Well, I quit my job down at the car wash Well, I quit my job down at the car wash Bem, deixei o meu emprego lá no lava carros Left my mama a goodbye note Left my mama a goodbye note Deixei pra minha mãe uma nota de adeus By sundown I'd left Kingston By sundown I'd left Kingston Lá pelo pôr do sol eu tinha deixado Kingston With my guitar under my coat With my guitar under my coat Com minha guitarra debaixo do meu casaco I hitchhiked all the way down to Memphis I hitchhiked all the way down to Memphis Viajei de carona por todo caminho até Memphis Got a room at the YMCA Got a room at the YMCA Consegui um quarto na ACM For the next three weeks I went huntin' them nights For the next three weeks I went huntin' them nights Pelas próximas três semanas, procurei todas as noites Just lookin' for a place to play Just lookin' for a place to play Só procurando um lugar para tocar Well, I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire Well, I thought my pickin' would set 'em on fire Bem, eu pensei que meu dedilhar iria deixá-los em fogo But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man Mas ninguém queria contratar um guitarrista Well, I nearly 'bout starved to death down in Memphis Well, I nearly 'bout starved to death down in Memphis Bem, eu estava quase morrendo de fome lá em Memphis I run outta money and luck I run outta money and luck Acabou meu dinheiro e minha sorte So I bought me a ride down to Macon, Georgia So I bought me a ride down to Macon, Georgia Então eu me comprei uma corrida até Macon, Geórgia On a overloaded poultry truck On a overloaded poultry truck Em um caminhão sobrecarregado de aves I thumbed on down to Panama City I thumbed on down to Panama City Eu fiz sinal pra descer, pra Cidade do Panamá Started pickin' out some o' them all night bars Started pickin' out some o' them all night bars Comecei a escolher alguns daqueles bares noturnos Hopin' I could make myself a dollar Hopin' I could make myself a dollar Esperando que eu pudesse fazer algum dinheiro Makin' music on my guitar Makin' music on my guitar Fazendo música com minha guitarra I got the same old story at them all night piers I got the same old story at them all night piers Era sempre a mesma velha história, em todos os bares do cais e There ain't no room around here for a guitar man There ain't no room around here for a guitar man Não há vaga aqui para um guitarrista We don't need a guitar man, son We don't need a guitar man, son "Nós não precisamos de um guitarrista, filho" So I slept in the hobo jungles So I slept in the hobo jungles Então, eu dormi na selva dos vagabundos Roamed a thousand miles of track Roamed a thousand miles of track Viajei umas mil milhas sob trilhos Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama Till I found myself in Mobile Alabama Até me achar em Mobile Alabama At a club they call Big Jack's At a club they call Big Jack's Em um clube que eles chamam "do Big Jack" A little four-piece band was jammin' A little four-piece band was jammin' Um pequeno quarteto estava se amontoando So I took my guitar and I sat in So I took my guitar and I sat in Então eu peguei minha guitarra e me sentei I showed 'em what a band would sound like I showed 'em what a band would sound like Mostrei a eles como uma banda deveria tocar With a swingin' little guitar man With a swingin' little guitar man Com um pequeno guitarrista rebolando Show 'em, son Show 'em, son "Mostre a eles, filho" If you ever take a trip down to the ocean If you ever take a trip down to the ocean Se você alguma vez fizer uma viagem até o oceano Find yourself down around Mobile Find yourself down around Mobile E se encontrar perto de Mobile Make it on out to a club called Jack's Make it on out to a club called Jack's Saia e vá para um clube chamado "Jack's" If you got a little time to kill If you got a little time to kill Se você tem algum tempo livre Just follow that crowd of people Just follow that crowd of people Basta seguir a multidão de pessoas You'll wind up out on his dance floor You'll wind up out on his dance floor Você vai acabar na sua pista de dança Diggin' the finest little five-piece group Diggin' the finest little five-piece group Curtindo o melhor grupo de cinco componentes Up and down the Gulf of Mexico Up and down the Gulf of Mexico Acima e abaixo do Golfo do México Guess who's leadin' that five-piece band Guess who's leadin' that five-piece band Adivinha quem lidera esse quinteto Well, wouldn't ya know, it's that swingin' little guitar man Well, wouldn't ya know, it's that swingin' little guitar man Bem, você não sabe? É aquele pequeno guitarrista cheio de suíngue