At sixteen she quit high school At sixteen she quit high school A los dieciséis años ella dejó la escuela secundaria To make a fortune in the Promised Land To make a fortune in the Promised Land Para hacer una fortuna en la tierra prometida She got a job behind the counter She got a job behind the counter Ella consiguió un trabajo detrás del mostrador In an all-night hamburger stand In an all-night hamburger stand En un puesto de hamburguesas de toda la noche She rode faithfully home to Mama She rode faithfully home to Mama Ella montó fielmente el hogar de Mama Now, Mama don't you worry none Now, Mama don't you worry none Ahora, mamá no te preocupes no From small things, Mama, big things one day come From small things, Mama, big things one day come De las cosas pequeñas, mamá, las cosas grandes algún día It was late one Friday It was late one Friday Ya era tarde un viernes He pulled in out of the dark He pulled in out of the dark Se puso en salir de la oscuridad He was tall and handsome He was tall and handsome Era un hombre alto y guapo First she took his order, then she took his heart First she took his order, then she took his heart En primer lugar se llevó a su fin, luego tomó su corazón They bought a house up on the hillside They bought a house up on the hillside Se compró una casa en la colina Where little feet would soon run Where little feet would soon run Donde los pies poco antes corría From small things, Mama, big things one day come From small things, Mama, big things one day come De las cosas pequeñas, mamá, las cosas grandes algún día Good love is fleeting Good love is fleeting Buen amor es efímero It's sad but it's true It's sad but it's true Es triste pero es la verdad When your heart is beating When your heart is beating Cuando su corazón está latiendo You don't want to hear the news You don't want to hear the news Usted no quiere escuchar las noticias She packed her bags She packed her bags Ella empacó sus maletas And with a Wyoming Country real estate man And with a Wyoming Country real estate man Y con un hombre de campo de bienes raíces Wyoming She drove down to Tampa She drove down to Tampa Ella me dirigí a Tampa In an Eldorado Grand In an Eldorado Grand En un Gran Eldorado She wrote back, Dear Mama She wrote back, Dear Mama Me contestó, Dear Mama Life is just heaven in the sun Life is just heaven in the sun La vida es sólo el cielo en el sol From small things, Mama, big things one day come From small things, Mama, big things one day come De las cosas pequeñas, mamá, las cosas grandes algún día Well, she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road Well, she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road Bueno, lo mataron a tiros en una soleada calle Florida When they caught her all she said When they caught her all she said Cuando se le llamó todo lo que dijo Was she couldn't stand the way he drove Was she couldn't stand the way he drove Era que no podía soportar la forma en que condujo Back home lonesome Johnny waits for his baby's parole Back home lonesome Johnny waits for his baby's parole De vuelta a casa solitaria Johnny espera para la libertad condicional a su bebé He waits high on the hillside He waits high on the hillside Espera alto de la colina Where the Wyoming rivers roll Where the Wyoming rivers roll Donde los ríos Wyoming rollo And his seed have almost grown now And his seed have almost grown now Y sus semillas han crecido casi ahora To a daughter and a handsome son To a daughter and a handsome son A una hija y un hijo guapo From small things, Mama, big things one day come From small things, Mama, big things one day come De las cosas pequeñas, mamá, las cosas grandes algún día