I was born on a farm out in iowa I was born on a farm out in iowa Nasci em uma fazenda em Iowa A flaming youth I was bound I would fly away A flaming youth I was bound I would fly away A juventude flamejante eu estava ligado Eu voaria I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone I packed my grip and I grabbed my saxophone Eu embalei meu aperto e eu agarrei o meu saxofone Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear Can't read notes, but I play anything by ear Não pode ler notas, mas eu tocar qualquer coisa de ouvido I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear I made up tunes on the sounds that I used to hear Fiz até músicas sobre os sons que eu costumava ouvir When I'd start to play folks to say When I'd start to play folks to say Quando eu começar a jogar gente a dizer "sounds a little goofus to me" "sounds a little goofus to me" "Soa um pouco Goofus para mim" (*) cornfed chords appeal to me (*) cornfed chords appeal to me (*) Cordas cornfed apelo para mim I like rustic harmony I like rustic harmony Gosto de harmonia rústico Hold a note and change the key Hold a note and change the key Segurar uma nota e alterar a chave Hey but that's "goofus" Hey but that's "goofus" Ei, mas isso é "Goofus" Not according to the rules Not according to the rules Não de acordo com as regras That you learn in music schools That you learn in music schools Que você aprende nas escolas de música But the folks just dance like fools But the folks just dance like fools Mas a gente só dança como tolos They sure go for " goofus" They sure go for " goofus" Eles com certeza vão para "Goofus" Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long Conseguiu um emprego, mas eu simplesmente não conseguia mantê-lo longo The leader said that I played all the music wrong The leader said that I played all the music wrong O líder disse que eu tocava todas as músicas errado So I stepped out with an outfit of my own So I stepped out with an outfit of my own Então, eu saí com uma roupa do meu próprio (**) got together a new kind of orchestra (**) got together a new kind of orchestra (**) Se reuniram um novo tipo de orquestra And we all played just the same "goofus" harmony And we all played just the same "goofus" harmony E que todos nós jogamos da mesma harmonia "Goofus" And I must admit we made a hit And I must admit we made a hit E devo admitir que nós fizemos um sucesso "goofus" has been lucky for me "goofus" has been lucky for me "Goofus" tem tido sorte para mim Repeat (*) Repeat (*) Repita (*) Repeat (**) Repeat (**) Repita (**)