O festival tinha acabado, os rapazes estavam planejando ir embora The festival was over, the boys were all planning for a fall O cabaré estava em silêncio, exceto pela furadeira na parede The cabaret was quiet except for the drilling in the wall Já tinha soado o toque de recolher e a roleta estava fechada The curfew had been lifted and the gambling wheel shut down Todo mundo com bom senso já tinha ido embora da cidade Anyone with any sense had already left town Ele estava parado na porta com cara de Valete de Copas He was standing in the doorway lookin' like the Jack of Hearts
Ele atravessou a sala de espelhos, uma rodada para todo mundo, ele disse He moved across the mirrored room, set it 'em for everyone, he said Então todo mundo começou a fazer o que estavam fazendo antes de ele chamar atenção Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he moved their heads Então ele foi até um estranho e lhe perguntou com um sorriso duro Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin Por gentileza, amigo, que hora o show começa? Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time the show begins? Então ele foi até um canto, olhando para baixo como o Valete de Copas Then he moved into the corner, face down like the Jack of Hearts
Atrás do palco as garotas estavam jogando pôquer perto da escada Backstage the girls were playin' five-card stud by the stairs Lily tinha duas rainhas, estava esperando mais uma para compor a dupla Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair Lá fora, as ruas estavam se enchendo, a janela estava bem aberta Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide Uma brisa leve soprava, dava para sentir dentro da casa A gentle breeze was blowing, you could feel it from inside Lily apostou de novo e tirou o Valete de Copas Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts
Big Jim não era capacho de ninguém, ele era o dono da única mina de diamante da cidade Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine Ele fez a sua entrada de costume, tão elegante e refinado He made his usual entrance lookin' oh so dandy and so fine Com seus guarda-costas e bengala de prata e cabelo perfeitamente penteado With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place Ele tomava tudo que queria e deixava estragar He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste Mas seus guarda-costas e bengala de prata não eram páreo para o Valete de Copas But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts
Rosemary penteava o cabelo e pegou uma carruagem até a cidade Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town Ela deslizou pela porta lateral como uma rainha sem coroa She slipped in through the side door lookin' like a queen without a crown Ela piscou os cílios postiços e sussurrou no ouvido dele She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear Desculpe, querido, estou atrasada, mas ele nem ouviu Sorry, darlin', that I'm late, but he didn't seem to hear Ele estava olhando para o espaço até o Valete de Copas He was staring into space over at the Jack of Hearts
Sei que já vi esse rosto antes, pensava Big Jim I know I've seen that face before, Big Jim was thinkin' to himself Talvez no México, ou numa foto na casa de alguém Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's shelf Mas a multidão começou a ir embora e as luzes da casa diminuíram But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim E na penumbra do salão só estavam Jim e ele And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him Olhando para a borboleta que sacou o Valete de Copas Staring at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts
Lily era uma princesa, tinha a pele clara e era preciosa como uma criança Lily was a princess, she was fair-skinned and precious as a child Ela fazia o que tinha que fazer, cada sorriso seu era um flash She did whatever she had to do, it was a kind of a flash every time she smiled Ela veio de uma família de pais separados, teve vários casos estranhos She'd come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs Com toda qualidade de homem que a levaram a toda parte With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere Mas nunca tinha encontrado ninguém como o Valete de Copas But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts
O juiz carrasco entrou sem chamar atenção e lhe foi servido comida e bebida The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined A furadeira na parede continuava, mas ninguém se importava The drilling in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind Todo mundo sabia que a Lily usava o anel de Jim It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring E nada jamais ficaria entre Lily e o rei And nothin' would ever come between Lily and the king Não, nada exceto talvez o Valete de Copas No, nothing ever would 'cept maybe the Jack of Hearts
Rosemary começou a beber muito e olhar seu reflexo na faca Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife Estava cansada da exposição, cansada do papel de esposa de Big Jim She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife Ela já tinha feito várias coisas ruins, até uma vez tentado o suicídio She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide Queria fazer só uma boa ação antes de morrer Was lookin' to do just one good deed before she died Ela estava mirando o futuro, andar ao lado do Valete de Copas She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts
Lily lavou o rosto, tirou o vestido e o guardou Lily washed her face, took her dress off and buried it away Sua sorte acabou? Ela riu dele, bom, acho que você devia Has your luck run out? She laughed at him, Well, I guess you must Saber que um dia acabaria Have known it would someday Cuidado para não encostar na parede, acabaram de pintar Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand-new coat of paint Estou feliz que você ainda está vivo, você está parecendo um santo I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're lookin' like a saint No corredor, passos vinham buscar o Valete de Copas Down the hallway footsteps were comin' for the Jack of Hearts
O gerente do elenco estava dando voltas em sua cadeira The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair Algo estranho está acontecendo, eu sei, dá para sentir no ar There's something funny going on, I know, I can just feel it in the air Ele foi falar com o juiz carrasco, mas o juiz carrasco estava bêbado He went to get the hangin' judge, but the hangin' judge was drunk E o ator principal passou correndo vestido de monge And the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk Não havia ator melhor do que o Valete de Copas There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts
Lily tinha nos braços o homem que ela amava tocar Lily's had her arms around the man that she dearly loved to touch Ela esqueceu do homem que odiava, que a perseguia tanto She forgot all about the man she hated, who hounded her so much Senti tanto a sua falta, ela lhe disse, e ele sentiu que ela era sincera I've missed you so, she said to him, and he felt she was sincere Mas além da porta ele sentiu o ciúme e o medo But just beyond the door he felt jealousy and fear A última noite da vida do Valete de Copas Just another night in the life of the Jack of Hearts
Ninguém viu acontecer, mas disseram que foi bem rápido No one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick A porta do vestiário se escancarou e um frio revólver disparou The door to the dressing room burst open and a cold revolver clicked E o Big Jim estava lá parado, não se pode dizer que é uma surpresa And Big Jim was standin' there, you couldn't say surprised Rosemary ao seu lado, com o olhar firme Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes Ela estava com Big Jim, mas se inclinava ao Valete de Copas She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts
Dois prédios ao lado os rapazes finalmente perfuraram a parede Two doors down and the boys finally made it through the wall Limparam o cofre do banco, dizem que fugiram com uma bolada Cleaned out the bank safe, it's said that they got off with quite a haul No escuro, perto do rio, eles esperaram no chão In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground Por mais um membro que tinha um assunto na cidade For one more member who had business back in town Mas eles não poderiam partir sem o Valete de Copas But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts
O próximo dia era dia de execução, o céu estava nublado e escuro Well the next day was hangin' day, and the sky was overcast and black Big Jim jazia coberto, morto com um canivete nas costas Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back E Rosemary na forca, rapaz, ela nem sequer piscava And Rosemary on the gallows, boy, she didn't even blink O juiz carrasco estava sóbrio, Senhor, ele não tinha tomado nada The hangin' judge was sober, Lord, he hadn't had a drink A única pessoa que não estava lá era o Valete de Copas The only person on the scene missing was the Jack of Hearts
O cabaré estava em silêncio, agora, fechado para reforma The cabaret was quiet now, a sign said, Closed for repair Lily já tinha tirado toda a tinta do cabelo Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair Ela estava pensando no pai, que ela raramente via She was thinkin' 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw Pensando em Rosemary e pensando na lei Thinkin' about Rosemary and thinkin' about the law Mas, acima de tudo, ela estava pensando no Valete de Copas But, most of all she was thinkin' about the Jack of Hearts