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She left her school for the factoryElla dejó la escuela por la fábrica
From pocket money to a salary,De la mesada a un salario,
From a pac-a-mac to a compact caseDe un impermeable a un estuche compacto
And every morning she inspects her face.Y cada mañana inspecciona su rostro.
She discovers pulling pints in pubsDescubre sirviendo pintas en bares
That the good looks will never cover up forQue la belleza nunca compensará
Her dumbness in taking the stockSu torpeza al tomar inventario
Sees her reflection in a butcher's shop.Ve su reflejo en una carnicería.
She finds it all quite rareEncuentra todo bastante raro
That her meat's all vanity fair.Que su carne sea toda vanidad justa.
She has her eyes on medallion menElla tiene sus ojos en hombres medallón
Who get her home on the dot at ten,Que la llevan a casa puntual a las diez,
She combs her hair when she gets excusedSe peina cuando la excusan
The deal she wants always ends up screwed.El trato que quiere siempre termina mal.
Paints her nails on the bathroom scalesPinta sus uñas en la balanza del baño
Gargles her breath like a landed whale,Enjuaga su aliento como una ballena varada,
Her beauty is as deep as her skinSu belleza es tan superficial como su piel
Keeps her eyebrows in a tobacco tin.Guarda sus cejas en una lata de tabaco.
She poses foot on the chairPosa un pie en la silla
Coconut shy but vanity fair.Tiro al coco pero vanidad justa.
In her vanity case her compact caseEn su estuche de vanidad su estuche compacto
In her compact case her eyes,En su estuche compacto sus ojos,
Not bad for a sisterNo está mal para una hermana
But her vanity's fair and her sense of humour's dry.Pero su vanidad es justa y su sentido del humor es seco.
She comes home late with another screw looseLlega tarde a casa con un tornillo suelto
She swears to have had just a pineapple juice,Jura haber tomado solo un jugo de piña,
Falls asleep fully clothed in her bedSe queda dormida completamente vestida en su cama
With her makeup remover by her head.Con su desmaquillante junto a su cabeza.
And she might not be all thereY puede que no esté del todo bien
But her dream's all vanity fair.Pero su sueño es toda vanidad justa.