I Never See Maggie Alone

Nunca veo a Maggie sola

I Never See Maggie Alone

Maggie querida, no saldrás sola
Maggie dear, just won't go out alone,
Parece que debe tener un chaperone
Seems that she must have a chaperone,
Cuando salgamos, no importa donde estemos destinados
When we go out no matter where we're bound
Siempre hay alguien alrededor
There's always somebody around.

Ella trae a su padre, a su madre, a su hermana y a su hermano
She brings her father, her mother, her sister and her brother,
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.
Trae a sus tíos y primos, los tiene por los dozens
She brings her uncles and cousins, she's got ‘em by the dozens,
Nunca veo a Maggie sola
I never see Maggie alone.
Y si la telefono, le digo: «Dulce
And if I phone her, say to her "Sweet,
¿Dónde nos encontraremos, suponiendo que comamos?
Where shall we meet, supposin' that we eat,"
Ella trae a su padre, a su madre, a su hermana y a su hermano
She brings her father, her mother, her sister and her brother,
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.

Ella trae a su padre, a su madre, a su hermana y a su hermano
She brings her father, her mother, her sister and her brother,
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.
Una noche cuando estábamos caminando y ella se cansó de hablar
One night when we were out walking and she got tired of talking,
Me invitó a su casa
She invited me up to her home.
Apagé las luces, eran demasiado brillantes
I turned the lights down, they were too bright,
¡Oh! Qué espectáculo cuando encendí la luz
Oh! What a sight when I turned on the light,
Estaba su padre, su madre, su hermana y su hermano
There was her father, her mother, her sister, and her brother
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.

Compré un roadster, dos asientos, incluso lo calenté
I bought a roadster, two-seated, I even had it heated,
Para que pudiera ver a Maggie sola
So that I could see Maggie alone,
Mientras estábamos montando, y besándonos, el motor empezó a faltar
While we were riding, and kissing, the engine started missing,
Y estábamos muy lejos de casa
And we were a long way from home.
Salí y luego lo más rápido que pude
I got right out and then fast as I could,
Encontré lo que estaba mal, porque cuando levanté el capó
Found what was wrong, for when I raised the hood,
Estaba su padre, su madre, su hermana y su hermano
There was her father, her mother, her sister and her brother,
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.

Un día dijo que deseaba que yo pudiera pescarla
One day she said she was wishing that I could take her fishing,
Así que sabía que vería a Maggie sola
So I knew I'd see Maggie alone.
En la canoa allí nosotros dos, allí fuimos deslizándose sobre el agua
In the canoe there we two, there went gliding o'er the water,
Lejos del ruido de su casa
Far from the noise of her home.
Tiré la línea, pensé en atrapar una trucha
I threw the line in, thought I'd catch a trout.
Había mordido y tirado la línea de inmediato
I'd got a bite and pulled the line right out,
Estaba su padre, su madre, su hermana y su hermano
There was her father, her mother, her sister and her brother,
¡Oh! Nunca veo a Maggie sola
Oh! I never see Maggie alone.