I've been struggling up here, child, trying to make a living I've been struggling up here, child, trying to make a living Estive lutando aqui em cima,criança,tentando ganhar a vida Everybody wants to take, nobody like giving Everybody wants to take, nobody like giving Ninguém quer todar alguém como oferta I wish I was in Memphis back home there with my Mama I wish I was in Memphis back home there with my Mama Eu queria estar de volta a minha casa com minha mãe The only clothes I got left that ain't rags is my pajamas The only clothes I got left that ain't rags is my pajamas A única roupa que abandonei ,que não é um trapo é o meu pijama No brotherly love, no help, no danger No brotherly love, no help, no danger Nenhum amor fraternal,nenhuma ajuda,nenhum perigo Just a great big town full of cold hearted strangers Just a great big town full of cold hearted strangers Só uma grande cidade cheia de estranhos de coração frio I went hungry in New York and Chicago was no better I went hungry in New York and Chicago was no better Estive com fome em Nova York e Chicago não foi melhor But today, my dear mother wrote and told me in her letter But today, my dear mother wrote and told me in her letter Mas hoje, minha querida mãe escreveu-me e disse na carta Son, come back to Memphis and live here with your Mama Son, come back to Memphis and live here with your Mama Filho,volte para Memphis e viva aqui com sua mãe You can walk down Beale Street, honey, wearing your pajamas You can walk down Beale Street, honey, wearing your pajamas Você pode andar toda Beale Street,querido,vestido com seu pijama You know home folks here, we let do just what you want to You know home folks here, we let do just what you want to Você conhece gentes de casa aqui, deixamos você fazer o que você quer And I born you and raised you right here on the corner And I born you and raised you right here on the corner E eu carrego e levanto você bem aqui na esquina I'm going to leave here in the morning and walk down to the station I'm going to leave here in the morning and walk down to the station Eu vou embora daqui pela manhã e vou andar toda a estação I've got just enough money to pay my transportation I've got just enough money to pay my transportation Eu tenho dinheiro o bastante para pagar meu transporte I'm going back to Memphis, back home with my Mama I'm going back to Memphis, back home with my Mama Estou voltando a Memphis,em casa com minha mãe If I have to ride that bus barefooted in pajamas If I have to ride that bus barefooted in pajamas Se tenho que dirigir aquele ônibus descalço de pijama Back home in Memphis, no moaning and groaning Back home in Memphis, no moaning and groaning De volta a minha casa em Memphis, nenhum gemido nem suspiro I know everything will be all right in the morning I know everything will be all right in the morning Sei que tudo estará bem pela manhã