Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics
When I was born,you knowCuando nací, ya sabes
I couldn´t speak and goNo podía hablar ni andar
my mother worked each daymi madre trabajaba cada día
and she taught me to sayy me enseñó a decir
Mother and father and sonMadre y padre y hijo
sister and uncle have funhermana y tío se divierten
and they taught me to sayy me enseñaron a decir
life is so hard each dayla vida es tan dura cada día
Poor Boy you must know oh ohPobre chico debes saber oh oh
poor boy the life is a hard roadpobre chico la vida es un camino difícil
poor boy,poor boy you must say ay,aypobre chico, pobre chico debes decir ay, ay
life is very hard to stay ay ayla vida es muy difícil de sobrellevar ay ay