The Newcomers — Mannish Boy letra e tradução
A página contém a letra e a tradução em português da música "Mannish Boy" de The Newcomers.
Letra
I was brought up in a rough neighborhood
Where you learned more in the street than you learned in school, yes
Now, some of the fellas used to jive me around
But they were only jealous, jealous at what I was puttin' down
While they were shootin' marbles and climbin' up and down trees
Peggy and Susan would be playin' house with me (Yeah, yeah)
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy)
I was a devil (At the age of three)
My mama (She used to try and talk to me)
She tried to talk to me
She said: «Listen, son, there’s no limit to what you can be
Don’t waste your time with Tom, Dick and Harry
'Cause the company you keep is the name you will carry»
But, I went on and dropped out of school
'Cause I thought I was a man
But now, at 19, there’s a lot of things I don’t understand (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy)
Don’t be too scared
Don’t be too scared
Don’t be the
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy)
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy)
I was a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish)
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy)
Tradução da letra
Fui criado num bairro difícil.
Onde aprendeste mais na rua do que na escola, sim.
Agora, alguns dos rapazes costumavam brincar comigo
Mas eles só estavam com ciúmes, com ciúmes do que eu estava a pousar.
Enquanto eles disparavam berlindes e subiam e desciam árvores
Peggy e Susan estariam brincando de casa comigo (Yeah, yeah)
Eu era um mannish, um mannish boy (Mannish))
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy))
I was a devil (At the age of three)
Minha mãe (ela costumava tentar falar comigo)
Ela tentou falar comigo.
Ela disse: "Ouve, filho, não há limite para o que podes ser
Não percas tempo com o Tom, O Dick e o Harry.
Porque a companhia que tens é o nome que vais levar»
Mas, eu continuei e desisti da escola.
Porque pensei que era um homem
Mas agora, aos 19, há muitas coisas que não entendo (sim, sim, sim)
Eu era um mannish, um mannish boy (Mannish))
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy))
Não tenhas medo.
Não tenhas medo.
Não sejas ...
Eu era um mannish, um mannish boy (Mannish))
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy))
Eu era um mannish, um mannish boy (Mannish))
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy))
Eu era um mannish, um mannish boy (Mannish))
Yeah, a mannish, a mannish boy (Mannish boy))