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I went down to the crossroads,Bajé a la encrucijada

Fell down on my kneesMe caí de rodillas

I went down to the crossroads,Bajé a la encrucijada

Fell down on my kneesMe caí de rodillas

Asked the Lord above for mercy,Preguntó al Señor arriba por misericordia

"Help me if you please"Ayúdame si quieres

I went down to the crossroads,Bajé a la encrucijada

Tried to flag a rideTraté de marcar un paseo

I went down to the crossroads,Bajé a la encrucijada

Tried to flag a rideTraté de marcar un paseo

No one seemed to know me,Nadie parecía conocerme

Everybody passed me byTodo el mundo me pasó

I'm going down to Rosedale,Voy a ir a Rosedale

Take my rider by my sideLlévate a mi jinete a mi lado

I'm going down to Rosedale,Voy a ir a Rosedale

Take my rider by my sideLlévate a mi jinete a mi lado

You can still barrelhouse,Todavía puedes barrelhouse

Baby, on the riversideNena, en la orilla del río

You can run, you can run,Puedes correr, puedes correr

Tell my friend Willie BrownDile a mi amigo Willie Brown

You can run, you can run,Puedes correr, puedes correr

Tell my friend Willie BrownDile a mi amigo Willie Brown

And I'm standing at the crossroads,Y estoy parado en la encrucijada

Believe I'm sinking downCreo que me estoy hundiendo