El Ratón Vaquero

The Cowboy Mouse

El Ratón Vaquero

In the mouse trapEn la ratonera
a mouse has fallen,ha caído un ratón,
with his two gunscon sus dos pistolas
and his cowboy suit.y su traje de cowboy.

He must be a little gringo,Ha de ser gringuito,
because he always speaks English,porque siempre habla inglés,
besides being blonda más de ser rubito
and having big feet.y tener grandes los pies.

The cowboy mouseEl ratón vaquero
pulled out his guns,sacó sus pistolas,
tipped his hatse inclinó el sombrero
and said to me alone:y me dijo a solas:

-What the heck-What the heck
is this houseis this house
for a manlyfor a manly
cowboy mouse?cowboy mouse?

Hello, you¡Hello, you
let me outlet me out
and don't catch meand don´t catch me
like a trout!like a trout!

Is that so?¿Con que sí?
It's clearYa se ve
that you're not comfortable there,que no estás a gusto ahí,
and even if you speak Englishy aunque hables inglés
I won't let you out.no te dejaré salir.

Behind the strong barsTras las fuertes rejas
that guard the prisonque resguardan la prisión
he moves his earsmueve las orejas
pleading for compassion.implorando compasión.

The cunning one saidDijo el muy ladino
he will reform,que se va a reformar,
and even if he speaks Chinesey aunque me hable e chino
even then I won't release him.pues ni así lo he de soltar.

The cowboy mouseEl ratón vaquero
fired two shots,tiró dos balazos,
sucked the bulletsse chupó las balas
and crossed his arms.y cruzó los brazos.

-What the heck-What the heck
is this houseis this house
for a manlyfor a manly
cowboy mouse?cowboy mouse?

Hello, you¡Hello, you
let me outlet me out
and don't catch meand don´t catch me
like a trout!like a trout!