| Split your guts, sing the blues
| Divide tus entrañas, canta el blues
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| And at parties never mind your Ps and Qs
| Y en las fiestas no importa tu Ps y Qs
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| And the pimps, well they all wear snakeskin shoes
| Y los proxenetas, bueno, todos usan zapatos de piel de serpiente
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| Mr. Hammond, at a clip joint
| Sr. Hammond, en un clip joint
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| Some recordings he wishes to anoint
| Algunas grabaciones que desea ungir
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| And the pimps, well they all wear snakeskin shoes
| Y los proxenetas, bueno, todos usan zapatos de piel de serpiente
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| Sitting beside the side of the road
| Sentado al lado del camino
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| Bleeding to death, well watch your blood flow
| Sangrando hasta morir, mira tu sangre fluir
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| Opera singers, do their thing
| Cantantes de ópera, hagan lo suyo
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| Bessie slaps them on the back as they do sing
| Bessie les da palmadas en la espalda mientras cantan.
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| And the pimps, well they all wear snakeskin shoes | Y los proxenetas, bueno, todos usan zapatos de piel de serpiente |