El Venadito

The Little Deer

El Venadito

I'm a poor little deerSoy un pobre venadito
Living in the mountainsQue habito en la serrania
I'm a poor little deerSoy un pobre venadito
Living in the mountainsQue habito en la serrania

Since I'm not so tameComo no soy tan mansito
I don't go down to the water by dayNo bajo el agua de día
Little by little at nightDe noche poco a poquito
And in your arms, my lifeY en tus brazos vida mía

I told a very pretty girlLe dije a una muy bonita
That if she washed my clothQue si me lavaba el paño
I told a very pretty girlLe dije a una muy bonita
That if she washed my clothQue si me lavaba el paño

The damn girl replied yesMe contesto la maldita si
If you want, I'll even bathe youUsted quiere hasta lo baño
Just come earlyNomas vengase temprano
Because late is harmfulPorque tarde le hace daño

I already have seen the cactusYa tengo visto el nopal
Where I will cut the prickly pearDonde he de cortar la tuna
I already have seen the cactusYa tengo visto el nopal
Where I will cut the prickly pearDonde he de cortar la tuna

Since I'm a formal man, noComo soy hombre formal no
I don't like to have just oneMe gusta tener una
I like to have twoMe gusta tener de a dos
In case one gets mad at mePor si se me enoja alguna

I wish to be a fine pearlQuisiera ser perla fina
In your shiny earringsDe tus lucidos aretes
I wish to be a fine pearlQuisiera ser perla fina
In your shiny earringsDe tus lucidos aretes

To give you little kissesPara darte de besitos y
And bite your cheeksMorderte los cachetes
Who told you to be so prettyQuien te manda a estar bonita
And this commits meY esto a mi me compromete

I'm going to make a deck of cardsVoy hacer una baraja
And a great realizationY una gran realizacion
I'm going to make a deck of cardsVoy hacer una baraja
And a great realizationY una gran realizacion

The old ladies for a penny, theLas viejitas a centavo, las
Girls for a nickelMuchachas a toston
The sons-in-law for six centsLos yernos a seis centavos
And the mothers-in-law for a poundY las suegras de pilon

I bid farewell with thisYa con esta me despido
But I'll be back soonPero pronto doy la vuelta
I bid farewell with thisYa con esta me despido
But I'll be back soonPero pronto doy la vuelta

Just may God save me fromNomas que me libre Dios de
A dead fly girlUna niña mosca muerta
Those that, oh my God, existDe esas que hay mama por Dios
But come out the doorPero salen ala puerta