Gather you all and listen here Gather you all and listen here Reúna todos vocês e ouçam aqui I'll tell you a tale if you lend me an ear I'll tell you a tale if you lend me an ear Vou lhe contar um conto se você me emprestar uma orelha I rode a horse through many a town I rode a horse through many a town Eu montei um cavalo com uma cidade muito But the devil rode me down to the ground But the devil rode me down to the ground Mas o diabo andava me para o chão I was to marry a very rich girl I was to marry a very rich girl Eu estava para casar com uma menina muito rica I loved her as only I can I loved her as only I can Eu a amava como só eu posso But the father was shot and his gold was stoled But the father was shot and his gold was stoled Mas o pai foi baleado e seu ouro foi roubado atrás And now I'm the devil's man, na na na And now I'm the devil's man, na na na E agora eu sou um homem do diabo, nd nd nd And now I sing a tail of woe And now I sing a tail of woe E agora eu canto uma cauda de aflição Through the bars of the county jail Through the bars of the county jail Através das grades da cadeia do condado I walked into the room one night I walked into the room one night Entrei no quarto de uma noite I found her mother and gun I found her mother and gun Eu encontrei a mãe e uma arma Well the man was dead and I kneeled and cried Well the man was dead and I kneeled and cried Bem, o homem estava morto e eu me ajoelhei e chorei The sheriff ran in and said I'm holding you, son The sheriff ran in and said I'm holding you, son O xerife correndo e disse que eu estou te abraçando, filho Through the day I sing and play Through the day I sing and play Através do dia eu cantar e tocar For time is on my side For time is on my side Pois o tempo está do meu lado But when the moon and stars come out But when the moon and stars come out Mas quando a lua e as estrelas saem I lay me down and cry I lay me down and cry Eu me deito e choro For the Saviour mar I lied For the Saviour mar I lied Para o mar Salvador menti Now I will not have a ride Now I will not have a ride Agora eu não vou dar um passeio Beside the window the scaffold was made Beside the window the scaffold was made Ao lado da janela do andaime foi feita