
| Castigar al mono, sí
|
| Punish the monkey
| castigar al mono
|
| And let the organ grinder go | Y deja ir al organillero |