Come to the dinner gong Come to the dinner gong Venham para o jantar The table is laden high The table is laden high A mesa está farta Fat bellies and hungry little ones Fat bellies and hungry little ones Barrigas gordas e barriguinhas famintas Tuck your napkins in Tuck your napkins in Coloquem os seus guardanapos And take your share And take your share E peguem a sua parte Some get the gravy Some get the gravy Alguns ficam com o molho And some get the gristle And some get the gristle Alguns ficam com as cartilagens Some get the marrow bone Some get the marrow bone Alguns ficam com o osso da medula And some get nothing And some get nothing E alguns ficam sem nada Though there's plenty to spare Though there's plenty to spare Embora ainda haja muito sobrando I took my share down by the sea I took my share down by the sea Eu levei a minha parte até o mar Paper plates and javex bottles on the tide Paper plates and javex bottles on the tide Os pratos de papel e as garrafas de cloro pela maré Seagulls come down Seagulls come down As gaivotas descem And they squawk at me And they squawk at me E fazem quack para mim Down where the water-skiers glide Down where the water-skiers glide No lugar onde os esquiadores deslizam Some turn to jesus Some turn to jesus Algumas pessoas recorrem à Jesus And some turn to heroin And some turn to heroin E algumas recorrem à heroína Some turn to rambling round Some turn to rambling round Algumas vagam por aí Looking for a clean sky Looking for a clean sky Procurando por um céu limpo And a drinking stream And a drinking stream E uma corrente para beber Some watch the paint peel off Some watch the paint peel off Algumas ficam vendo a tinta descascar Some watch their kids grow up Some watch their kids grow up Algumas ficam vendo seus filhos crescerem Some watch their stocks and bonds Some watch their stocks and bonds Algumas ficam vendo os seus títulos e ações Waiting for that big deal Waiting for that big deal Esperando por algo grandioso American dream American dream O sonho americano I took my dream down by the sea I took my dream down by the sea Eu levei o meu sonho até o mar Yankee yachts and lobster pots and sunshine Yankee yachts and lobster pots and sunshine Os iates americanos, as gaiolas de lagosta e os raios de sol And logs and sails And logs and sails E toras de madeira e barcos à vela And shell oil pails And shell oil pails E baldes de óleo Shell Dogs and tugs and summertime Dogs and tugs and summertime Os cachorros, os barcos e o verão Back in the banquet line Back in the banquet line De volta para a fila do banquete Angry young people crying Angry young people crying Os jovens furiosos estão chorando Who let the greedy in Who let the greedy in Quem deixou os gananciosos entrarem? And who left the needy out And who left the needy out E quem deixou os necessitados de fora? Who made this salty soup Who made this salty soup Quem fez esta sopa tão salgada? Tell him we're very hungry now Tell him we're very hungry now Diga à ele que estamos famintos agora For a sweeter fare For a sweeter fare Por uma refeição mais doce In the cookie I read In the cookie I read Na caixa de biscoitos eu li Some get the gravy Some get the gravy Alguns ficam com o molho And some get the gristle And some get the gristle E alguns ficam com as cartilagens Some get the marrow bone Some get the marrow bone Alguns ficam com o osso da medula And some get nothing And some get nothing E alguns ficam sem nada Though there's plenty to spare Though there's plenty to spare Embora ainda haja muito sobrando