| There was a poor thing that flowed in with the tide
| Había una cosa pobre que entró con la marea
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| It was forty feet long, boys, and forty feet wide
| Tenía cuarenta pies de largo, muchachos, y cuarenta pies de ancho.
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| And we called it the herring that came it with the tide
| Y lo llamamos el arenque que lo vino con la marea
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well, what do you think we made out of his head, but the grandest oul oven that
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con su cabeza, sino el horno más grandioso que
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| ever baked bread
| pan siempre horneado
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well what do you think we made out of his eyes, but lovely big pair of blue
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con sus ojos, pero hermosos y grandes ojos azules?
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno, arenques y ojos y azul
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well what do you think we made out of his back, but lovely big sailor and we
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con su espalda, pero un gran marinero encantador y nosotros?
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| called him Jack
| lo llamó jack
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno, arenques y ojos y azul
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack
| Arenques y espaldas y marineros llamados Jack
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well what do you think we made out of his belly, but lovely looking girl and we
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con su barriga, pero una chica encantadora y nosotros?
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| christened her Nellie
| la bautizó Nellie
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno, arenques y ojos y azul
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls
| Arenques y espaldas y marineros llamados Jack, arenques y vientres y niñas
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| called Nellies
| llamado nellies
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well, what do you think we made out of his fins, but a grand big box of needles
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con sus aletas, sino una gran caja grande de agujas?
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| and pins
| y alfileres
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno, arenques y ojos y azul
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls
| Arenques y espaldas y marineros llamados Jack, arenques y vientres y niñas
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| called Nellie
| llamada nellie
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| Herrings and fins and needles and pins
| Arenques y aletas y agujas y alfileres
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well, what do you think we made out of his tail, but the grandest oul ship,
| Bueno, ¿qué crees que hicimos con su cola, sino el barco más grandioso,
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| boys, that ever set sail
| muchachos, que alguna vez zarparon
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| With me herrings and heads and oven baked breads, herrings and eyes and blue
| Conmigo arenques y cabezas y panes al horno, arenques y ojos y azul
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| butterflies
| mariposas
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| Herrings and backs and sailors called Jack, herrings and bellies and girls
| Arenques y espaldas y marineros llamados Jack, arenques y vientres y niñas
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| called Nellie
| llamada nellie
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| Herrings and fins and needles and pins
| Arenques y aletas y agujas y alfileres
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| With the herrings and tails and ships setting sail
| Con los arenques y las colas y los barcos zarpando
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she
| Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella
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| Well, come all your young girls that are tryin' to prude
| Bueno, vengan todas sus chicas jóvenes que están tratando de ser mojigatas
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| The next two verses are awfully rude
| Los siguientes dos versos son terriblemente groseros.
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| So, if you don’t like them you can be on your way
| Entonces, si no te gustan, puedes seguir tu camino
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| Take him away and don’t delay
| Llévatelo y no te demores
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| One your leg, two your leg, three your leg
| Una tu pierna, dos tu pierna, tres tu pierna
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| Throw your leg, over me Johnny sez she | Lanza tu pierna, sobre mí Johnny sez ella |