When I first met Belinda When I first met Belinda A primeira vez que eu vi Belinda It was down in Corpus Christi It was down in Corpus Christi Foi no Corpus Christi Back in August I believe, back in '53 Back in August I believe, back in '53 E agosto, eu acho, em 1953 She was workin' as a dancer She was workin' as a dancer Ela estava trabalhando com dançarina And her life-size tinted photo And her life-size tinted photo E sua vida colorida como uma foto Beckoned tantalizingly from the marquee Beckoned tantalizingly from the marquee Acenava atormentada na marquise The red neon was flashing The red neon was flashing O vermelho neón estava cintilando Music poured out on the street Music poured out on the street A música derramada pela rua And the club, I'm sure, had seen it's better days And the club, I'm sure, had seen it's better days E o bar, eu tenho certeza que havia visto dias melhores And a sea of blurry eyes And a sea of blurry eyes E um mar de olhos borrados And upturned faces watched Belinda And upturned faces watched Belinda E faces viradas assistiam Belinda As she danced within the noisy, smoky haze As she danced within the noisy, smoky haze Enquanto ela dançava dentro do nevoeiro barulhento e esfumaçado You may know my body You may know my body Você pode até conhecer o meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha mente She moved her lips but didn't make a sound She moved her lips but didn't make a sound Ela mexia seus lábios mas não fazia nenhum som You may know my body You may know my body Você pode até conhecer meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha mente Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and dance around Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and dance around Então ela mergulhava, e rodopiava, sorria e dançava na volta Belinda was a beauty Belinda was a beauty Belinda era linda She revealed her body slowly She revealed her body slowly Ela revelava seu corpo lentamente So that all the cowboys strained and craned to see So that all the cowboys strained and craned to see Para que todos os cowboys constrangidos esticassem o pescoço para olhar Her sequined skirts would swirl and twirl Her sequined skirts would swirl and twirl Sua saia de lantejoulas rodopiava e girava And catch the light and sparkle And catch the light and sparkle E atraía a luz e a faísca And Belinda's eyes would wander restlessly And Belinda's eyes would wander restlessly Enquanto os olhos de Belinda divagavam inquietamente Now I did not know Belinda Now I did not know Belinda Bom, eu não conheci Belinda When she was a little girl When she was a little girl Quando ela era uma garotinha But as a child, I'm sure she often dreamed But as a child, I'm sure she often dreamed Mas quando criança eu tenho certeza que ela deve ter sonhado And I used to wonder, used to ponder And I used to wonder, used to ponder E eu costumava perguntar, ponderar Just what did go wrong Just what did go wrong O que deve ter dado errado But then Belinda was not always what she seemed But then Belinda was not always what she seemed Mas Belinda não era sempre o que parecia You may know my body You may know my body Você pode até conhecer o meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha mente She moved her lips but didn't make a sound She moved her lips but didn't make a sound Ela mexia seus lábios mas não fazia nenhum som You may know my body You may know my body Você pode até conhecer meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha mente Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and dance around Then she'd dip and twirl and smile and dance around Então ela mergulhava, e rodopiava, sorria e dançava na volta Then one night I wrote a hasty note Then one night I wrote a hasty note Então uma noite eu escrevi um bilhete impetuoso And threw it on the stage And threw it on the stage E joguei no palco Askin' her if she would have a drink with me Askin' her if she would have a drink with me Perguntado se ela gostaria de tomar um drink comigo And we talked of many things And we talked of many things E nós conversamos sobre algumas coisas About the sunshine and the country About the sunshine and the country Sobre a luz do sol e o país And a tear came to her eye quite suddenly And a tear came to her eye quite suddenly E uma lágrima apareceu nos olhos dela de repente And I listened to her, thought about her And I listened to her, thought about her Eu ouvi ela, pensei sobre ela Finally I asked her Finally I asked her E finalmente perguntei a ela Tell me Belinda, what does your life mean Tell me Belinda, what does your life mean Diga-me Belinda, o que sua vida significa She looked me in the eye She looked me in the eye Ela me olhou nos olhos And told me forty bucks a week And told me forty bucks a week E disse quarenta dólares por semana And to be a damn good dancing Burlesque queen And to be a damn good dancing Burlesque queen E ser uma boa dançarina burlesca Ah, you may know my body Ah, you may know my body Ah, você pode conhecer o meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha mente She said to me as she prepared to go She said to me as she prepared to go Ela me disse enquanto se preparava para sair You may know my body You may know my body Você pode até conhecer o meu corpo But you cannot know my mind But you cannot know my mind Mas você não pode conhecer minha alma Then she laughed and left to do her second show Then she laughed and left to do her second show Então ela riu e foi embora para fazer seu segundo show