In New York city just walking the street In New York city just walking the street Na cidade de Nova York, apenas andando na rua Ran out of money had nothing to eat Ran out of money had nothing to eat Fiquei sem dinheiro, não tinha nada para comer I stopped at the Plaza, that fancy hotel I stopped at the Plaza, that fancy hotel Eu parei no Plaza, aquele hotel chique Where you can check in if you're well to do well'¦ Where you can check in if you're well to do well'¦ Onde você pode fazer reserva se tiver dinheiro The first of July and a hundred and four The first of July and a hundred and four O primeiro de Julho e cento e quatro I stopped at the Plaza's front revolving door I stopped at the Plaza's front revolving door Parei na porta giratória do Plaza I stepped in the door and went around for a ride I stepped in the door and went around for a ride Eu pisei na porta e dei a volta para um passeio Treatin' myself to the cool air inside Treatin' myself to the cool air inside Me tratando com o ar fresco lá de dentro Then I found myself in a chandeliered room Then I found myself in a chandeliered room Então me encontrei numa sala com um candelabro Where people were dining and I hid in the gloom Where people were dining and I hid in the gloom Onde pessoas jantavam e me escondi no escuro My hunger pains hurt 'til I thought I would break My hunger pains hurt 'til I thought I would break Minha fome doía até eu pensar que ia quebrar When a waiter brought out a big strawberry cake When a waiter brought out a big strawberry cake Quando o garçom trouxe um grande bolo de morango Oh that strawberry cake Oh that strawberry cake Oh que o bolo de morango Oh that strawberry cake Oh that strawberry cake Oh que o bolo de morango Out in California them berries were grown Out in California them berries were grown Lá na Califórnia os frutos foram cultivados And into this city them berries were flown And into this city them berries were flown E para essa cidade os frutos foram levados For making that strawberry cake For making that strawberry cake Para fazer o bolo de morango Then I thought of Oxnard, just north of LA Then I thought of Oxnard, just north of LA Então pensei em Oxnard, ao norte de Los Angeles Where I picked strawberries for many a day Where I picked strawberries for many a day Quando escolhi morangos para muitos um dia Hard work with no future for the harvest was done Hard work with no future for the harvest was done O trabalho duro sem futuro para a colheita foi feita And I headed eastward a-travelin' by thumb And I headed eastward a-travelin' by thumb E me dirigi para o leste, viajando com o polegar And nobody wanted me here in this town And nobody wanted me here in this town E ninguém me queria aqui nessa cidade I felt like a stray dog they all kick around I felt like a stray dog they all kick around Me senti como um cão perdido que todos chutam por aí Them berries reminded me of my bad breaks Them berries reminded me of my bad breaks Os frutos me lembraram dos meus péssimos dias I'm hungry and I want that strawberry cake I'm hungry and I want that strawberry cake Estou com fome e eu quero aquele bolo de morango I deserve that strawberry cake I deserve that strawberry cake Eu mereço esse bolo de morango Deserve that strawberry cake Deserve that strawberry cake Mereço esse bolo de morango I ran and I grabbed it then out the side door I ran and I grabbed it then out the side door Eu corri e agarrei-o então para fora da porta lateral Into Central Park through the bushes I tore Into Central Park through the bushes I tore No Central Park, pelos arbustos, saí correndo Holdin' my strawberry cake Holdin' my strawberry cake Segurando o bolo de morango na minha mão I look back behind me and what do I see I look back behind me and what do I see Eu olho para trás e o que eu vejo The chef and headwaiter and the matre'd The chef and headwaiter and the matre'd O chef, o garçom e o matre I had a nice helpin' of cake as I ran I had a nice helpin' of cake as I ran Peguei um generoso pedaço de bolo enquanto corria I gobble them berries as fast as I can I gobble them berries as fast as I can Eu devorava os frutos o mais rápido que podia They're closin' the gap as I slowed down to eat They're closin' the gap as I slowed down to eat Eles estão fazendo a curva, desacelerei para comer But the cake brought a new surge of power to my feet But the cake brought a new surge of power to my feet Mas o bolo deu nova onda de energia pros meus pés I hid in the bush when the lead I did take I hid in the bush when the lead I did take Eu me escondi no arbusto, quando estava na liderança And I quietly finished my strawberry cake And I quietly finished my strawberry cake E calmamente terminei o meu bolo de morango I ate all that strawberry cake I ate all that strawberry cake Eu comi todo aquele bolo de morango That fine fancy strawberry cake That fine fancy strawberry cake Aquele bolo de morango fino e chique Someone at the plaza is without dessert Someone at the plaza is without dessert Alguém no Plaza está sem sobremesa But for the first time in days now my belly don't hurt But for the first time in days now my belly don't hurt Mas pela primeira vez em dias minha barriga não dói I'm full of strawberry cake I'm full of strawberry cake Estou cheio de bolo de morango