River Will Take You

O Rio Te Levará

River Will Take You

Aquele rio te leva pra Keokuk, assim comoThat river will take you to Keokuk just as well
te leva pra Eldon, direto pro inferno.as it'll take you past Eldon straight down to hell.
Aqueles caras tavam bebendo, dois bem gordinhosThem boys'd been drinkin', two was real fat
saíram à meia-noite, indo atrás de gato.They went out at midnight, goin' after cat.

Dois sabiam nadar mais ou menos, dois nem um pouco,Two could swim sort of, two not at all,
tava todo mundo chapado, se divertindo à beça.They was all plastered, havin' a ball.
Saíram do lado leste, de uma cabana de carbureto,Well they left from the east side down a' carbide shack,
foram só pescar e nunca mais voltaram.They just went fishin' and never come back.

Vimos aquele barco no dia seguinte preso em um tronco,We seen that johnboat next day in a snag,
chamamos os homens, fomos arrastar.Called up the men, went out to drag.
Encontramos eles no pôr do sol, Senhor, como eles federam,Found 'em next sundown, Lord, how they stank,
colocamos aqueles pobres meninos na beira do rio.We lay them poor boys up on the river bank.

Agora, eram só meninos bêbados, não sabiam o que faziam,Now they was just drunk boys, they didn't know what they did,
um deles era casado, três tinham filhos.One of 'em was married, three of 'em had kids.
Aquele velho rio te leva, a maioria de nós jurouThat old river will take you, most of us swore
que da próxima vez que ficássemos bêbados, só íamos pescar da margem.next time we got drunk, we'd just fish from shore.