| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Step it out, mary, if you can
| Sal, Mary, si puedes
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Show your legs to the countryman (x2)
| Enséñale las piernas al paisano (x2)
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| In the village of Kilgory, there’s a maiden young and fair
| En el pueblo de Kilgory, hay una doncella joven y hermosa
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| Her eyes shine like diamonds, she has long and golden hair
| Sus ojos brillan como diamantes, tiene el pelo largo y dorado.
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| The horseman he comes riding, riding up to her father’s gates
| El jinete que viene cabalgando, cabalgando hasta las puertas de su padre
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| On a milk-white stallion, he comes at the strike of eight.
| Sobre un semental blanco como la leche, llega a las ocho.
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Step it out, mary, if you can
| Sal, Mary, si puedes
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Show your legs to the countryman (x2)
| Enséñale las piernas al paisano (x2)
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| I have come to court your daughter, Mary of the golden hair
| He venido a cortejar a tu hija, María de los cabellos de oro
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| I have gold and I have silver, I have goods beyond compare
| Tengo oro y tengo plata, tengo bienes incomparables
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| I will buy her silks and satin and a gold ring for her hand
| Le compraré sedas y satén y un anillo de oro para su mano.
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| She shall have a mansion, she’ll have servants to command
| Tendrá una mansión, tendrá sirvientes para mandar
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Step it out, mary, if you can
| Sal, Mary, si puedes
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Show your legs to the countryman (x2)
| Enséñale las piernas al paisano (x2)
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| I don’t want your gold and silver, I don’t want your house and land
| No quiero tu oro y tu plata, no quiero tu casa y tu tierra
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| I am going with a soldier, I have promised him my hand
| Voy con un soldado, le he prometido mi mano
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| But the father spoke up sharply: You will do as i command,
| Pero el padre habló con dureza: Harás lo que te mando,
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| You’ll get married on a Sunday and you’ll wear that wedding band
| Te casarás un domingo y usarás ese anillo de bodas
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Step it out, mary, if you can
| Sal, Mary, si puedes
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Show your legs to the countryman (x2)
| Enséñale las piernas al paisano (x2)
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| In the village of Kilgory there’s a deep stream flowing by
| En el pueblo de Kilgory hay un arroyo profundo que fluye
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| On her wedding day at midnight she drowns with her soldier boy
| El día de su boda a medianoche se ahoga con su hijo soldado
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| In the cottage there is music, you can hear her father say:
| En la cabaña hay música, se escucha a su padre decir:
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter, Sunday is your wedding day.
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija, el domingo es el día de tu boda.
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Step it out, mary, if you can
| Sal, Mary, si puedes
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| Step it out, Mary, my fine daughter
| Sal, Mary, mi hermosa hija
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| Show your legs to the countryman (x4) | Enséñale las piernas al paisano (x4) |