Every town has its town bum I guess ours had one here's a song about him Every town has its town bum I guess ours had one here's a song about him Cada cidade tem seu vagabundo Eu acho que a nossa cidade tinha um aqui está uma canção sobre ele I remember him fondly well his name was Abner Brown I remember him fondly well his name was Abner Brown Lembro-me dele com carinho bem o nome dele era Abner Brown I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown and nobody knew when he came to town I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown and nobody knew when he came to town Eu sabia que um bêbado velho chamado Abner Brown e ninguém sabia quando ele veio à cidade But he spread good will to his fellow men and they let him sleep in the cotton gin But he spread good will to his fellow men and they let him sleep in the cotton gin Mas ele espalhar a boa vontade para com seus semelhantes e deixá-lo dormir no descaroçador de algodão He could drink more brew than an army could He could drink more brew than an army could Ele podia beber mais cerveja do que um exército pode But he had more friends and he did more good But he had more friends and he did more good Mas ele tinha mais amigos e ele fez mais uma boa Than a lot of fine fancy people in our town so they tolerated Abner Brown Than a lot of fine fancy people in our town so they tolerated Abner Brown Do que um monte de gente fina fantasia em nossa cidade para que eles tolerada Abner Brown And all us kids were on his side cause he told us tales till our eyes grew wide And all us kids were on his side cause he told us tales till our eyes grew wide E todos nós, as crianças estavam em causa o seu lado ele nos contos até aos nossos olhos ficaram larga And he made us feel bout ten feet tall cause he had no kids but he claimed us all And he made us feel bout ten feet tall cause he had no kids but he claimed us all E ele nos fez sentir bout de dez metros de altura, porque ele não tinha filhos, mas ele alegou a todos nós And after school and on weekends you could find me down at the cotton gin And after school and on weekends you could find me down at the cotton gin E depois da escola e nos fins de semana você pode encontrar-me para baixo no descaroçador de algodão The truest friend that I ever found was a good old drunk named Abner Brown The truest friend that I ever found was a good old drunk named Abner Brown O verdadeiro amigo que eu nunca encontrei foi um bom e velho bêbado chamado Abner Brown Abner Brown I wish that I could see you once again Abner Brown I wish that I could see you once again Abner Brown Eu desejo que eu pudesse ver você mais uma vez I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men Eu acredito que você gostaria de pilha com todos os valentes I've met and known in all the low and higher places that I've been I've met and known in all the low and higher places that I've been Eu conheci e conhecida em todos os lugares baixos e maior que eu tenho Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down Pensando em você me levanta quando eu estou sentindo para baixo I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown Agradeço ao Senhor para fazer Abner Brown Lord take me back to the cotton land to Arkansas take me home again Lord take me back to the cotton land to Arkansas take me home again Senhor me levar de volta para a terra do algodão para o Arkansas take me home again Let me be the boy that I once have been let me walk that road to the cotton gin Let me be the boy that I once have been let me walk that road to the cotton gin Deixe-me ser o menino que eu uma vez ter sido Deixe-me andar a estrada para o descaroçador de algodão He's probably dead many years ago and gone the way that old drunks go He's probably dead many years ago and gone the way that old drunks go Ele provavelmente está morto há muitos anos e foi a maneira que os bêbados velho ir But I'd still like to sit me down talk to my old friend Abner Brown But I'd still like to sit me down talk to my old friend Abner Brown Mas eu ainda gostaria de sentar-me no chão conversar com meu velho amigo Abner Brown Abner Brown I wish... Abner Brown I wish... Abner Brown desejo ... I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown Agradeço ao Senhor para fazer Abner Brown