Betty Was Black (and Willie Was White)

Betty Era Negra (e Willie Era Branco)

Betty Was Black (and Willie Was White)

Betty era negra e Willie era brancoBetty was black and Willie was white
Betty e Willie se pegaram uma noiteBetty and Willie got it on one night
Entraram numa garrafa de TanquerayThey climbed in a bottle of Tanqueray
Se apaixonaram naquele mesmo diaFell in love that very day
Sentaram-se perto da fogueira e ouviram jazzThey sat by the fire and listened to jazz
Tiveram sonhos bonitinhos como todo casal temHad pretty little dreams like every couple has
Mas tinham que ter cuidado onde saíam à noiteBut they had to be careful where they went out at night
Porque Betty era negra e Willie era branco'Cause Betty was black and Willie was white

O pai de Willie o cortou do testamentoWillie's old man cut him out of the will
Ele contratou um advogado e mandou a conta pra WillieHe hired a lawyer and sent Willie the bill
Disse "Faça o que quiser, garoto, tá tranquiloHe said "Do what you want boy, anything's fine
Porque a partir de agora você não é mais meu filho"'"'Cause from now on you ain't no son of mine"
E a mãe de Betty, ela tentou entenderAnd Betty's momma, she tried to understand
Mas o pai dela só deu a ela o desprezoBut her Daddy just gave her the back of his hand
Disse "Saia dessa casa, garota, nunca mais volte"Said "Get out of this house, girl, don't you ever come back"
Você vê, Willie era branco e Betty era negraYou see Willie was white and Betty was black

Os próximos anos foram difíceisThe next few years were difficult ones
Eles aguentaram zombarias e exclusões sociaisThey put up with sneers and social shuns
E em um belo ano ela teve um filhoAnd one fine year she bore a son
Chamaram-no de Tad e sonharam com um ano menos ruimThey named him Tad and they dreamed of a year a little less bad
Quando Tad pudesse ficar com a pele morenaWhen Tad could stand in a skin of brown
Um capelo e uma toga de formaturaA valedictorian's cap and gown
E sonhar com um dia em que o futuro é brilhanteAnd dream of a day when the future's bright
E você poderia se orgulhar de ser negro e se orgulhar de ser brancoAnd you could be proud to be black and proud to be white
E sonhar com um diaAnd dream of a day
Em que tudo está certoWhen it's all right
Que Betty era negra e Willie era brancoThat Betty was black and Willie was white