In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town, In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town, Em um pequeno cabaré de uma cidade da fronteira sul do Texas, Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around. Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around. Sentou um garoto e seu violão, e as pessoas vieram de todos os lados. And all the girls from there to Austin, And all the girls from there to Austin, E todas as garotas de lá até Austin, Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock. Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock. Estavam dormindo longe de casa e penhorando suas joias. To take the trip, to go and listen, To take the trip, to go and listen, Para fazer a viagem, para ir e ouvir, To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. Ao pequeno garoto de cabelos escuros que tocava o violão do Tennessee. And he would play: (Instrumental.) And he would play: (Instrumental.) Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime. Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime. E ele tocava: (Instrumental) But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time. But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time. And all the girls from nine to ninety, And all the girls from nine to ninety, Bem, ele não podia escrever ou argumentar, e ele nunca se importou em ganhar dinheiro. Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop." Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop." Mas dê a ele seu violão, e ele ficaria feliz o tempo todo. And hypnotized and fascinated, And hypnotized and fascinated, E todas as meninas, dos 9 aos 90, By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. Estalavam os dedos, batiam os pés, e o imploravam: "Não pare". And he would play: (Instrumental.) And he would play: (Instrumental.) Hipnotizadas e fascinadas, Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round, Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round, Pelo pequeno garoto de cabelos escuros que tocava o violão do Tennessee. He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town. He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town. But all the girls still dreamed about him. But all the girls still dreamed about him. E ele tocava: (Instrumental) And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. And then one day on the Hit Parade, And then one day on the Hit Parade, Então um dia ele se foi, e ninguém mais o viu por aí, Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. Ele desapareceu como a brisa, que se esqueceram dele na pequena cidade. And he would play: (Instrumental.) And he would play: (Instrumental.) Mas todas as meninas ainda sonhavam com ele.