Bootleg John

John do Contrabando

Bootleg John

Na terra do Condado de Breathed nasceu um homem tortoIn the land of Breathed County was raised a crooked man
Deixou o condado seco e os preços nas alturasMade the county dry and the prices high
Por causa do contrabando de uísqueFor the bootleg whiskey man
Ele mal tinha vinte e um, sua família estava envergonhadaHis age was barely twenty-one, his family was ashamed
Tiveram um filho que deixou seu larThey had a son who left his home
Por causa do jogo do contrabando de uísqueFor a bootleg whiskey game

John do contrabando, não quer voltar pra casa?Bootleg John won't you come on home
Sua família tá sozinhaYour family's all alone
Você tá se perdendo e seu filhoteYou're runnin' wild and your baby child
Quer o pai de voltaWants his daddy home

A esposa dele o amava muito, embora ele raramente aparecesseHis wife she loved hime dearly tho' he seldom came around
Ela sempre chorava quando ele dizia adeusShe'd always cry when he said goodbye
Mas nunca conseguiu segurá-loBut she never could hold him down
Doze pistolas no bolso, a espingarda no chãoTwelve pistols in his pocket his shotgun on the floor
Ele fez sua corrida pra LexingtonHe made his run to Lexington
Pra loja de uísque contrabandeadoTo the bootleg whiskey store

O carro dele tava cheio de uísque, a mão na armaHis car was full of whiskey, his hand was on his gun
Ele tava pronto pra ir, mas não sabiaHe was set to go but he didn't know
Que era sua última corridaHe was makin' his last run
O xerife parou ele e ele atirou no policialThe sheriff pulled him over and he shot the lawman down
O trancafiaram bem na cadeia do condadoThey locked him well in the county jail
E o carcereiro o esbofeteou.And the jailer slapped him down