On a hill , inside a house in Covewell Reach , On a hill , inside a house in Covewell Reach , En una colina, dentro de la casa en Covewell Reach, stands a man who's feeling very tired stands a man who's feeling very tired se encuentra un hombre que se siente muy cansado Looking at a song he wrote some time ago Looking at a song he wrote some time ago En cuanto a la canción que él escribió algunas tiempo atrás Could have made it big inside a Broadway show Could have made it big inside a Broadway show Podría haberlo hecho dentro de la gran espectáculo de Broadway Every day I go away and find ideas Every day I go away and find ideas Todos los días yo me vaya y encontrar ideas Think, I'll climb on top of somewhere high Think, I'll climb on top of somewhere high Piensa, voy a subir en la cima de algún lugar de alta Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead ¿No podría escribir una canción sobre un hombre que está muerto Didn't really know if he was off his head Didn't really know if he was off his head ¿No sabe realmente si era la cabeza Ev'rybody knows , that's the way it goes Ev'rybody knows , that's the way it goes Ev'rybody sabe , esa es la manera que va Too bad for Gilbert Green Too bad for Gilbert Green Demasiado malo para Gilbert Green We can tell the world that he was right We can tell the world that he was right Podemos decirle al mundo que él tenía razón Sitting in his attic on a sunny day Sitting in his attic on a sunny day Sentado en su ático en un día soleado Mending 50 goblets that are worn Mending 50 goblets that are worn Reparar 50 copas que se usan Humming to himself a song of yesteryear Humming to himself a song of yesteryear Canturreando una canción de antaño His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear Su audiencia no era buena, pero fueron sus ojos claros Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Ev'rybody sabe , esa es la manera que va Too bad for Gilbert Green Too bad for Gilbert Green Demasiado malo para Gilbert Green We can tell the world that he was right We can tell the world that he was right Podemos decirle al mundo que él tenía razón Now the house is burnt along with Gilbert Green Now the house is burnt along with Gilbert Green Ahora la casa se quema junto con Gilbert Green Sad to see his sisters stand and cry Sad to see his sisters stand and cry Es triste ver a sus hermanas de pie y grito And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen Y las mentiras en el sótano Esa canción no se vio Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans Cuenta la historia de los hombres riendo y frijoles amarillos Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes Ev'rybody sabe , esa es la manera que va Too bad for Gilbert Green Too bad for Gilbert Green Demasiado malo para Gilbert Green Now we can tell the world that he was right Now we can tell the world that he was right Ahora podemos decirle al mundo que él tenía razón