| My husband is head
| Mio marito è il capo
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| God rest the poor man
| Dio riposi il pover'uomo
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| And I in his stead
| E io al suo posto
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| Do all that I can
| Fai tutto ciò che posso
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| Keeping body and soul
| Mantenere il corpo e l'anima
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| And the house from the dole
| E la casa dal sussidio
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| Sing treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Canta pedale, trid-tread, trid-tread
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| The wheel it goes round
| La ruota gira
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| Sing treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Canta treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
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| The wheel it goes round
| La ruota gira
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| Aah
| Ah
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| I wash and I cook
| Mi lavo e cucino
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| I sweep and I clean
| Spazzo e pulisco
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| I once dreamt a duke
| Una volta ho sognato un duca
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| Had made me his queen
| Mi aveva fatto sua regina
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| But oh weary me
| Ma oh stanchimi
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| Such things cannot be
| Cose del genere non possono essere
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| Sing treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Canta pedale, trid-tread, trid-tread
|
| The wheel it goes round
| La ruota gira
|
| Sing treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Canta treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
|
| The wheel it goes round
| La ruota gira
|
| Treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Pedala, pedalata trid, pedalata trid
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| The wheel it goes round
| La ruota gira
|
| Sing treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
| Canta treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle, trid-treadle
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| The wheel it goes round | La ruota gira |