[Verse 1] [Foreign language] She can sing the blues ooh [Foreign language] She headed north with her family To the land of opportunity And Martha she can sing the blues ooh [Chorus] [Foreign language] Out west toward the plain [Foreign language] Where no one knows her name [Verse 2] Martha she can't settle in ooh A thousand miles from their next of kin ooh But little brother he don't seem to mind He can't recall life they left behind And Martha she can't settle in ooh [Chorus] [Foreign language] Out west toward the plain [Foreign language] Where no one knows her name [Verse 3] [Foreign language] came to town today ooh They closed the plant and took her dad away ooh Oh Martha and little brother hid And Mama cried like a little kid [Foreign language] came to town today ooh [Chorus] [Foreign language] Out west toward the plain [lines in foreign language] Where no one knows her name [Outro] [Foreign language] It's the furthest place to hide Just outside of nowhere Where all they got is time