Kelly's Wellies

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Kelly's Wellies

Cuando era joven, conocí a un chico de BallybunionWhen I was a young un', I knew a lad from Ballybunion
No tenía ni un centavo en su bolsillo, podrías decirHe hadn't got a single penny to his name, you might say
Tenía un abrigo raído, y como dos botes de gomaHe had a raggedy coat, and like two rubber boats
Mantenía sus botas de agua puestas de diciembre a mayoHe kept his wellington boots on from December to May

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Era Kevin Kelly, con sus botas cortadasIt was Kevin Kelly, with his chopped off wellies
En pleno verano lucía genialIn the middle of the summer time he was looking fine!
Sus pantalones tenían agujeros en las rodillas pero estaba orgulloso como nadieHis pants had holes in the knees but he was proud as you please
Con sus viejas botas seguía caminandoWith his ol' wellies he keep strolling along

A medida que crecíamos, nos volvíamos más astutos y audaces y las chicas en las que teníamos los ojos puestos también crecíanAs we got older and slyer and bolder and the girls we had our eyes on they got older as well
Con maquillaje en sus rostros y curvas en lugares agradablesWith paint on their faces (with paint on their faces) and curves in nice places (curves in nice places!)
Nos vestíamos para impresionarlas y pensábamos que éramos genialesWe were dressed to impress them and we thought we were swell!
Nuestras ropas estaban a la moda para encender su pasiónWell our duds were in fashion (duds were in fashion!) to kindle their passion (kindle their passion!)
Pero ahí estaba Kevin en la pista de baile, luciendo todo menos ordenadoBut there was Kevin on the dance floor looking anything but neat
Intentaba coquetear con su camisa heredada, ¡con las mismas viejas botas en sus dos grandes pies!He was tryin' to flirt (he was tryin' to flirt) in his hand-me-down shirt, (in his hand-me-down shirt!) with the same ol' wellies on his two big feet!

Era Kevin Kelly, con sus botas cortadasIt was Kevin Kelly, with his chopped off wellies
En pleno verano lucía genialIn the middle of the summer time he was looking fine!
Sus pantalones tenían agujeros en las rodillas pero estaba orgulloso como nadieHis pants had holes in the knees but he was proud as you please
Con sus viejas botas seguía caminandoWith his ol' wellies he keep strolling along

Nos burlábamos de él y lo ridiculizábamos, pero eso nunca lo sorprendía, pintaba unos cordones y los cortaba para que parecieran zapatosWell we teased him and we mocked him, but sure that never shocked him, he painted on some laces and cut them down to look like shoes.
Era pobre pero tenía estilo, hacía sonreír a todosHe was poor but he had style, he made everybody smile
¡Llevaba sus viejas botas!He wore his ol' wellies!
¡Llevaba sus viejas botas!He wore his ol' wellies!
¡Llevaba sus viejas botas!He wore his ol' wellies!
Como si no tuviera nada que perderLike he'd nothin' to lose!

La próxima vez que lo encontramos, las chicas estaban todas a su alrededorThe next time we found him, (next time we found him) well the girls were all around him (Girls were all around him)
Estaba bailando, feliz como podía serHe was busting the moves, he was happy as can be
Una de las chicas se acercó y me susurró al oído...One of the girls came near, (One of the girls came near) and whispered in my ear...
"Solo los chicos que usan sus botas tienen una oportunidad conmigo""Only boys who wear their wellies have a chance wit' me."

Era Kevin Kelly, con sus botas cortadasIt was Kevin Kelly, with his chopped off wellies
En pleno verano lucía genialIn the middle of the summer time he was looking fine! (He was looking fine!)
Sus pantalones tenían agujeros en las rodillas pero estaba orgulloso como nadieHis pants had holes in the knees but he was proud as you please
Con sus viejas botas seguía caminandoWith his ol' wellies he keep strolling along