Born Dead Born Dead Nascido Morto Lord why was I born in Mississippi, Lord why was I born in Mississippi, Senhor, por que eu nasci em Mississippi? when it's so hard to get ahead when it's so hard to get ahead Se é tão difícil crescer por lá Why was I born in Mississippi, Why was I born in Mississippi, Porque eu nasci em Mississipi? when it's so hard to get ahead when it's so hard to get ahead Se crescer por lá é tão difícil Every black child born in Mississippi Every black child born in Mississippi Cada criança negra que nasce no Mississippi you know the poor child is born dead you know the poor child is born dead O Senhor sabe que a pobre criança já nasceu morta. When he came into the world When he came into the world Quando ela vem ao mundo the doctor spank him, the black baby cry the doctor spank him, the black baby cry O médico lhe bate e a criança negra chora. When he came into the world When he came into the world Quando ela vem ao mundo the doctor spank him, the black baby cry the doctor spank him, the black baby cry O médico lhe bate e a criança negra chora Everybody thought he had a life Everybody thought he had a life Todo mundo pensa que ela tem uma vida and that's why the black baby died and that's why the black baby died Este é o porquê da criança negra morrer. He will never speak his language He will never speak his language Nunca falará a linguagem deles the poor baby will never speak his mind the poor baby will never speak his mind O pobre bebê nunca vai dizer o que pensa. Lord he will never speak his language Lord he will never speak his language Senhor, ele nunca falará a linguagem deles. the poor baby will never speak his mind the poor baby will never speak his mind O pobre bebê nunca vai dizer o que pensa. The poor child will never know his mind The poor child will never know his mind O pobre bebê jamais dirá o que pensa. why in the world he's so poor why in the world he's so poor Porque ele é muito pobre no mundo. Lord why was I born in Mississippi Lord why was I born in Mississippi Senhor, porque eu nasci em Mississippi? when it's so hard to get ahead when it's so hard to get ahead Se lá é tão duro vingar... Lord why was I born in Mississippi Lord why was I born in Mississippi Senhor, porque nasci em Mississippi? when it's so hard to get ahead when it's so hard to get ahead Se lá é tão difícil crescer... Every black child born in Mississippi Every black child born in Mississippi Toda criança negra nascida no Mississipi, you know the poor child was born dead you know the poor child was born dead O Senhor sabe que a pobre já nasceu morta.