Mama was angry Mama was angry Mamá se enojó Said: "Girl you must have lost your head Said: "Girl you must have lost your head Dijo: "Chica que debe haber perdido la cabeza Only the lazy Only the lazy Sólo los perezosos Stay the whole day long in bed Stay the whole day long in bed Mantenerse durante todo el día en la cama Your skirts need mending Your skirts need mending Sus faldas necesitan reparación And the floor cries to be swept And the floor cries to be swept Y el suelo clama al ser arrastrado Don't make me scream, girl Don't make me scream, girl No me hagas gritar, niña Did you hear just what I said?" Did you hear just what I said?" ¿Has oído lo que dije? " She spoke up to me She spoke up to me Ella habló de mí Like so many times before Like so many times before Al igual que tantas otras veces She said: "Now, listen, girl She said: "Now, listen, girl Ella dijo: "Escucha, niña You ain't walking through that door You ain't walking through that door Usted no está caminando por esa puerta Your friends may call you Your friends may call you Sus amigos pueden llamar You won't be hanging 'round no more You won't be hanging 'round no more No se le cuelgan 'alrededor no más By the muddy waters" By the muddy waters" Por las aguas turbias " OOh yeah, muddy waters OOh yeah, muddy waters Oh sí, aguas turbias Mama was shouting Mama was shouting Mamá estaba gritando Said: "Girl, you better watch your step Said: "Girl, you better watch your step Dijo: "Chica, es mejor que ver su paso That good-for-nothing That good-for-nothing Que no sirve para nada You couldn't trust him when he's dead You couldn't trust him when he's dead No se podía confiar en él cuando esté muerto He makes no money He makes no money Él no hace dinero And though he dresses like a Lord And though he dresses like a Lord Y aunque se viste como un señor Sweet child believe me Sweet child believe me Dulce niña me creen He'll make your pretty eyes go sore" He'll make your pretty eyes go sore" Él va a hacer que sus ojos van bastante dolor " She spoke up to me She spoke up to me Ella habló de mí Like a thousand times before Like a thousand times before Al igual que miles de veces She said: "Now listen, girl She said: "Now listen, girl Ella dijo: "Escucha, niña You ain't walking through that door You ain't walking through that door Usted no está caminando por esa puerta No little lady No little lady No señorita You two are sailing way too close You two are sailing way too close Ustedes dos están navegando demasiado cerca By the muddy waters" By the muddy waters" Por las aguas turbias " Ooh yeah, muddy waters Ooh yeah, muddy waters Ooh yeah, aguas turbias She spoke up to me She spoke up to me Ella habló de mí Like a thousand times before Like a thousand times before Al igual que miles de veces She said: "Now listen, girl She said: "Now listen, girl Ella dijo: "Escucha, niña You ain't walking through that door You ain't walking through that door Usted no está caminando por esa puerta No little lady No little lady No señorita You two are sailing way to close You two are sailing way to close Ustedes dos están navegando forma de cerrar To the muddy waters" To the muddy waters" Para las aguas turbias " Ooh yeah, the muddy waters. Ooh yeah, the muddy waters. Oh sí, las aguas turbias. I ain't gonna go I ain't gonna go No voy a ir No more, no more, no more No more, no more, no more No más, no más, no más