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One Meat Ball

ONE MEAT BALL

A little man walked up and down,
He found an eating place in town,
He read the menu through and through,
To see what fifteen cents could do.

One meatball, one meatball,
He could afford but one meatball.

He told the waiter near at hand,
The simple dinner he had planned.
The guests were startled, one and all,
To hear that waiter loudly call, "What,

"One meatball, one meatball?
Hey, this here gent wants one meatball."

The little man felt ill at ease,
Said, "Some bread, sir, if you please."
The waiter hollered down the hall,
"You gets no bread with one meatball.

"One meatball, one meatball,
Well, you gets no bread with one meatball."

The little man felt very bad,
One meatball was all he had,
And in his dreams he hears that call,
"You gets no bread with one meatball.

"One meatball, one meatball,
Well, you gets no bread with one meatball."

note: Josh White's hit version

UNA ALBONDIGA

Un hombrecillo caminando, la calle repasaba
encontró una fonda en el pueblo
leyó el menú de arriba a abajo
para ver que podria hacer con 15 centavos.

Una albóndiga, una albóndiga
no podia pedir más que una albóndiga.

Le ordenó al mesero mas cercano
la simple cena que habia planeado.

Los parroquianos todos a una se alarmaron
al escuchar al mesero vocear,

Una albóndiga, una albóndiga?
Hey, este tipo quiere una albóndiga.

El hombrecillo, con insano desparpajo
Dijo: Con algún pan señor, por favor.

El mesero voceó pòr el salón
"No te sale pan por un albóndiga"

Una albóndiga, una albóndiga
no te sale pan por un a albóndiga

El hombrecillo se sintió muy mal.
Una albóndiga era todo lo que tenia.
Y en sus sueños él escucha ese pregón
"No te sale pan por un albóndiga"

Una albóndiga, una albóndiga
Bien, no te sale pan por una albóndiga.


Josh White

Traducido por Dr. Gnomegang

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