Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive. Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive. Cada mañana en la mina puede verlo llegar. He stood six-foot-six and weighed twofortyfive. He stood six-foot-six and weighed twofortyfive. Se puso de pie de seis pies y seis años y pesaba twofortyfive. King of broad at the shoulder King of broad at the shoulder Rey de ancho en el hombro at naroow at the hip at naroow at the hip en naroow en la cadera and everybody knew you did'nt give no lip to Big John. and everybody knew you did'nt give no lip to Big John. y todo el mundo sabía que did'nt no dan el labio a Big John. Somebody seemed to know where John called home. Somebody seemed to know where John called home. Alguien parecía saber dónde John llamó a su casa. He just drifted into town and stayed all alone. He just drifted into town and stayed all alone. Él sólo deriva a la ciudad y se quedó solo. He did'nt say much a kind a quiet and shy He did'nt say much a kind a quiet and shy Él did'nt decir mucho un tipo tranquilo y tímido and if you spoke at all and if you spoke at all y si se habló en todos los you just said "hi" to Big John. you just said "hi" to Big John. usted acaba de decir "hola" a Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big Bad John. Big Bad John. Big John mal. Nobody said he came from New Orleans Nobody said he came from New Orleans Nadie dijo que vino desde Nueva Orleans where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen donde se puso en una lucha por una reina Cajún and a crashing blow from a huge right hand and a crashing blow from a huge right hand y un golpe de chocar la mano derecha enorme sent a Louisiana fellow to the promised land. Big John. sent a Louisiana fellow to the promised land. Big John. enviado un hombre de Louisiana a la tierra prometida. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Then came the day at the bottom of the mine Then came the day at the bottom of the mine Entonces llegó el día en la parte inferior de la mina when a timber cracked and the men started craying. when a timber cracked and the men started craying. cuando una madera agrietada y los hombres empezaron craying. Miners were praying and hearts beat fast Miners were praying and hearts beat fast Los mineros estaban orando y corazón palpitante and everybody thought that they'd breathed their last 'cept John. and everybody thought that they'd breathed their last 'cept John. y todo el mundo pensaba que había respirado su último 'concepto John. Through the dust and smoke of this man made hell Through the dust and smoke of this man made hell A través del polvo y el humo de este hombre hizo el infierno walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well. walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well. caminó un gigante de un hombre que conocía bien a los mineros. Grabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a grown Grabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a grown Agarró una madera caída y dio con un adulto and like a giant oak tree and like a giant oak tree y como un roble gigante just stood there alone. Big John. just stood there alone. Big John. se quedó allí solo. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. And with all of his strength And with all of his strength Y con todas sus fuerzas he gave a mighty shove; he gave a mighty shove; le dio un poderoso empujón; then a miner yelled out then a miner yelled out a continuación, un minero gritó: there's a light up above! there's a light up above! hay una luz allá arriba! And twenty men scrambled from a would be grave And twenty men scrambled from a would be grave Y veinte hombres revueltos de una sería grave and now there's only one left down there to save and now there's only one left down there to save y ahora sólo hay una a la izquierda por ahí para salvar Big John. Big John. Big John. With jacks and timbers they started back down With jacks and timbers they started back down Con las tomas y las maderas empezaron a retroceder then came that rumble way down in the ground then came that rumble way down in the ground luego vino estruendo que hacia abajo en el suelo and smoke and gas belched out of that mine and smoke and gas belched out of that mine y el humo y el gas eructó a cabo de esa mina everybody knew everybody knew todo el mundo sabía it was the end of the line for for Big John. it was the end of the line for for Big John. que era el final de la línea de de Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big Bad John. Big Bad John. Big John mal. Now they never reopened that worthless pit Now they never reopened that worthless pit Ahora nunca se volvió a abrir ese pozo sin valor they just placed a marble stand in front of it; they just placed a marble stand in front of it; que acaba de colocar un soporte de mármol delante de él; These few words are written on that stand: These few words are written on that stand: Estas pocas palabras están escritas en que se destacan: At the bottom of this mine lies a big At the bottom of this mine lies a big En la parte inferior de esta mina se encuentra un gran big man; Big John. big man; Big John. gran hombre, Juan Grande. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big John. Big Bad John. Big Bad John. Big John mal. Big John. Big John. ... Big John. Big John. ... Big John. Big John. ... Big Bad John ... Big Bad John ... Big Bad John ...