When I was a young boy When I was a young boy Quando eu era um menino Watching our TV Watching our TV Assistindo nossa TV All the family came All the family came Toda a família veio And gathered around And gathered around E reunidos ao redor A young man with a banjo A young man with a banjo Um jovem com um banjo With a grin from ear to ear With a grin from ear to ear Com um sorriso de orelha a orelha Pickin' out that high and lonesome sound Pickin' out that high and lonesome sound Escolhendo aquele som alto e solitário It wasn't any kind of sound It wasn't any kind of sound Não era qualquer tipo de som That I had heard before That I had heard before Que eu tinha ouvido antes Yet it was doggone plain Yet it was doggone plain No entanto, era simples doggone And clear to me And clear to me E claro para mim It was a rockabilly banjo It was a rockabilly banjo Era um banjo rockabilly Wish I knew what he knows Wish I knew what he knows Gostaria de saber o que ele sabe Sittin' on his front porch Sittin' on his front porch Sentado em sua varanda da frente Pickin' on the strings Pickin' on the strings Pegando nas cordas Any kind of music Any kind of music Qualquer tipo de música He can make it sing He can make it sing Ele pode fazê-lo cantar It was a rockabilly banjo It was a rockabilly banjo Era um banjo rockabilly Rockabilly banjo Rockabilly banjo banjo rockabilly I got myself a fine string I got myself a fine string Eu tenho uma corda fina T'was missin' one or two T'was missin' one or two Estava faltando um ou dois So I fixed it up So I fixed it up Então eu consertei The best that I could do The best that I could do O melhor que eu poderia fazer I played it night and day I played it night and day eu joguei noite e dia In every kind of way In every kind of way De todo jeito I was pickin' pretty good you could say I was pickin' pretty good you could say Eu estava escolhendo muito bem, você poderia dizer I packed it up I packed it up eu embalei Didn't get far Didn't get far não foi longe Played for tips Played for tips Jogou por dicas In the mason jar In the mason jar No pote de pedreiro In the back of my head In the back of my head Na parte de trás da minha cabeça That sound called out to me That sound called out to me Esse som me chamou High up on a ridge High up on a ridge No alto de um cume I've been drinkin' too much fizz I've been drinkin' too much fizz Eu tenho bebido muito fizz Thinkin' I was done Thinkin' I was done Pensando que eu terminei Gonna call it quits Gonna call it quits Vou desistir Just th?n music filled the air Just th?n music filled the air Só então a música encheu o ar He was standin' th?re He was standin' th?re Ele estava parado lá He said come sit down He said come sit down Ele disse venha sentar We're gonna play a bit We're gonna play a bit vamos jogar um pouco Playin' all the songs Playin' all the songs Tocando todas as músicas That I sang so long ago That I sang so long ago Que eu cantei há tanto tempo He shook my hand and said He shook my hand and said Ele apertou minha mão e disse I'm givin' this to you I'm givin' this to you eu estou dando isso para você