He had what you might He had what you might Ele tinha o que você poderia call a trivial occupation call a trivial occupation he cleaned the platforms he cleaned the platforms chamar De uma profissão comum of the local railway station of the local railway station with no romance in his life with no romance in his life Ele limpava as plataformas sometimes he wished sometimes he wished he had a wife he had a wife Da estação de trem local he read the matrimonial he read the matrimonial advertising pages advertising pages Sem romance na vida the cries for help the cries for help from different people from different people As vezes ele desejou different ages different ages but they had nothing to say but they had nothing to say ter uma esposa at least not until the day at least not until the day when something special he read when something special he read Ele leu as páginas de this is what it said this is what it said anúncios matrimoniais “If you dream “If you dream of the girl for you of the girl for you Os gritos de ajuda then call us and get then call us and get two for the price of one two for the price of one De Pessoas diferentes, we're the answer we're the answer if you feel blue if you feel blue idades diferentes so call us and get so call us and get two for the price of one” two for the price of one” Mas elas não tinham nada a dizer He called the number He called the number Pelo menos não até o dia, and a voice said “Alice Whiting” and a voice said “Alice Whiting” the voice was husky the voice was husky Quando ele leu algo especial and it sounded quite exciting and it sounded quite exciting he was amazed at his luck he was amazed at his luck Isto é o que dizia: the purest streak of gold he'd struck the purest streak of gold he'd struck he said, “I read your ad he said, “I read your ad it sounded rather thrilling it sounded rather thrilling I think a meeting could be I think a meeting could be "Se você sonha, mutually fulfilling mutually fulfilling why don't we meet for a chat why don't we meet for a chat com uma menina para você the three of us in my flat the three of us in my flat I can't forget what I read I can't forget what I read Então nos chame e leve this is what it said” this is what it said” Duas pelo preço de uma “If you dream “If you dream of the girl for you of the girl for you Nós somos a resposta then call us and get then call us and get two for the price of one two for the price of one se você se sente triste we're the answer we're the answer if you feel blue if you feel blue Então nos chame e leve duas so call us and get so call us and get two for the price of one” two for the price of one” Pelo preço de uma" She said “I'm sure She said “I'm sure we must be perfect we must be perfect for each other for each other Ele chamou o número and if you doubt it and if you doubt it you'll be certain you'll be certain E uma voz disse: "alice whiting" when you meet my mother” when you meet my mother”