Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya

Johnny apenas te conocía

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya

Abordamos el barco con más entusiasmo
We boarded the ship most eagerly
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Beber y carousing alegremente
Drinking and carousing merrily
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Porque todos sabíamos dónde había estado el barco, navegando en busca de oro y de vuelta otra vez
For we all knew where the ship had been, sailing for gold and back again.
Éramos más como una perrera de sabuesos que hombres
We were more like a kennel of hounds than men.
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Cuando llovió en nuestra primera noche en el mar
When it rained on our first night at sea
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Desbordeando a la marina de los reyes
Blacking out the kings navy
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Allí, el contramaestre lloró, nuestro galeón golpeando su barco
Yonder vessel the boatswain cried, our galleon hitting their ship broadside
Y nuestra sed de sangre coincidió
And our thirst for blood did coincide
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
El enemigo casi te mata, Johnny, serás destruido
The enemy nearly slew ya, Oh Johnny boy you'll be destroyed
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Sus esfuerzos eran todos para nada
His efforts they were all for naught
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
Le tomaron el brazo con un disparo de cañón
They took his arm with a cannon shot
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
Una puñalada en el ojo, una rebanada en el intestino, y terminó todo con una patada en el trasero
A stab in the eye, a slice in the gut, and ended it all with a kick in the butt
Le hicieron saber a Johnny lo que era lo que
They let Johnny know just what was what
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
El enemigo casi te mata, Johnny, serás destruido
The enemy nearly slew ya, Oh Johnny boy you'll be destroyed
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Cuando regresamos a nuestra ciudad portuaria
When we returned to our port city
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
Veinte pícaros de mar en ausencia
Twenty sea rogues in absentee
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
Luego, en el camino en dulce Athy, un palo en la mano, una gota en el ojo
Then on the road in sweet Athy, a stick in the hand, a drop in the eye
Una doncella dolosa que oí llorar
A doleful damsel I heard cry
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya

Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
Hurroo, Hurroo
Hurroo, Hurroo
Con tus armas y ron, y ron y armas
With yer guns and rum, and rum and guns
El enemigo casi te mata, Johnny, has sido destruido
The enemy nearly slew ya, Oh Johnny boy you've been destroyed
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya
¿Dónde están las piernas con las que corres
Where are the legs with which you run
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
El enemigo vino y no me dejó
The enemy came and left me none
Harroo, Harroo
Harroo, Harroo
¿Dónde están las piernas con las que corres, cuando primero fuiste a llevar un arma
Where are the legs with which you run, when first you went to carry a gun
Oh Johnny, tus días de baile han terminado, y
Oh Johnny your dancing days are done, and
Johnny, apenas te conocía
Johnny I hardly knew ya