La Vieja

The Old Lady

La Vieja

An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a donkeyUn burro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba

The donkey brayedEl burro rebuznaba
And said to herY así le decía
An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a donkeyUn burro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba
The donkey brayedEl burro rebuznaba
And said to herY así le decía

This isEste es
The balladEl corrido
Of the northern donkeyDel burro norteño
That onQue en
A Tuesday the 13thUn martes 13
Happily startedFeliz arrancara
He threw the loadAventó la carga
Took off in a hurrySalió de volada
To see his female donkeyA ver a su burra
All the way to GuadalajaraHasta Guadalajara

An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a dogUn perro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba

The dog barkedEl perro ladraba
And said to herY así le decía
An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a dogUn perro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba
The dog barkedEl perro ladraba
And said to herY así le decía

You will remember meTe acordarás de mí
All your lifeToda la vida
You will remember meTe acordarás de mí
As long asMientras
I liveYo viva

An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a bullUn toro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba

The bull bellowedEl toro bramaba
And said to herY así le decía
An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a bullUn toro tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba
The bull bellowedEl toro bramaba
And said to herY así le decía

I deceived you three timesTres veces te engañé
I deceived you three timesTres veces te engañé
I deceived you three timesTres veces te engañé
The first timeLa primera
Out of angerPor coraje
The second timeLa segunda
Out of whimPor capricho
The third timeLa tercera
For pleasurePor placer

An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a roosterUn gallo tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba

The rooster crowedEl gallo cantaba
And said to herY así le decía
An old ladyUna vieja
That I knewQue yo conocía
Under the bedDebajo la cama
Had a roosterUn gallo tenía
Every timeCada vez
The old ladyQue la vieja
PrayedRezaba
The rooster crowedEl gallo cantaba
And said to herY así le decía

PeckPica
PeckPica
That pecksQue pica
From behindPor detrás
PeckPica
PeckPica
That pecksQue pica
From behindPor detrás
PeckPica
PeckPica
That pecksQue pica
From behindPor detrás
PeckPica
PeckPica
That pecksQue pica
From behindPor detrás