I slept last night in a good hotel I slept last night in a good hotel Eu dormi a noite passada em um bom hotel I went shopping today for jewels I went shopping today for jewels Saí para comprar joias hoje The wind rushed around in the dirty town The wind rushed around in the dirty town O vento soprava na cidade suja And the children let out from the schools And the children let out from the schools E as crianças estavam liberadas das escolas I was standing on a noisy corner I was standing on a noisy corner Eu estava parada em uma esquina barulhenta Waiting for the walking green Waiting for the walking green Esperando pelo verde ambulante Across the street he stood Across the street he stood Do outro lado da rua estava ele And he played real good And he played real good E ele tocava muito bem On his clarinet for free On his clarinet for free O seu clarinete de graça Now me, I play for fortunes Now me, I play for fortunes Agora eu, eu toco pela sorte And those velvet curtain calls And those velvet curtain calls E aquele agradecimento final I got a black Limousine and two gentlemen I got a black Limousine and two gentlemen Eu tenho uma limusine preta e dois cavalheiros Who escort me through these halls Who escort me through these halls Que me escoltam por estes corredores And I'll play if you got the money And I'll play if you got the money E eu vou tocar se você tiver dinheiro Or if you're a friend to me Or if you're a friend to me Ou se você é um amigo para mim But the one man band But the one man band Mas a banda de um homem só By the quick lunch stand By the quick lunch stand Na lanchonete rápida He's been playing real good for free He's been playing real good for free Ele tem tocado muito bem de graça Nobody stopped to hear him Nobody stopped to hear him Ninguém parava para ouvi-lo Though he played so sweet and high Though he played so sweet and high Embora ele tocasse tão docemente e alto They knew he had never been on their TV They knew he had never been on their TV Eles sabiam que ele nunca tinha aparecido na TV So they passed his music by So they passed his music by Então eles passavam direto pela música dele I meant to go over and ask for a song I meant to go over and ask for a song Eu pretendia ir até lá e pedir uma canção Maybe put on a harmony Maybe put on a harmony Talvez tocar uma harmonia I heard his refrain I heard his refrain Eu ouvi o refrão dele As the signal changed As the signal changed Enquanto o sinal mudava He was playing real good for free He was playing real good for free Ele estava tocando muito bem de graça