The Gentleman Soldier

El Soldado Caballero

The Gentleman Soldier

Bueno, se trata de un soldado caballero que estaba de centinelaWell, it's of a gentleman soldier as a sentry he did stand
Saludó a una bella doncella agitando su manoHe saluted a fair maid by a waving of his hand
Valientemente la besó y lo tomó como una bromaSo boldly then he kissed her and he passed it off as a joke
La entrenó en la garita envuelta en un manto de soldadoHe drilled her up in the sentry box wrapped up in a soldier's cloak

Y los tambores van con un rata ta tatAnd the drums they go with a rata ta tat
Y las flautas suenan fuerteAnd the fifes they loudly play
Adiós Polly querida, debo irmeFare thee well Polly me dear, I must be going away

Toda la noche se revolvieron hasta que amanecióAll night they tossed and tumbled til daylight did appear
El soldado se levantó, se vistió, diciendo adiós queridaThe soldier rose, put on his clothes, saying, fare you well me dear
Porque los tambores suenan y las flautas tocan dulcementeFor the drums they are a sounding and the fifes does sweetly play
Si no fuera por esa querida Polly, me quedaría contigoIf it weren't for that dear Polly then along with you I'd stay

Y los tambores van con un rata ta tatAnd the drums they go with a rata ta tat
Y las flautas suenan fuerteAnd the fifes they loudly play
Adiós Polly querida, debo irmeFare thee well Polly me dear, I must be going away

Oh, ven soldado caballero, ¿no te casarías conmigo?Oh, come you gentleman soldier won't you marry me
Oh no, mi querida Polly, esas cosas nunca pueden serOh no, me dearest Polly such things never can be
Porque ya tengo esposa y tres hijosFor I've a wife already and children I have three
En el ejército se permiten dos esposas, pero una es demasiado para míTwo wives are allowed in the army but one's too many for me

Y los tambores van con un rata ta tatAnd the drums they go with a rata ta tat
Y las flautas suenan fuerteAnd the fifes they loudly play
Adiós Polly querida, debo irmeFare thee well Polly me dear, I must be going away

Si alguien viene a cortejarte, puedes invitarlo a una copaIf anyone comes a courting you, you can treat them to a glass
Si alguien viene a cortejarte, puedes decir que eres una campesinaIf anyone comes a courting you, you can say you're a country lass
No tienes que decirles que alguna vez jugaste esta bromaYou don't have to tell them that ever you played this joke
Que fuiste entrenada en una garita envuelta en un manto de soldadoThat you were drilled in a sentry box wrapped up in a soldier's cloak

Y los tambores van con un rata ta tatAnd the drums they go with a rata ta tat
Y las flautas suenan fuerteAnd the fifes they loudly play
Adiós Polly querida, debo irmeFare thee well Polly me dear, I must be going away

Oh, ven soldado caballero, ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?Oh, come you gentleman soldier, why didn't you tell me so
Mis padres se enojarán cuando se enteren de estoMy parents will be angry when this they come to know
Y cuando pasaron nueve largos meses, la pobre chica trajo vergüenzaAnd when nine long months hade come and passed the poor girl she brought shame
Tuvo un pequeño niño de la milicia y no sabía su nombreShe had a little militia boy and she didn't know his name

Y los tambores van con un rata ta tatAnd the drums they go with a rata ta tat
Y las flautas suenan fuerteAnd the fifes they loudly play
Adiós Polly querida, debo irmeFare thee well Polly me dear, I must be going away