| My great grandfather back in Lake Providence Louisiana
| Mi bisabuelo en Lake Providence Louisiana
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| He was lynched
| fue linchado
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| Not only was he lynched
| No solo fue linchado
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| They took his body and they tore it apart
| Tomaron su cuerpo y lo despedazaron
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| And they went to his wife, Martha Jones
| Y fueron a su esposa, Martha Jones
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| To tell her where she could find her husband
| Para decirle dónde podría encontrar a su marido.
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| Poor, poor Martha
| Pobre, pobre Marta
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| Poor Martha
| pobre marta
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| Poor Martha Jones
| Pobre Marta Jones
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| She got to go downtown
| Ella tiene que ir al centro
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| She got to go
| ella tiene que ir
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| She got to and find her husband
| Ella llegó y encontró a su esposo
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| They came to the door
| Llegaron a la puerta
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| They took, they took him away
| Se lo llevaron, se lo llevaron
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| They hung him
| lo colgaron
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| They hung him from the highest tree
| Lo colgaron del árbol más alto
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| They tore
| ellos rasgaron
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| They tore his poor body
| Desgarraron su pobre cuerpo
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| They tore his poor body apart
| Desgarraron su pobre cuerpo
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| They tore
| ellos rasgaron
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| They tore his poor body
| Desgarraron su pobre cuerpo
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| They tore his poor body apart
| Desgarraron su pobre cuerpo
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| Poor, poor Martha
| Pobre, pobre Marta
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| Poor, saint poor Martha Jones
| Pobre, santa pobre Martha Jones
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| Poor, poor, poor Martha
| Pobre, pobre, pobre Marta
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| She got to go
| ella tiene que ir
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| She got to go and find
| Ella tiene que ir y encontrar
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| She got to go and find
| Ella tiene que ir y encontrar
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| She got, got to go and find her husband
| Ella tiene, tiene que ir a buscar a su esposo
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| She walking all over town
| Ella camina por toda la ciudad
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| She walking
| ella caminando
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| She walking
| ella caminando
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| She walking all over town
| Ella camina por toda la ciudad
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| She’s dragging
| ella está arrastrando
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| Ohhh she’s dragging that babe behind her
| Ohhh ella está arrastrando a ese bebé detrás de ella
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| She got to go
| ella tiene que ir
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| She got to go and find her husband
| Ella tiene que ir a buscar a su esposo
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| Ohhh Martha
| ohhh marta
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| Poor saint Martha
| pobre santa marta
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| She got to go
| ella tiene que ir
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| She got to go
| ella tiene que ir
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| She got
| Ella tiene
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| She got
| Ella tiene
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| She got
| Ella tiene
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| She got
| Ella tiene
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| She got to go and find
| Ella tiene que ir y encontrar
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| She got to go and find
| Ella tiene que ir y encontrar
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| She got to go | ella tiene que ir |