| Flyin' Crow, leave Port Arthur
| Cuervo volador, deja Port Arthur
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| Come to Shreveport to change her crew
| Ven a Shreveport para cambiar su tripulación
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| Flyin' Crow leave, Port Arthur
| Licencia de cuervo volador, Port Arthur
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| Come to Shreveport to change her crew
| Ven a Shreveport para cambiar su tripulación
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| She will take water at Texarkana
| Ella tomará agua en Texarkana
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| Yes, boys then keep on through
| Sí, muchachos, entonces sigan adelante.
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| That Flyin' Crow, whistle
| Ese cuervo volador, silba
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| Sounds so lonesome and sad
| Suena tan solo y triste
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| That Flyin' Crow, whistle
| Ese cuervo volador, silba
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| Sounds so lonesome and sad
| Suena tan solo y triste
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| Lord, it broke my heart
| Señor, me rompió el corazón
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| And took the last woman I had
| Y tomé a la última mujer que tuve
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| (Texas way!)
| (¡A la manera de Texas!)
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| Two days, I cried
| Dos días, lloré
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| Three days, I walked the streets
| Tres días, caminé por las calles
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| (These women!)
| (¡Esas mujeres!)
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| Two days, I cried
| Dos días, lloré
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| Three days, I walked the streets
| Tres días, caminé por las calles
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| I couldn’t find nobody
| no pude encontrar a nadie
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| To give my po' heart relief
| Para dar alivio a mi corazón
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| 'Beat it out, boy!'
| '¡Vamos, muchacho!'
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| (guitar & instrumental)
| (guitarra e instrumental)
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| Yeah, yas, yas
| Sí, sí, sí
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| Now, she’s gone, she is gone
| Ahora, ella se ha ido, ella se ha ido
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| With a red and green light behind
| Con una luz roja y verde detrás
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| Now she’s gone, she is gone
| Ahora se ha ido, se ha ido
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| With a red and green light behind
| Con una luz roja y verde detrás
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| The red is for trouble
| El rojo es para problemas
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| And the green is for my ramblin' mind | Y el verde es para mi mente divagante |