(Spoken:) Lord have mercy, got to tell it, tell it just like it is, ev'ry word. (Spoken:) Lord have mercy, got to tell it, tell it just like it is, ev'ry word. (Spoken:) Senhor, tende piedade, começou a dizer-lhe, dizer-lhe exatamente como ele é, com todas as palavras Yeah! I was living in St. Louis Yeah! I was living in St. Louis Yeah! Eu estava vivendo em São Luís In the year of nineteen fifty five In the year of nineteen fifty five No ano de 1955 Mama didn't have no great mansion, Mama didn't have no great mansion, Mamãe não tinha uma grande mansão, Just a little old country dive. Just a little old country dive. Basta um país um pouco antigo desmoronar. Papa worked all week long, Papa worked all week long, Papai trabalhava todas as longas semanas. Try'n?to keep us six kids alive. Try'n?to keep us six kids alive. Tentei? Seis filhos para manterem vivos. So I hitch hiked to Chicago So I hitch hiked to Chicago Então eu me mandei para Chicago Just to hear Muddy Waters play Just to hear Muddy Waters play Basta ouvir a Muddy Waters tocar I sat and listened to him sing I sat and listened to him sing Eu sentei e ouvi-la cantar Until the early hours of day Until the early hours of day Até as primeiras horas do dia I asked him what I could do to make it I asked him what I could do to make it Perguntei-lhe o que eu podia fazer para voltar And it was he who showed me the way And it was he who showed me the way E foi ele que me mostrou o caminho I went back home and wrote a song I went back home and wrote a song Eu fui para casa e escrevi uma canção And made a record I could claim And made a record I could claim E fez um registro, eu poderia reclamar The little tune jumped on the charts The little tune jumped on the charts A pouca sintonia saltou sobre as cartas And rode me right on up to fame And rode me right on up to fame E caminhei certo para a fama It netted over ten thousand dollars It netted over ten thousand dollars Consegui mais de dez mil dólares And added glory to my name And added glory to my name E obti a glória do meu nome I was standing at the airport I was standing at the airport Eu estava de pé no aeroporto With my guitar in my hand With my guitar in my hand Com a minha guitarra na minha mão And a first class ticket And a first class ticket E um bilhete para a primeira classe Destination movie land Destination movie land Para a terra do cinema I will be in Hollywood, Mama I will be in Hollywood, Mama Vou estar em Hollywood, mamãe Before the roosters crow again Before the roosters crow again Antes de os galos cacarejarem novamente When I first started playing music When I first started playing music Quando eu comecei a tocar música Over sixteen years ago Over sixteen years ago Durante dezesseis anos atrás Every big town in the country Every big town in the country Por todas as grandes cidades no país From St. Francisco to Baltimore From St. Francisco to Baltimore A partir de São Francisco de Baltimore Trying to bring some happy hours Trying to bring some happy hours Na tentativa de viver algumas horas felizes Doing the only thing I know Doing the only thing I know Fazendo a única coisa que eu sei Can't help it, but I love it Can't help it, but I love it Não posso ajudá-lo, mas eu o adoro Stand here, sing to you Stand here, sing to you Fique aqui, cantarei para você Brings back so many memories Brings back so many memories Traz de volta tantas memórias Many things we used to do Many things we used to do Muitas coisas que costumava fazer 'Till I see you here again 'Till I see you here again Apenas quero você aqui novamente Take care, good luck to you Take care, good luck to you Tome cuidado, boa sorte para você