El Viejo que Vino del Mar

The Old Man from Over the Sea

Había un viejo que vino del marThere was an old man came over the sea
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Había un viejo que vino del marThere was an old man came over the sea
Vino lloriqueando, quejándose, hacia míCame snivelling, snuffling, over on me
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que lo invitara a entrarMy mother she told me to bid him come in
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que lo invitara a entrarMy mother she told me to bid him come in
Y él se rió y babeó por su barbillaAnd he giggled and dribbled all over his chin
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que le diera un tabureteMy mother she told me to give him a stool
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que le diera un tabureteMy mother she told me to give him a stool
Bueno, le di un taburete y se sentó como un tontoWell I gave him a stool and he sat like a fool
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que le diera un poco de pastelMy mother she told me to give him some cake
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que le diera un poco de pastelMy mother she told me to give him some cake
Y el viejo tonto se movía como una serpienteAnd the silly old fool wriggled just like a snake
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que le pasara el azúcarMy mother she told me to pass him the sugar
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que le pasara el azúcarMy mother she told me to pass him the sugar
Y él lo devoró como un desgraciadoAnd he shivvelled and shovelled it down like a bugger
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que lo llevara a la camaMy mother she told me to take him to bed
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que lo llevara a la camaMy mother she told me to take him to bed
Y el viejo loco casi se pone de cabezaAnd the daft old devil nigh stood on his head
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que le mostrara qué hacerMy mother told me to show him what to do
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que le mostrara qué hacerMy mother told me to show him what to do
Pero el viejo tonto no pudo aprender a atornillarBut the silly old cod couldn't learn how to screw
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Mi madre me dijo que le dijera adiósMy mother she told me to bid him farewell
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Mi madre me dijo que le dijera adiósMy mother she told me to bid him farewell
Bueno, le dije adiós y le deseé al infiernoWell I bid him farewell and I wished him in hell
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking

Había un viejo que vino del marThere was an old man came over the sea
Sí, pero no lo quiero aquíAye, but I'll not have him
Había un viejo que vino del marThere was an old man came over the sea
Vino lloriqueando, quejándose, hacia míCame snivelling, snuffling, over on me
Con su larga barba gris, con su larga barba grisWith his long grey beard, with his long grey beard
Temblando y temblandoA‐shivering and shaking