the legs of Maddox kitchen tables the legs of Maddox kitchen tables as pernas de mesas de cozinha Maddox my whole life twisted on a lathe my whole life twisted on a lathe minha vida toda torcida em um torno mecânico in a foreman's torrent in a foreman's torrent torrent em um capataz my first English was my first English was Inglês primeiro foi o meu "faster boy if you want your pay" "faster boy if you want your pay" "Menino mais rápido se você quiser que o seu pagamento" barking commands barking commands latindo comandos loud and simple loud and simple alto e simples we could all obey we could all obey todos nós poderíamos obedecer then I was forever pulling silvers then I was forever pulling silvers então eu estava sempre a puxar silvers rubbed the sawdust always rubbed the sawdust always esfregou a serragem sempre deeper in my eye deeper in my eye mais profundo no meu olho varnish vapor that could linger varnish vapor that could linger verniz vapor que poderia se arrastar on my skin on my skin na minha pele it held tight it held tight ele segurou firme the whine of spinning blades the whine of spinning blades a lamentação de lâminas giratórias still echoes to bother my sleep at night still echoes to bother my sleep at night ainda ecoa a incomodar meu sono à noite see that ox see that ox ver que o boi stamped dead center stamped dead center carimbada morto on the letter head of the company mail on the letter head of the company mail sobre o ofício de diretor da empresa de correio four decades a spitting image four decades a spitting image quatro décadas uma imagem de cuspir of the animal I portrayed of the animal I portrayed do animal que retratou at Maddox Table a yoke was carved at Maddox Table a yoke was carved Maddox na mesa um jugo foi esculpida for my neck for my neck para o meu pescoço sun through the window oil spattered sun through the window oil spattered sol através da janela de óleo respingado and in mason jars and in mason jars e em frascos de pedreiro tricked plenty seeds thrive tricked plenty seeds thrive sementes muito enganado prosperar the standing joke the standing joke a piada around the shop was around the shop was em torno da loja foi with my green thumb with my green thumb com o polegar verde anything'd grow anything'd grow anything'd crescer my part was to laugh my part was to laugh minha parte era para rir show and ornery jig had show and ornery jig had mostrar e jig ornery tinha cut it at the knuckle bone cut it at the knuckle bone cortá-la ao osso da junta see that ox see that ox ver que o boi trade mark burned trade mark burned marca queimada into every stick of furniture into every stick of furniture em cada vara do mobiliário from horn to tail from horn to tail de chifre de cauda four decades a spitting image four decades a spitting image quatro décadas uma imagem de cuspir of the animal I portrayed of the animal I portrayed do animal que retratou at Maddox Table a yoke was carved at Maddox Table a yoke was carved Maddox na mesa um jugo foi esculpida for my neck for my neck para o meu pescoço was tailor made was tailor made foi feito sob medida o my Dolly was a weak o my Dolly was a weak Dolly foi o meu fraco not a burdened girl not a burdened girl não uma menina carregada treat her to a piece of vaudville treat her to a piece of vaudville tratá-la com um pedaço de vaudville a Wintergarden moving picture show a Wintergarden moving picture show mostrar uma imagem em movimento de Inverno Bemus Point on July Sundays Bemus Point on July Sundays Bemus Point aos domingos julho by trolley we'd go by trolley we'd go de bonde pelo íamos to your benefit we's strike or bargain to your benefit we's strike or bargain para o seu benefício é de greve ou negociar with the waving fist a union man with the waving fist a union man acenando com o punho de um homem união not just for not just for não apenas para smokes spirits candy and cologne smokes spirits candy and cologne fuma espíritos doces e Colônia but for but for mas para automobile keys automobile keys chaves do automóvel cash in the bank cash in the bank dinheiro no banco and the deed and the deed e a ação on a place called home on a place called home em um lugar chamado casa