Why don't you write me Why don't you write me Porque você não me escreve I'm out in the jungle I'm out in the jungle Estou lá na selva I'm hungry to hear you. I'm hungry to hear you. Estou faminto por ouvir você Send me a card, Send me a card, Me mande um cartão I am waiting so hard I am waiting so hard Estou esperando com esforço To be near you. To be near you. Para estar perto de você (La la la) (La, la, la) (La, la, la) (La la la) Why don't you write? Why don't you write? Porque você não escreve? Something is wrong Something is wrong Algo está errado And I know I got to be there. And I know I got to be there. E sei que preciso estar aí Maybe I'm lost, Maybe I'm lost, Talvez eu esteja perdido But I can't make the cost But I can't make the cost Mas não posso pagar Of the airfare. Of the airfare. A tarifa aérea Tell me why Tell me why Diga-me porque Why Why Porque Why Why Porque Tell me why Tell me why Diga-me porque Why Why Porque Why Why Porque Why don't you write me, Why don't you write me, Porque você não me escreve A letter would brighten A letter would brighten Uma carta iria brilhar My loneliest evening. My loneliest evening. A mais solitária das tardes Mail it today Mail it today Mande hoje If it's only to say If it's only to say Mesmo que apenas para dizer That you're leaving me. That you're leaving me. Que esta me deixando (La, la, la) (La, la, la) (La la la) Monday morning, sitting in the sun Monday morning, sitting in the sun Segunda-feira, sentado no sol Hoping and wishing for the mail to come. Hoping and wishing for the mail to come. Esperando e desejando que o correio chegue Tuesday, never got a word, Tuesday, never got a word, Terça, não recebi uma palavra Wednesday, Thursday, ain't no sign, Wednesday, Thursday, ain't no sign, Quarta, Quinta, nenhum sinal Drank a half a bottle of iodine. Drank a half a bottle of iodine. Bebi meia garrafa de Iodo Friday, woe is me Friday, woe is me Sexta, tadinho de mim Gonna hang my body from the highest tree. Gonna hang my body from the highest tree. Vou me enforcar da mais alta árvore Why don't you write me? Why don't you write me? Porque você não me escreve?