spoken) l once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens spoken) l once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens falada) l uma vez teve uma namorada, a mais bela das donzelas She outshined all others that l'd known by far She outshined all others that l'd known by far Ela superaram todos os outros que l'd conhecida, de longe, I had a friend, big fella, name of big harlan taylor I had a friend, big fella, name of big harlan taylor Eu tinha um amigo, grandão, o nome de Taylor Harlan grande Harlan had a rubber-tyred new shiny car Harlan had a rubber-tyred new shiny car Harlan tinha um carro com pneus novos brilhante Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Ah, os caminhos do mundo, e os desejos de uma mulher If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years Se eu percebi que todos saíssem, "twould levar muitos anos By the wants of a woman she fell for big harlan By the wants of a woman she fell for big harlan Até o quer de uma mulher que se apaixonou por Harlan grande L tried but in vain for to take my own life L tried but in vain for to take my own life L tentei, mas em vão para tirar minha própria vida Suddenly l had lost all my will to keep livin' Suddenly l had lost all my will to keep livin' De repente, eu tinha perdido toda a minha vontade de continuar vivendo She'd lost her desire to become my young wife She'd lost her desire to become my young wife Ela perdeu o desejo de se tornar minha mulher jovem Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Ah, os caminhos do mundo, e os desejos de uma mulher If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years Se eu percebi que todos saíssem, "twould levar muitos anos (spoken) well l wanted revenge, and waylaid for big harlan (spoken) well l wanted revenge, and waylaid for big harlan (falado) bem eu queria vingança, e assaltados por Harlan grande Then l started wondering, what good would it do? Then l started wondering, what good would it do? Então eu comecei a pensar, que bom que ele faria? If a rubber-tyred new shiny car's her ambition If a rubber-tyred new shiny car's her ambition Se um carro com pneus novos brilhante de sua ambição Then l'll just let her have it, and big harlan too Then l'll just let her have it, and big harlan too Então Vou apenas deixar que ela tem, e Harlan grande demais Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman Ah, os caminhos do mundo, e os desejos de uma mulher If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years Se eu percebi que todos saíssem, "twould levar muitos anos If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years If l figured them all out, 'twould take many years Se eu percebi que todos saíssem, "twould levar muitos anos