I slept last night in a good hotel I slept last night in a good hotel Anoche dormí en un buen hotel I went shopping today for jewels I went shopping today for jewels Me fui de compras hoy para joyas The wind rushed around the dirty room The wind rushed around the dirty room El viento soplaba alrededor de la habitación sucia And the children let out from their schools And the children let out from their schools Y los hijos dejó escapar de sus escuelas I was standing on a noisy corner I was standing on a noisy corner Yo estaba parado en una esquina ruidosa Waiting for the walking green Waiting for the walking green Esperando el verde caminar Across the street he stood Across the street he stood A través de la que calle se detuvo And he played real good And he played real good Y jugaba muy bien On his clarinet, for free. On his clarinet, for free. En su clarinete , de forma gratuita. Now me I play for fortune Now me I play for fortune Ahora me toco la fortuna And those velvet curtain calls I've got a black limousine And those velvet curtain calls I've got a black limousine Y Los cortina de terciopelo llamadas tengo una limosina negro And two ladies escorting me to the halls And two ladies escorting me to the halls Y dos señoras me escoltaba a las salas And I play if you have the money And I play if you have the money Y yo juego si usted tiene el dinero Or if you're a friend to me Or if you're a friend to me O si usted es un amigo para mí But the one man band But the one man band Pero el hombre de banda By the quick lunch stand By the quick lunch stand En el stand de comida rápida He was playing real good, for free. He was playing real good, for free. Él estaba jugando muy bien , de forma gratuita. Nobody stopped to hear him Nobody stopped to hear him Nadie se detuvo a escucharlo Though he played so sweet and high Though he played so sweet and high A pesar de que jugó tan dulce y de alta They knew he had never They knew he had never Ellos sabían que él nunca había Been on the TV screen Been on the TV screen Estado en la pantalla del televisor So they passed his music by So they passed his music by Por lo que pasó la música de I meant to go over and ask for a song I meant to go over and ask for a song Quise ir más y pedir una canción Maybe put on a harmony Maybe put on a harmony Tal vez puesto en una armonía I heard his refrain I heard his refrain Oí su estribillo As the signal changed As the signal changed Como la señal de cambio He was still playing real good, for free. He was still playing real good, for free. Todavía estaba jugando muy bien , de forma gratuita.