Southern Flood Blues

Blues da Inundação do Sul

Southern Flood Blues

Cedo, cedo uma manhã, a água entrava pela minha portaEarly early one morning, water was comin' in my door
Cedo uma manhã, a água entrava pela minha portaEarly one morning, water was comin' in my door
Era o velho rio cheio, dizendo pra gente se preparar e irIt was the old high(?) river, tellin' us to get ready and go
Estava escuro e chovia, dava pra ouvir aquele vento uivandoIt was dark and it was rainin', you could hear that howlin' wind
Estava escuro e chovia, amor, dava pra ouvir aquele vento uivandoIt was dark and it was rainin', baby you could hear that howlin' wind
Se eu escapar dessa vez, nunca mais volto aquiIf I get away this time, I will never come here again
Ei, meu amor estava chorando, eu não tinha nada pra comerHey my baby was cryin', I didn't have a thing to eat
Ei, ei, ei, eu não tinha nada pra comerHey hey hey, I didn't have a thing to eat
Ei, a água tinha entrado, levando tudo que eu tinha rua abaixoHey the water had come in, wash everything I had down the street
Eu estava gritando por misericórdia, e não tinha nenhum barco por pertoI was hollerin' for mercy, and it weren't no boats around
Ei, eu estava gritando por misericórdia, e não tinha nenhum barco por pertoHey I was hollerin' for mercy, and it weren't no boats around
Ei, parece que tem gente, eu tenho que ficar aqui e me afogarHey that looks like people, I've gotta stay right here and drown
Ei, minha casa começou a tremer, começou a flutuar rio abaixoHey my house started shakin', started floatin' on down the stream
Ei, minha casa começou a tremer, foi flutuando rio abaixoHey my house started shakin', went on floatin' on down the stream
Estava escuro como a meia-noite, as pessoas começaram a gritar e a berrarIt was dark as midnight, people began to holler and scream