Richard Cory

They say that Richard CoryDicen que Richard Cory

Owns one-half of this here townPosee la mitad de esta ciudad

With political connectionsCon conexiones políticas

Spread his wealth aroundDistribuye su riqueza

Born into society, a banker's only childNacido en la sociedad, hijo único de un banquero

He had everything a man could wantTenía todo lo que un hombre podría desear

Power, grace and stylePoder, gracia y estilo

But I, work in his factoryPero yo trabajo en su fábrica

And I curse the life I'm livin'Y maldigo la vida que llevo

And I curse my povertyY maldigo mi pobreza

That I wish that I could beQue desearía poder ser

Yeah, I wish that I could beSí, desearía poder ser

Lord, I wish that I could be, Richard CorySeñor, desearía poder ser, Richard Cory

Papers print his picturesLos periódicos imprimen sus fotos

Almost everywhere he goCasi en todos lados a donde va

Richard Cory at the operaRichard Cory en la ópera

Richard Cory at the showRichard Cory en el espectáculo

And the rumors of his partiesY los rumores de sus fiestas

And the orgies on his yachtY las orgías en su yate

Well, he surely must be happyBueno, seguramente debe ser feliz

With everything that he has gotCon todo lo que tiene

But I work in his factoryPero yo trabajo en su fábrica

And I curse the life I'm livin'Y maldigo la vida que llevo

And I curse my povertyY maldigo mi pobreza

And I wish that I could beY desearía poder ser

I wish that I could be, yeahDesearía poder ser, sí

I wish that I could be, Richard CoryDesearía poder ser, Richard Cory

He freely gave to charityÉl daba libremente a la caridad

And had that common touchY tenía ese toque común

They were grateful for his patronageEstaban agradecidos por su patrocinio

And thanked him very muchY le agradecían mucho

So my mind was filled with wonderAsí que mi mente se llenó de asombro

When the evening' headlines readCuando los titulares de la noche decían

That Richard Cory went home last nightQue Richard Cory se fue a casa anoche

And put a bullet through his headY se disparó en la cabeza

But I, I, I, work in his factoryPero yo, yo, yo, trabajo en su fábrica

And I, I don't dig the life I'm livin'Y yo, yo no aguanto la vida que llevo

And I don't dig my povertyY no aguanto mi pobreza

And I wish that I could beY desearía poder ser

Yeah, an' I wish that I could beSí, desearía poder ser

Well, wish that I could be, Richard CoryBueno, desearía poder ser, Richard Cory

Well, I wish that I could beBueno, desearía poder ser

I wish that I could beDesearía poder ser

Sometime, I wish that I could beA veces, desearía poder ser

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