Betty Was Black (and Willie Was White)

Betty era negra (y Willie era blanco)

Betty Was Black (and Willie Was White)

Betty era negra y Willie era blancoBetty was black and Willie was white
Betty y Willie se juntaron una nocheBetty and Willie got it on one night
Se metieron en una botella de TanquerayThey climbed in a bottle of Tanqueray
Se enamoraron ese mismo díaFell in love that very day
Se sentaron junto al fuego y escucharon jazzThey sat by the fire and listened to jazz
Tenían bonitos sueños como toda parejaHad pretty little dreams like every couple has
Pero debían tener cuidado a dónde salían de nocheBut they had to be careful where they went out at night
Porque Betty era negra y Willie era blanco'Cause Betty was black and Willie was white

El viejo de Willie lo sacó de su testamentoWillie's old man cut him out of the will
Contrató a un abogado y le envió la cuenta a WillieHe hired a lawyer and sent Willie the bill
Dijo 'Haz lo que quieras muchacho, todo está bien'He said "Do what you want boy, anything's fine
'Porque a partir de ahora no eres mi hijo''"'Cause from now on you ain't no son of mine"
Y la mamá de Betty, trató de entenderAnd Betty's momma, she tried to understand
Pero su papá simplemente le dio la espaldaBut her Daddy just gave her the back of his hand
Dijo 'Sal de esta casa, chica, no vuelvas nunca más'Said "Get out of this house, girl, don't you ever come back"
Ves, Willie era blanco y Betty era negraYou see Willie was white and Betty was black

Los siguientes años fueron difícilesThe next few years were difficult ones
Soportaron miradas de desprecio y rechazos socialesThey put up with sneers and social shuns
Y un buen año ella dio a luz a un hijoAnd one fine year she bore a son
Lo llamaron Tad y soñaron con un año un poco menos maloThey named him Tad and they dreamed of a year a little less bad
Cuando Tad pudiera destacar con una piel morenaWhen Tad could stand in a skin of brown
Con una toga y birrete de abanderadoA valedictorian's cap and gown
Y soñar con un día en que el futuro sea brillanteAnd dream of a day when the future's bright
Y puedas estar orgulloso de ser negro y orgulloso de ser blancoAnd you could be proud to be black and proud to be white
Y soñar con un díaAnd dream of a day
Cuando todo esté bienWhen it's all right
Que Betty era negra y Willie era blancoThat Betty was black and Willie was white