| jIboghDI' SIbI' | On the day I was born |
| Datvo' ghompu' ghojmoq. | the nurses all gathered round |
| 'ej yay'taHvIS mInDu' | and they gazed in wild wonder |
| DunwI' Doj lughoq. | at the joy they had found. |
| pay' jatlh ghojmoqpIn: | The head nurse spoke up, |
| *ghuvam vID yIHaj!* | said "leave this one alone." |
| DotlhwIj tlhojchu'mo': | She could tell right away |
| jInaSchu' vaj. | that I was bad to the bone. |
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| jIHmo' Qoppu' SaD tIqDu', | I broke a thousand hearts |
| bangwI', SoH'e' qaqIHpa'. | before I met you. |
| jIHmo' Qop je SaD latlh, | I'll break a thousand more, baby, |
| jImev 'e' vIpIHpa'. | before I am through. |
| choghaj 'e' vIHech, bang. | I wanna be yours, pretty baby, |
| nIteb jIH HIghaj. | yours and yours alone. |
| 'a SoHvaD vIja'nIS: | I'm here to tell ya, honey, |
| jInaSchu' vaj. | that I'm bad to the bone. |
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| be' mIp'e' vIqoy'moHlaH. | I'll make a rich woman beg |
| be' quv'e' vInIHmoH. | and I'll make a good woman steal. |
| be' qan'e' vInaghqangmoH. | I'll make an old woman lust |
| be'Hom Qup'e' vIwIHmoH. | and I'll make a young girl squeal. |
| choghaj 'e' vIHech, bang. | I wanna be yours, pretty baby, |
| nIteb jIH HIghaj. | yours and yours alone. |
| 'a SoHvaD vIja'nIS: | I'm here to tell ya, honey, |
| jInaSchu' vaj. | that I'm bad to the bone. |
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| vengHeDaq jIyItDI', | When I walk the streets |
| nechqang je yejquv. | kings and queens step aside. |
| bong be' vay' vIqIHDI', | Every woman I meet --- |
| tugh yonqa'meH muwuv. | they all stay satisfied. |
| SoHvaD ghu'wIj vIja'nIS: | I wanna tell ya, pretty baby, |
| Qu' vIra'DI', lulaj. | what I see I make my own. |
| 'ej vIt yIHonQo': | And I'm here to tell ya, honey, |
| jInaSchu' vaj. | that I'm bad to the bone. |
| Hu' yupma'vo' jIHop. | Missed the Saturday dance. |
| vaS yav teb DI net joS. | Heard they crowded the floor. |
| vISIQbe'nIS bIDachmo'. | Couldn't bear it without you. |
| Quch mupbogh vaj ghom'e' vIchoS. | Don't get around much any more. |
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| tach vISuchqa' vIneH. | Thought I'd visit the club. |
| 'ach lojmIt neH vIghoS. | Got as far as the door. |
| pa' pIj De'lIj mutlhobqang. | They'd have asked me about you. |
| Quch mupbogh vaj ghom'e' vIchoS. | Don't get around muc any more. |
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| qaStaHvIS Hu', | Lately, I guess, |
| jIHvaD jotlaw' yab. | my mind's more at ease. |
| DaH rojwIj vItu'. | But nevertheless |
| qatlh vemnIS qech ngo' qab? | why stir up memories? |
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| bang vImojmeH mura'. | Been invited on dates. |
| toH, qatlh nurwIj vImoS? | Might have gone, but what for? |
| reH jImobqu' bIDachmo'. | Awfully lonely without you. |
| Quch mupbogh vaj ghom'e' vIchoS. | Don't get around much any more. |
| bang bom lughItlhlu'law'. | They're writing songs of love |
| 'a jIHvaD pagh. | But not for me. |
| Do' DungDaq boch Hov law'. | The lucky stars above. |
| 'a jIHvaD pagh. | But not for me. |
| DevDI' muSHa'ghachwIj, | With love to lead the way, |
| muDortaH 'engmey qIj. | I've found more clouds of gray |
| 'ej 'engvetlh'e' not QIj | than any Russian play |
| je *SeQpIr* lut. | could guarantee. |
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| toH qoH vIDabejmo', | I've been a fool to fall |
| DaH jIQuchHa'. | and get that way. |
| va QI'yaH Qu'vatlh Hu'tegh | Heigh-ho, alas, and also |
| 'ej baQa'. | lackaday. |
| 'ej chay' muchoppu' ghaH, | Although I can't dismiss |
| not 'e' vIlIjchoHlaH. | the memory of her kiss, |
| 'a jIHvaD loS Ho' pagh. | I guess she's not for me. |
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| wItaghDI' povbeHlaw', | It all began so well, |
| 'a pIgh wIbup. | but what an end. |
| qaStaHvIS poHvam, | These are the times a fella |
| ghotvaD utba' jup. | needs a friend. |
| pIj bang lut Quch DI'ogh. | Where every happy plot |
| 'ej Hochchaj rInmoH tlhogh. | ends in a marriage knot. |
| 'a jIHvaD loS tlhogh pagh. | And there's no knot for me. |
