Now a country boy called shorty Now a country boy called shorty Essa é a história de um garoto do campo chamado Baixinho e de um garoto da cidade chamado Dan And a city boy named dan And a city boy named dan Eles tinham que provar que corria mais rápido Had to prove who could run the fastest Had to prove who could run the fastest Para ganhar a mão da senhorita Lucy To win miss lucy's hand To win miss lucy's hand Dan tinha todo o dinheiro Now dan had all the money Now dan had all the money E também tinha uma bela aparência And he also had the looks And he also had the looks Mas o baixinho tinha algo, garotos But shorty must have had something, boys But shorty must have had something, boys Que não pode ser encontrado em livros That can't be found in books That can't be found in books Então, corte caminho, baixinho, baixinho, corte caminho Well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across Well, a-cut across shorty, shorty cut across Foi o que a senhorita Lucy disse That's what miss lucy said That's what miss lucy said Corte caminho baixinho, baixinho corte caminho Cut across shorty, shorty cut across Cut across shorty, shorty cut across É com você que quero me casar It's you I wanna wed It's you I wanna wed Então Dan esteve treinando Now dan had been in training Now dan had been in training Uma semana antes da corrida A week before the race A week before the race Ele tinha certeza He made up his mind He made up his mind Que o baixinho terminaria em segundo lugar Ol' shorty would end in second place Ol' shorty would end in second place Então Dan com suas longas pernas And dan with his long legs a-flyin' And dan with his long legs a-flyin' Deixou o baixinho para trás Left shorty far behind Left shorty far behind E o baixinho ouviu ele dizendo claramente And shorty heard him holler out And shorty heard him holler out Senhorita Lucy, logo você será minha Miss lucy, you'll soon be mine Miss lucy, you'll soon be mine Mas o baixinho não se preocupou But shorty wasn't worried But shorty wasn't worried Havia um sorriso em seu rosto There was a smile upon his face There was a smile upon his face Ele sabia que iria vencer He knew that he was a-goin' to win He knew that he was a-goin' to win Porque Lucy havia ajustado a corrida 'Cause lucy had fixed the race 'Cause lucy had fixed the race E exatamente igual aquela velha história And just like that old story And just like that old story Sobre a tartaruga e a lebre About the turtle and the hair About the turtle and the hair Quando Dan cruzou a linha de chegada When dan crossed over the finish line When dan crossed over the finish line Encontrou o baixinho esperando lá He found shorty waiting there He found shorty waiting there