| I remember Christmas morning back in 1954
| Recuerdo la mañana de Navidad allá por 1954
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| When we moved her to Mount Savage as if it mattered anymore
| Cuando la trasladamos a Mount Savage como si ya no importara
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| Mama always said
| Mamá siempre decía
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| How the air can clear her head
| Cómo el aire puede despejar su cabeza
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| We were colder and much higher than we ever were before
| Estábamos más fríos y mucho más altos que nunca antes
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| I recall her tailored jersey and the flowers that she wore
| Recuerdo su jersey sastre y las flores que llevaba
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| Years ago I tried to tell her
| Hace años traté de decirle
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| What was in my heart
| que habia en mi corazon
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| But she was part of the city
| Pero ella era parte de la ciudad
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| (She took a little with sugar) She took a little with sugar
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took the money from my old man
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took a little with sugar) Ohhhh yes she did
| (Ella tomó un poco con azúcar) Ohhhh sí lo hizo
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| (She took the money from my old man)
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo)
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| All the years that she was with us you could count them on one hand
| Todos los años que estuvo con nosotros se los podía contar con los dedos de una mano
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| I was taken with her showboat style, but too young to understand
| Me cautivó su estilo espectacular, pero demasiado joven para entender
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| She was all alone
| ella estaba sola
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| Ahead of her time
| Adelantada a su tiempo
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| She was first generation
| ella era primera generacion
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| (She took a little with sugar) She took a little with sugar
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took the money from my old man
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took a little with sugar) Ohhhh yes she did
| (Ella tomó un poco con azúcar) Ohhhh sí lo hizo
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| (She took the money from my old man)
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo)
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| (Took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar) She took the money from my old man
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took a little with sugar
| (Ella tomó el dinero de mi viejo) Ella tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took the money from my old man) Ohhhh, She took the money from my old man
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Ohhhh, Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took the money from my old man) Ohhhh yes she did
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Ohhhh sí lo hizo
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| (She took the money from my old man) I said
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Dije
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| (She took a little with sugar) She took a little with sugar
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took a little with sugar) Ohhhh, she took the money from my old man
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Ohhhh, le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took a little with sugar) Ohhhh yes she did
| (Ella tomó un poco con azúcar) Ohhhh sí lo hizo
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| (She took a little with sugar) She took the money from my old man
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took the money from my old man) The money from my old man
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) El dinero a mi viejo
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| (She took the money from my old man) Ohhhh yes she did
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Ohhhh sí lo hizo
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took a little with sugar
| (Ella tomó el dinero de mi viejo) Ella tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took the money from my old man) Ohhhhhhhh
| (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Ohhhhhhhh
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| (She took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar)
| (Se tomó un poco con azúcar)
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| (She took a little with sugar) Money from my old man
| (Tomó un poco con azúcar) Dinero de mi viejo
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took a little with sugar
| (Ella tomó el dinero de mi viejo) Ella tomó un poco con azúcar
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| (She took the money from my old man) She took the money from my old man | (Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo) Le quitó el dinero a mi viejo |