My daddy told me about the old glory days My daddy told me about the old glory days Mi papá me habló de los días de gloria de edad But I made up my mind about Daddy's ways But I made up my mind about Daddy's ways Pero me hice a la idea acerca de las formas de papá We followed King to Atlanta and got the slaves all free We followed King to Atlanta and got the slaves all free Hemos seguido el rey de Atlanta y consiguió los esclavos libres de todos los And the ladies come out from behind the fans of gentry And the ladies come out from behind the fans of gentry Y las señoras salen de detrás de los aficionados de la alta burguesía America America América America America América How you've broken free How you've broken free ¿Cómo has liberado America America América America America América Was your destiny Was your destiny Era su destino I was at Daddy's bedside the night that he went I was at Daddy's bedside the night that he went Yo estaba en la cama de papá la noche que se fue He whispered real sad "the south won't rise again" He whispered real sad "the south won't rise again" -Susurró muy triste "el sur no se levantará de nuevo" They've all gone to Chicago to lose the slow accent They've all gone to Chicago to lose the slow accent Todos se han ido a Chicago para perder el acento lento Leaving me behind wondering where we went Leaving me behind wondering where we went Dejando detrás de mí preguntándome en qué nos America America América America America América Are you losing your mind Are you losing your mind ¿Está perdiendo la cabeza America America América America America América