Step It Out Mary

Sal a bailar, Mary

Step It Out Mary

Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Sal a bailar, Mary, si puedesStep it out, mary, if you can
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Muestra tus piernas al campesinoShow your legs to the countryman

En el pueblo de Kilgory, hay una doncella joven y hermosaIn the village of kilgory, there's a maiden young and fair
Sus ojos brillan como diamantes, tiene largos y dorados cabellosHer eyes shine like diamonds, she has long and golden hair
El jinete viene cabalgando, llegando a las puertas de su padreThe horseman he comes riding, riding up to her father's gates
En un corcel blanco puro, llega al dar las ochoOn a pure-white stallion, he comes at the strike of eight

Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Sal a bailar, Mary, si puedesStep it out, mary, if you can
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Muestra tus piernas al campesinoShow your legs to the countryman

He venido a cortejar a tu hija, Mary de los cabellos doradosI have come to court your daughter, mary of the golden hair
Tengo oro y tengo plata, tengo bienes sin igualI have gold and I have silver, I have goods beyond compare
Le compraré sedas y satén y un anillo de oro para su manoI will buy her silks and satin and a gold ring for her hand
Tendrá una mansión, tendrá sirvientes a su mandoShe shall have a mansion, she'll have servants to command

Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Sal a bailar, Mary, si puedesStep it out, mary, if you can
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Muestra tus piernas al campesinoShow your legs to the countryman

No quiero tu oro y plata, no quiero tu casa y tierrasI don't want your gold and silver, I don't want your house and land
Me voy con un soldado, le he prometido mi manoI am going with a soldier, I have promised him my hand
Pero el padre habló bruscamente: Harás lo que te digoBut the father spoke up sharply: You will do as I command
Te casarás un domingo y llevarás ese anillo de bodasYou'll get married on a Sunday and you'll wear that wedding band

Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Sal a bailar, Mary, si puedesStep it out, mary, if you can
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Muestra tus piernas al campesinoShow your legs to the countryman

En el pueblo de Kilgory hay un arroyo profundo que fluyeIn the village of kilgory there's a deep stream flowing by
En su día de bodas a medianoche, ella se ahoga con su soldadoOn her wedding day at midnight she drowns with her soldier boy
En la cabaña hay música, se puede escuchar a su padre decirIn the cottage there is music, you can hear her father say
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hija, el domingo es tu día de bodasStep it out, mary, my fine daughter, Sunday is your wedding day

Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Sal a bailar, Mary, si puedesStep it out, mary, if you can
Sal a bailar, Mary, mi bella hijaStep it out, mary, my fine daughter
Muestra tus piernas al campesinoShow your legs to the countryman