Look out, mama, there's a white boat comin' up the river Look out, mama, there's a white boat comin' up the river Olha mãe, tem um barco branco subindo o rio With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail Com uma grande luz vermelha e uma bandeira em um homem no corrimão I think ya better call John I think ya better call John Achoe melhor chamar o John 'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail 'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail Porque não parecem carteiros And it's less than a mile away And it's less than a mile away E estão a menos de uma milha I hope he didn't come to stay I hope he didn't come to stay Espero que não tenham vindo para ficar It's got numbers on the side and a gun It's got numbers on the side and a gun Tem números na lateral e uma arma And it's making big waves And it's making big waves E está levantando grandes ondas Daddy's gone, and my brother's out hunting in the mountain Daddy's gone, and my brother's out hunting in the mountain Papai se foi e meu irmão está fora, caçando na montanha Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmylou Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmylou Big John tem bebido desde que o rio levou Emmylou So the powers that be So the powers that be Então as forças que Left me here to do the thinking Left me here to do the thinking Deixaram me aqui no comando And I just turned 22 And I just turned 22 E eu acabo de fazer 22 I was wonderin' what to do I was wonderin' what to do Estava imaginando o que fazer And the closer they got, the more those feelings grew And the closer they got, the more those feelings grew E quanto mais eles se aproximam, mas aqueles sentimentos crescem Daddy's rifle in my hands felt reassuring Daddy's rifle in my hands felt reassuring O rifle do papai em minhas mão me tranquilizam He told me red means run, son, numbers add up to nothing He told me red means run, son, numbers add up to nothing Ele disse vermelho quer dizer corre, filho, números somam-se para nada When the first shot hit the dock When the first shot hit the dock Quando o primeiro tiro acertou o cais I saw it coming I saw it coming E o vi chegando Raised my rifle to my eye Raised my rifle to my eye Levei meu rifle ao meu olho Never stopped to wonder why Never stopped to wonder why Nunca parei para pensar por que Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky Então eu vi preto e meu rosto explodiu no céu Shelter me from the powder and the finger Shelter me from the powder and the finger Proteja-se da pólvora e do dedo Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger Proteja-me com o pensamento que puxou o gatilho Just think of me as one Just think of me as one Apenas pense em mim com aquele You'd never figure You'd never figure Você nunca percebeu Would fade away so young Would fade away so young Que iria embora tão jovem With so much left undone With so much left undone Deixando muito a realizar Remember me to my love, I know I'll miss her Remember me to my love, I know I'll miss her Lembre-se de mim, meu amor, Eu seu que vou te perder