i used to know this old scarecrow i used to know this old scarecrow Eu custumava conhecer esse espantalho he was my song he was my song Ele era minha cançao my joy and sorrow my joy and sorrow Minha alegria e tristeza cast alone between the furrows cast alone between the furrows Parado sozinho em meio ao milharal of a field no longer sown by anyone of a field no longer sown by anyone de um campo não mais visto por ninguem i held a dandelion i held a dandelion Eu segurei um dente de leão that said the time had come that said the time had come Que disse que a hora chegou to leave upon the wind to leave upon the wind Para deixá-lo ao vento not to return not to return E não retornar when summer burned the earth again when summer burned the earth again Quando o verão queimar a terra novamente oh oh oh, oh oh oh.... oh oh oh, oh oh oh.... oh oh oh, oh oh oh.... cultivate the freshest flower cultivate the freshest flower Cultive a flor mais fresca this garden ever grew this garden ever grew Que ja cresceu nesse jardim beneath these branches beneath these branches Sebaixo desses galhos i once wrote such childish words for you i once wrote such childish words for you Eu escrevi uma vez palavras tão infantis pra voce but that's okay but that's okay Mas esta tudo bem there's treasure children always seek to find there's treasure children always seek to find Existe um tesouro que as crianças sempre tentam encontrar and just like us and just like us E igual a nós you must have had you must have had Voce tambem deve ter a once upon a time a once upon a time Um "era uma vez" oh oh oh, oh oh oh.... oh oh oh, oh oh oh.... oh oh oh, oh oh oh....