The Kingston Trio — Paroles et traduction des paroles de la chanson Bad Man's Blunder

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Well, early one evening I was rollin' around. I was feelin' kind of mean.
I shot a deputy down.
Strollin' on home and I went to bed. Well, I laid me pistol up under my head.
He strolled along home (I took my time) and he went to bed (Thought I’d sleep
some)
Laid his pistol (Big twenty-two) up under his head (I keep it handy)
Well, early in the morning 'bout the break of day, I figured it was time to make a getaway.
Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow. Got surrounded by a sheriff
down in Mexico.
He was steppin' right along (Were a-high footin' it) but he was steppin' too
slow (It was a sultry day)
Got surrounded by a sheriff (Boxed in) in Mexico. (I didn’t even have a chance
to see the country.)
When I was arrested, I didn’t have a dime. The sheriff says, «Son,
you’re ridin' free this time.
Where you’re goin' you won’t need a cent 'cause the great state of Texas gonna
pay your rent.
'Cause where you’re goin' (I think he means jail) you won’t need a cent (Well,
he knows I’m broke)
'Cause the great state of Texas (Yippee!) gonna pay your rent. (I'm mighty
grateful, fellas)
Well, I didn’t have a key and I didn’t have a file. Natur’lly I stayed around
until my trial.
The judge was an old man; ninety-three and I didn’t like the way the jury
looked at me.
The judge was an old man (Too old) Ninety-three (Entirely too old)
I didn’t like the way the jury looked at me. (I think they were suspicious.)
The judge and the jury, they did agree. They all said murder in the first
degree.
The judge said, «Son, I don’t know whether to hang you or not, but this here
killin' of deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop!"(«You've got a point
there, judge!»)
It was a most unsatisfactory trial. They gave me ninety-nine years on the hard
rock pile.
Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground. All I ever did was shoot a deputy down.
Ninety and nine (It could have been life.) on the hard rock pile (They might-a
hung me)
And all he ever did was shoot a deputy down (This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me. Bang! You’re dead!)

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