Once there was a time I'd rob my mama Once there was a time I'd rob my mama Houve um tempo em que eu roubaria minha mãe For a good meal and a smoke For a good meal and a smoke Por uma bela refeição e um fumo Once there was a time I'd sell my brother Once there was a time I'd sell my brother Houve um tempo em que eu venderia meu irmão For a dollar when I was broke For a dollar when I was broke Por um dólar quando eu estivesse falido But I'd never sell my guitar But I'd never sell my guitar Mas eu jamais venderia minha guitarra And my strings were always sharp And my strings were always sharp E minhas cordas estavam sempre afiadas 'Cause if I don't have a guitar 'Cause if I don't have a guitar Pois se eu não tiver uma guitarra I'll be strumming on some angels harp I'll be strumming on some angels harp Eu estarei dedilhando a harpa de alguns anjos And if I don't get to heaven And if I don't get to heaven E se eu não for pro céu And I go down there below And I go down there below E eu for lá pra baixo Better be a guitar when I get there Better be a guitar when I get there É melhor que haja uma guitarra quando eu chegar lá Or, I will refuse to go Or, I will refuse to go Ou, eu me recuso a ir Once there was a time I was hungry Once there was a time I was hungry Houve um tempo em que eu tive fome And I'd find my food in some bin And I'd find my food in some bin E procuraria meu alimento em alguma lata But I'd never, never sell my guitar But I'd never, never sell my guitar mas eu jamais, jamais venderia minha guitarra 'Cause that would, darling, that would be a sin 'Cause that would, darling, that would be a sin pois isso seria, querida, isso seria um pecado