| Don't get married girls,
| No os caséis chicas,
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| You'll sign away your life
| Firmarás tu vida
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| You may start off as a woman,
| Puedes empezar como mujer,
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| But you'll end up as the wife
| Pero terminarás como la esposa.
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| You could be a vestal virgin,
| Podrías ser una virgen vestal,
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| Take the veil and be a nun
| Toma el velo y sé monja
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| But don't get married girls,
| Pero no os caséis chicas,
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| For marriage isn't fun
| Porque el matrimonio no es divertido
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| Oh, it's fine when you're romancing
| Oh, está bien cuando estás teniendo un romance
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| And he plays a lover's part
| Y él hace el papel de un amante
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| You're the roses in his garden,
| Eres las rosas en su jardín,
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| You're the flame that warms his heart
| Eres la llama que calienta su corazón
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| And his love will last forever
| Y su amor durará para siempre
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| And he'll promise you the moon
| Y te prometerá la luna
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| But just wait until you're wedded
| Pero solo espera hasta que estés casado
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| And he'll sing a different tune
| Y cantará una melodía diferente
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| You're his tapioca pudding,
| Eres su budín de tapioca,
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| You're the dumplings in his stew
| Eres las albóndigas en su estofado
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| But he'll soon begin to wonder
| Pero pronto comenzará a preguntarse
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| What he ever saw in you
| Lo que alguna vez vio en ti
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| Still he takes without complaining
| Todavía toma sin quejarse
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| All the dishes you provide
| Todos los platos que ofreces.
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| But, you see, he's got to have
| Pero, ya ves, él tiene que tener
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| His bit of jam tart on the side
| Su pedazo de tarta de mermelada en el lado
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| So don't get married girls,
| Así que no se casen chicas,
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| It's very badly paid
| esta muy mal pagado
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| You may start off as the mistress,
| Puedes empezar como la amante,
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| But you'll end up as the maid
| Pero terminarás como la sirvienta
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| Be a daring deep-sea diver,
| Sé un atrevido buceador de aguas profundas,
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| Be a polished polyglot
| Ser un políglota pulido
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| But don't get married girls,
| Pero no os caséis chicas,
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| For marriage is a plot
| Porque el matrimonio es un complot
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| Have you seen him in the morning
| ¿Lo has visto en la mañana?
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| With a face that looks like death
| Con una cara que parece la muerte
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| He's got dandruff on his pillow
| Tiene caspa en su almohada.
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| And tobacco on his breath
| Y tabaco en su aliento
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| And he wants some reassurance,
| Y quiere un poco de tranquilidad,
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| With his cup of tea in bed
| Con su taza de té en la cama
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| Сause he's got worries with the mortgage
| porque tiene preocupaciones con la hipoteca
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| And the bald patch on his head
| Y la calva en su cabeza
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| And he's sure that you're his mother,
| Y está seguro de que eres su madre,
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| Lays his head upon your breast
| Pone su cabeza sobre tu pecho
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| So you try to boost his ego,
| Así que tratas de aumentar su ego,
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| Iron his shirt and warm his vest
| Plancha su camisa y calienta su chaleco.
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| Then you get him off to work,
| Luego lo llevas a trabajar,
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| The mighty hunter is restored
| El poderoso cazador es restaurado
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| And he leaves you there with nothing
| Y te deja ahí sin nada
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| But the dreams you can't afford
| Pero los sueños que no puedes permitirte
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| So don't get married girls,
| Así que no se casen chicas,
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| For men are all the same
| Porque los hombres son todos iguales
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| They just use you when they need you,
| Solo te usan cuando te necesitan,
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| You'd do better on the game
| Te iría mejor en el juego
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| Be a call girl, be a stripper,
| Sé una prostituta, sé una stripper,
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| Be a hostess, be a whore
| Ser anfitriona, ser puta
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| But don't get married girls,
| Pero no os caséis chicas,
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| For marriage is a bore
| Porque el matrimonio es un aburrimiento
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| When he comes home in the evening,
| Cuando llega a casa por la noche,
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| He can hardly spare a look
| Apenas puede echar un vistazo
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| All he says is "What's for dinner?",
| Todo lo que dice es "¿Qué hay para cenar?",
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| After all you're just the cook
| Después de todo, solo eres el cocinero.
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| But when he takes you to a party,
| Pero cuando te lleva a una fiesta,
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| Well, he eyes you with a frown
| Bueno, te mira con el ceño fruncido.
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| For you know you've got to look your best,
| Porque sabes que tienes que lucir lo mejor posible,
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| You mustn't let him down
| No debes decepcionarlo.
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| And he'll clutch you with that "Look
| Y te agarrará con ese "Mira
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| What I've got!" sparkle in his eyes
| ¡Lo que tengo!" brillo en sus ojos
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| Like he's entered for a raffle
| Como si hubiera entrado en una rifa
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| And he's won you for a prize
| Y te ha ganado por un premio
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| But when the party's over,
| Pero cuando la fiesta termina,
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| You'll be slogging through the sludge
| Estarás luchando a través del lodo
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| Half the time a decoration
| La mitad del tiempo una decoración
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| And the other half a drudge
| Y la otra mitad un esclavo
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| So don't get married,
| Así que no te cases,
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| It'll drive you round the bend
| Te llevará a la vuelta de la esquina
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| It's the lane without a turning,
| Es el carril sin giro,
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| It's the end without an end
| Es el final sin fin
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| Change your lover every Friday,
| Cambia de amante todos los viernes,
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| Take up tennis, be a nurse
| Practica tenis, sé enfermera
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| But don't get married girls,
| Pero no os caséis chicas,
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| For marriage is a curse
| Porque el matrimonio es una maldición
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| And you get him off to work,
| Y lo llevas a trabajar,
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| The mighty hunter is restored
| El poderoso cazador es restaurado
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| And he leaves you there with nothing
| Y te deja ahí sin nada
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| But the dreams you can't afford | Pero los sueños que no puedes permitirte |