| Bo Diddley was a private eye
| Bo Diddley era un detective privado
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| Hand was fast and his I.Q. | Hand era rápido y su I.Q. |
| high
| alto
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| D.A. | DA |
| said «Double O, you won’t last
| dijo "Doble O, no durarás
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| Slow down boy, you living too fast»
| Cálmate chico, estás viviendo demasiado rápido»
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| Well, Double O had a Cadillac
| Bueno, Double O tenía un Cadillac
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| Machine guns and a bullet-proof back
| Ametralladoras y espalda a prueba de balas
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| Engine taken from a 707
| Motor tomado de un 707
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| Sounds like a sure way to get into heaven
| Suena como una forma segura de entrar al cielo
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| In his pocket, 5 pounds of lead
| En su bolsillo, 5 libras de plomo
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| Keep Bo Diddley from getting dead
| Evita que Bo Diddley muera
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| Another thing helped Bo keeping alive
| Otra cosa ayudó a Bo a mantenerse con vida.
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| Was a snub-nosed, Smith And Wesson, Colt 45
| Era una nariz chata, Smith and Wesson, Colt 45
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| Well, Bo drank gallons of rye and bourbon
| Bueno, Bo bebió galones de centeno y bourbon
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| Martini’s dry, and you better serve them
| Martini está seco, y es mejor que los sirvas
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| Martini so dry, the shaker burst
| Martini tan seco que la coctelera estalló
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| Bo keeled on his side and died of thirst | Bo se desplomó de lado y murió de sed. |