I went down to the river I went down to the river Eu desci o rio To meet the widow To meet the widow Para encontrar a viuva She gave me an apple She gave me an apple Ela me deu uma maça And it was red And it was red E era vermelha I slept in her black arms I slept in her black arms Eu dormi em seus braços negros For a century For a century Por um século She wanted nothing in return She wanted nothing in return Ela não queria nada em troca I gave her nothing in return I gave her nothing in return Eu não dei nada a ela em troca The ghost of her husband The ghost of her husband O fantasma de seu marido Beautiful as a horse Beautiful as a horse Bonito como um cavalo Pulled up an apple cart Pulled up an apple cart Pulou por cima de uma carroça de maças Full of millions of red apples for us Full of millions of red apples for us Cheia de milhões de maças vermelhas pra nós Full of millions of red apples for us Full of millions of red apples for us Cheia de milhões de maças vermelhas pra nós I went down to the river I went down to the river Eu desci o rio To meet the widow To meet the widow Para encontrar a viuva She gave me an apple She gave me an apple Ela me deu uma maça And it was red And it was red E era vermelha I slept in her black arms I slept in her black arms Eu dormi em seus braços negros For a century For a century Por um século She wanted nothing in return She wanted nothing in return Ela não queria nada em troca I gave her nothing in return I gave her nothing in return Eu não dei nada a ela em troca I went down to the river I went down to the river Eu desci o rio To meet the widow To meet the widow Para encontrar a viuva