Daddy Was a Sailor

Papai Era Um Marinheiro

Daddy Was a Sailor

Vovô era menor de idadeGrandpa was a minor
E ele me deu meu coração negroAnd he gave me my black heart
Rios amargos de pó de carvão negroBitter rivers of black coal dust
Destruiu nosso paísTore our country apart

Coberto de pó de carvãoCovered in coal dust
Acordando muito cedo de manhãWaking up too early in the morning
Coberto de pó de carvãoCovered in coal dust
Esperando o momento em que o canário cantarWaiting for the moment the canary sings

Mamãe era uma sereiaMama was a mermaid
E uma garota da Carnaby StreetAnd a Carnaby Street gal
Ela poderia ter sido modeloShe could have been a model
Mas ela passou a vida limpando o leite derramadoBut she spent her life mopping up spilt milk

Coberto de sal marinhoCovered in sea salt
Ele estaria, poderia estar, em casa quando as estrelas saíssem para festejarWould he, could he, be home when the stars came out to party
Coberto de sal marinhoCovered in sea salt
Sim, eu sei que foi minha culpaYeah I know it was my fault
Que ele sempre fugia porque não me queriaThat he always ran away because he didn't want me

Oh, papai era um marinheiroOh, daddy was a sailor
E ele me deu um coração negroAnd he gave me a black heart
Oh, papai era um marinheiroOh, daddy was a sailor
O único homem que poderia me destruirThe only man that could tear me apart

Papai, papai, papaiDaddy, daddy, daddy

Irmã dança salsaSister dances salsa
E ela canta como uma rainhaAnd she chants just like a queen
Eu era descrente quando ela me disse que eu era livreI was a non-believer when she told me I was free

Tia Emy era Uma médiumAuntie Emy was a medium
E ela trabalhava no tabuleiro OuijaAnd she worked the Ouija board
Procurando as almas perdidasSeeking out the lost souls
E levando os homens de volta ao SenhorAnd taking men back to the Lord

Ah, mas papai ainda era um marinheiroOh but daddy still was a sailor
E ele me deu um coração negroAnd he gave me a black heart
Ah, papai era um marinheiroOh, daddy was a sailor
O único homem que poderia me destruirThe only man that could tear me apart

Papai, papai, papaiDaddy, daddy, daddy