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Song lyrics "que le voy a hacer"

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I am translating a children's song and I am not sure about part of it.

Dicen que el elefante es gordo, gordo, gordo y yo soy muy flaquito que le voy a hacer(2)

Dicen que la jirafa es muy alta, alta, alta y yo soy muy bajito que le voy a hacer(2)

etc...

In English:

They say the elephant is fat, fat, fat and I am very skinny

What does "que le voy a hacer" mean in context to the song?

I am going to do??? I am going to ask you???

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updated Jan 15, 2013
posted by spanishlulu2002

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It's like "I have nothing to do"

updated Jan 16, 2013
posted by maestroantonio
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To add to MaestroAntonio's suggestion, in English we would say "What can I do?" or "What can you do?" "What is there to do?" It's like, "The elephant is fat, and I am skinny. What can I do about it? (nothing)." So, in every day speak: There's nothing I can do about it. smile Hope that helps.

updated Jan 16, 2013
posted by Debiera
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As Tony Soprano would say "Whaddaya gonna do".

updated Jan 15, 2013
posted by PeterRS