Yesterday you asked me for a tasty sweet,
But I’ll eat it myself.
Sorry, there’s none to spare.
And you also asked to ride my bike.
I won’t let you, sorry, it’s time for my bath.
«Жадина-говядина», “greedyguts, beef,” is the rhyming taunt Russian children throw at someone who won’t share.
Wherever I show up, everyone teases me as I go.
Greedyguts, greedyguts, greedyguts — beefy-guts
But I just laugh, what do I care.
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I go everywhere alone, without friends or girlfriends.
Nobody needs me, I need nobody.
All I have is a ginger cat and Mishutka the hamster.
Being greedy isn’t easy
And that’s no joke.
Greedyguts, greedyguts, greedyguts — beefy-guts
Wherever I show up, everyone teases me as I go.
Greedyguts, greedyguts, greedyguts — beefy-guts
But I just laugh, what do I care.
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Onions, nettles, nonsense — suddenly it all became clear.
Being greedy is old news
Being kind is wonderful.
Take the house, the keys, mum’s rings.
If mum shouts at me,
This is what I’ll answer:
Greedyguts, greedyguts, greedyguts — beefy-guts
Wherever I show up, everyone teases me as I go.
Greedyguts, greedyguts, greedyguts — beefy-guts
But I just laugh, what do I care.
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