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There's people living in the neighboring bargesHay personas viviendo en las barcazas vecinas
Guilty of assorted compliments and chargesCulpables de cumplidos y acusaciones variadas
Like the one eyed cyclist who never wears socksComo el ciclista tuerto que nunca usa calcetines
He covers his mouth with his hand when he talksSe tapa la boca con la mano cuando habla
His name is Rene, they say he is a communistSu nombre es René, dicen que es comunista
There is something about his demeanor that's ominousHay algo en su actitud que es ominoso
Gord with his card tricks escaped from the rowGord con sus trucos de cartas escapó de la fila
His mouth is always in the shape of an OSiempre tiene la boca en forma de O
His brother is locked up and he awaits his releaseSu hermano está encerrado y espera su liberación
He talks about politics and hates the policeHabla de política y odia a la policía
Linda doesn't have long to live probablyLinda no tiene mucho tiempo de vida probablemente
She's wiccan and used to read palms for a hobbyEs wiccan y solía leer palmas como hobby
She came to visit one night and just sat thereVino a visitar una noche y simplemente se sentó allí
And laughed the whole time, her clothes covered in cat hairY se rió todo el tiempo, su ropa cubierta de pelo de gato
Aubrey wears two watches at once and a bow tieAubrey usa dos relojes a la vez y una corbata de moño
He is missing a thumb and nobody knows whyLe falta un pulgar y nadie sabe por qué
He's not the best ventriloquist in the world, but he wants to beNo es el mejor ventrílocuo del mundo, pero quiere serlo
He's an excellent dancer and smokes reefer constantlyEs un excelente bailarín y fuma marihuana constantemente
Big, fat Nigel works as a floristEl grande y gordo Nigel trabaja como florista
He's openly gay and looks like a touristEs abiertamente gay y parece un turista
He's very polite with a good sense of humorEs muy educado con buen sentido del humor
He's heir to a fortune or at least that's the rumorEs heredero de una fortuna o al menos así es el rumor
Washed up and wounded, we are the recycledHundidos y heridos, somos los reciclados
Earthy, thirsty, sleazy and seaworthyTerrenales, sedientos, sórdidos y aptos para el mar
At the foot of the trees the tramps drink and they day dreamAl pie de los árboles los vagabundos beben y sueñan despiertos
They use the fountain to stay clean, they're not as bad as they may seemUsan la fuente para mantenerse limpios, no son tan malos como parecen
Each day they reenact the ritual of abandonCada día reenactúan el ritual del abandono
They sit there and serenade people at randomSe sientan allí y serenatan a la gente al azar
As the thought of a job and a bedroom refrigeratesMientras el pensamiento de un trabajo y un dormitorio se enfría
They drift on alcoholic wings in figure-eightsDerivan en alas alcohólicas en figuras de ocho
Wine and water, regarded as stupid weirdosVino y agua, considerados como raros estúpidos
More wine and water, they feel like superheroesMás vino y agua, se sienten como superhéroes
One once was a boxer whose ego remains bandagedUno fue boxeador cuyo ego sigue vendado
He once took a beating that left him with brain damageUna vez recibió una paliza que lo dejó con daño cerebral
One plays a horn and was born with a wooden legUno toca un cuerno y nació con una pierna de madera
He plays on some days cause he feels that he shouldn't begToca en algunos días porque siente que no debería mendigar
One worked in the factory before it closed downUno trabajaba en la fábrica antes de que cerrara
He's fine if there's plenty of wine to go aroundEstá bien si hay mucho vino para compartir
Sunken and drunken, frustrated and lonelyHundidos y ebrios, frustrados y solitarios
These people don't die, they evaporate slowlyEstas personas no mueren, se evaporan lentamente
No matter how desperate, no matter how lawlessNo importa cuán desesperados, cuán sin ley
They rely on the river for some kind of solaceConfían en el río para algún tipo de consuelo
It sings to the softly and lulls them to sleep heavilyLes canta suavemente y los arrulla a dormir pesadamente
It's soothing and every bit heavenlyEs reconfortante y completamente celestial
Each morning before they get into the booze, as they sayCada mañana antes de sumergirse en el alcohol, como dicen
They usually give me the news of the dayPor lo general me dan las noticias del día
And if it were up to them to shout the decisionY si dependiera de ellos gritar la decisión
An aurora borealis and all men out of prisonUna aurora boreal y todos los hombres fuera de prisión