| I guess you know Jethro went crazy
| Supongo que sabes que Jethro se volvió loco
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| We’ve all been crazy sometimes
| Todos hemos estado locos alguna vez
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| They fixed up his lungs and his fever
| Le arreglaron los pulmones y la fiebre
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| But they could not fix up his mind
| Pero no pudieron arreglar su mente
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| He married a beautiful redhead
| Se caso con una hermosa pelirroja
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| Of women they say, she’s a pearl
| De las mujeres dicen que es una perla
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| She gave her heart to Jethro
| Ella le dio su corazón a Jetro
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| And her body to the whole damn world
| Y su cuerpo a todo el maldito mundo
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| Well, Jethro had someone to talk to
| Bueno, Jethro tenía a alguien con quien hablar.
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| They were monsters and little green men
| Eran monstruos y hombrecitos verdes.
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| He never talked to his woman
| El nunca hablo con su mujer
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| Naw, he spent all his time with his friends
| No, pasaba todo el tiempo con sus amigos.
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| In the evenings she’d drive off and leave him
| Por las tardes ella se marchaba y lo dejaba.
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| She tossed back her long pretty curls
| Ella echó hacia atrás sus largos y bonitos rizos.
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| She gave her heart to Jethro
| Ella le dio su corazón a Jetro
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| And her body to the whole damn world
| Y su cuerpo a todo el maldito mundo
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| Some friends came and begged her to leave him
| Unos amigos vinieron y le rogaron que lo dejara.
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| They said, Jethro belongs in a home
| Dijeron, Jethro pertenece a un hogar
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| She said, my heart is Jethro’s
| Ella dijo, mi corazón es el de Jethro
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| But my God given body is my own
| Pero mi cuerpo dado por Dios es mío
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| Now some of her lovers were strangers
| Ahora algunos de sus amantes eran extraños
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| She gave everybody a whirl
| Ella les dio a todos un giro
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| She gave her heart to Jethro
| Ella le dio su corazón a Jetro
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| And her body to the whole damn world
| Y su cuerpo a todo el maldito mundo
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| I know some will condemn me for writin'
| Sé que algunos me condenarán por escribir
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| This song of a man and his wife
| Esta canción de un hombre y su esposa
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| A man’s not writin' if he can’t relate
| Un hombre no está escribiendo si no puede relacionarse
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| All the things that he sees in his life
| Todas las cosas que ve en su vida
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| I know some will condemn me for cursin'
| Sé que algunos me condenarán por maldecir
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| But much can be said for this girl
| Pero mucho se puede decir de esta chica
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| Who gave her heart to ol' Jethro
| ¿Quién le dio su corazón al viejo Jethro?
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| And her body to the whole damn world | Y su cuerpo a todo el maldito mundo |