I wash my hands in the muddy water I wash my hands in the muddy water Lavo as mãos na água barrenta I wash my hands but they wouldn't come clean I wash my hands but they wouldn't come clean Eu lavo as minhas mãos mas eles não quiseram vir limpo I wash my hands in the muddy water I wash my hands in the muddy water Lavo as mãos na água barrenta But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream Mas devo ter lavado as minhas mãos em um córrego lamacento North Carolina, I did wrong North Carolina, I did wrong Carolina do Norte, eu fiz de errado If I'd listen to what daddy told me If I'd listen to what daddy told me Se eu ouvir o que o papai me disse I would not be so rude and all alone I would not be so rude and all alone Eu não seria tão rude e sozinho