Little Brown Dog

Perrito Marrón

Little Brown Dog

Oh, tuve un perrito marrón, su color era marrón.Oh, I had me a little dog, the color it was brown.
Le enseñé a silbar, cantar, bailar y correr.I taught him for to whistle, to sing and dance and run.
Sus patas medían catorce yardas de largo, sus orejas muy anchas,His legs, they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide,
Alrededor del mundo en medio día, y sobre él podía montar.Around the world in half a day, and upon him I could ride.

Canta taddle-o-day, Canta taddle-o-daySing taddle-o-day, Sing taddle-o-day

Tenía un rebaño de ovejas, pensé que eran todas machos,I had me a flock of sheep, I thought they were all weathers,
A veces producían lana, a veces plumas.Some times they yielded wool, sometimes they yielded feathers.
Creo que las mías son las mejores ovejas, porque me dan aumento,I think mine are the best of sheep, for yielding me increase,
Cada luna llena y cambio, producen corderos y gansos.For every full and change of the moon, they yield both lambs and geese.

Canta taddle-o-day, Canta taddle-o-daySing taddle-o-day, Sing taddle-o-day

Oh, tenía una cajita, de color verde,Oh, I had me a little box, the color, it was green,
Y en ella estaban todas las maravillas que el hombre había visto.And in it were all the wonders that man had ever seen.
La puse en mi bolsillo, la até con un pañuelo,I put it in my pocket, I tied it with a cloth,
Lloré y lloré el día que descubrí que se había perdido.I cried and cried the day I found that it had been lost.

Canta…Sing…..

Oh, tenía una gallinita, moteada, alegre y hermosa,Oh, I had me a little hen, speckled, gay, and fair,
La puse sobre una concha de ostra, ¡me sacó una liebre!Oh, I set her on an oyster shell, She hatched me out a hare.
La liebre se convirtió en un caballo, quince puñados de alto,The hare, it sprang into a horse, fifteen handfuls high,
Y aquel que cuente una historia más grande tendrá que mentir.And he who tells a bigger tale will have to tell a lie.

Canta…Sing…..