Ma would never say what happened Ma would never say what happened Ma nunca dirían lo que pasó And we knew better than push too hard And we knew better than push too hard Y nosotros supimos bien que empuje demasiado difícilmente We knew we had all the chores to tend to We knew we had all the chores to tend to Nosotros supimos que nosotros teníamos todos los quehaceres para tender a Like fixing fences and helping her Like fixing fences and helping her Como arreglar los cercos y ayudarla Washing dishes and making coffee Washing dishes and making coffee Los platos lavando y haciendo el café Me and Virgil'd chop some wood Me and Virgil'd chop some wood Yo y Virgil cortamos alguna madera But we'd stop our swinging But we'd stop our swinging Pero nosotros detendríamos nuestro balanceo Just to listen to her crying Just to listen to her crying Simplemente para escuchar a su grito It didn't sound too good It didn't sound too good No parecía demasiado bueno I can remember, too well I can remember, too well Yo puedo recordar, demasiado bien But we never thought to pay much heed But we never thought to pay much heed Pero nosotros nunca pensamos prestar mucha atención We learned to live life the best we could We learned to live life the best we could Nosotros aprendimos a vivir la vida el mejor que nosotros pudimos But then one day pa upped and left us But then one day pa upped and left us Pero entonces un upped de papá de día y nos dejó High and dry without a word High and dry without a word Alto y seca sin una palabra Seemed a pity Seemed a pity Parecía una piedad My ma was pretty My ma was pretty Mi ma era bonito But I soon learned life ain't that way But I soon learned life ain't that way Pero yo aprendí pronto no el ai de vida esa manera And I can remember hearing her weeping And I can remember hearing her weeping Y yo puedo recordar el oído su llorando While we were sleeping next to her While we were sleeping next to her Mientras nosotros estábamos durmiendo al lado de ella I can remember I can remember Yo puedo recordar I'll never forgive and I'll never forget I'll never forgive and I'll never forget Yo nunca perdonaré y yo nunca me olvidaré Cos pa you broke her heart Cos pa you broke her heart El papá de Cos usted rompió su corazón Ooh pa you broke her heart Ooh pa you broke her heart El papá de Ooh usted rompió su corazón You broke her heart You broke her heart Usted rompió su corazón Ooh pa you broke her heart Ooh pa you broke her heart El papá de Ooh usted rompió su corazón Well the years rolled by Well the years rolled by Bien los años rodados por And 'fore we knew it And 'fore we knew it Y 'el frente nosotros lo conocimos Our sister got married and moved out west Our sister got married and moved out west Nuestra hermana se casó y se fue hacia el oeste I stayed with ma, cos I couldn't desert her I stayed with ma, cos I couldn't desert her Yo me quedé con el ma, cos yo no podría abandonarla I knew it would hurt her to be alone I knew it would hurt her to be alone Yo supe que la heriría estar solo So we pulled tighter So we pulled tighter Así que nosotros tiramos más firme We said we'd try to make things easy We said we'd try to make things easy Nosotros dijimos que nosotros intentaríamos hacer las cosas fácil And raise a smile And raise a smile Y levanta una sonrisa But as the night came But as the night came Pero cuando la noche vino We'd hear her crying We'd hear her crying Nosotros le oiríamos llorar Praying for pa to come back again Praying for pa to come back again Orando para el papá regresar de nuevo I can remember I can remember Yo puedo recordar I'll never forgive him and I'll never forget I'll never forgive him and I'll never forget Yo nunca lo perdonaré y yo nunca me olvidaré Cos pa you broke her heart Cos pa you broke her heart El papá de Cos usted rompió su corazón Oh pa you broke her heart Oh pa you broke her heart Oh el papá usted rompió su corazón And then the winter came And then the winter came Y entonces el invierno vino I'd never known it colder I'd never known it colder Yo nunca lo había conocido más frío Ooh it seemed the worst for years Ooh it seemed the worst for years Ooh parecía el peor durante años And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling Y la noche que ella se murió que yo juro yo vi su sonriendo Saying I was a big boy now, no tears Saying I was a big boy now, no tears Diciendo yo era ahora un muchacho grande, ninguna lágrima, So I packed up all we had, and Virgil got the horses So I packed up all we had, and Virgil got the horses Así que yo empaqueté todos que nosotros teníamos, y Virgil consiguió los caballos And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack Y nosotros pagamos nuestros últimos respetos y dimos un crujido al látigo Ooh, seemed a big bad world, we were riding into Ooh, seemed a big bad world, we were riding into Ooh, parecía un mundo malo grande, nosotros estábamos montando en Me and Virgil both agreed, we best head off Me and Virgil both agreed, we best head off Yo y Virgil que los dos estaban de acuerdo, nosotros mejor encabece fuera de And don't look back And don't look back Y no parece atrás Nothing but desert all around Nothing but desert all around Nada más que abandone alrededor de Oh it made me wonder Oh it made me wonder Oh me hizo preguntarse Lord it's hard to carry on Lord it's hard to carry on Señor es difícil continuar When you're sick with hunger When you're sick with hunger Cuando usted está enfermo con hambre Weeks and months of sleeping rough Weeks and months of sleeping rough Semanas y meses de durmiendo áspero Keeping clear of danger Keeping clear of danger Guardando claro de peligro Seems we were miles from anywhere Seems we were miles from anywhere Parece que nosotros éramos en cualquier parte las millas de And too far gone to change it And too far gone to change it Y demasiado lejos ido a cambiarlo We'd best keep going, don't look back We'd best keep going, don't look back Nosotros guardaríamos el mejor la ida, no parezca atrás Well me and Virgil we beat the desert Well me and Virgil we beat the desert Bien yo y Virgil nosotros pegamos el desierto Riding fast and riding hard Riding fast and riding hard Montando rápidamente y montando difícilmente We hit the city, the past behind us We hit the city, the past behind us Nosotros pegamos la ciudad, el pasado detrás de nosotros So we raised some hell, we had some fun So we raised some hell, we had some fun Así que nosotros levantamos algún infierno, nosotros teníamos algún divertido But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty, and oh so fine But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty, and oh so fine Pero realmente pronto yo me encontré a una señora oh tan bonito, y oh tan fino 'fore too long I found myself married 'fore too long I found myself married 'el frente demasiado largo yo me encontré casado With a home of my own and a blue eyed son With a home of my own and a blue eyed son Con una casa de mi propio y un azul miró al hijo And 'til this day I can hear ma saying to me - And 'til this day I can hear ma saying to me - Y 'el til este día yo puedo oír ma que me dice - "You're a big boy now" "You're a big boy now" "Usted es ahora" un muchacho grande