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