Call up Trudy on the telephone
Telepon Trudy sekarang juga
Send a letter in the mail
Kirim surat lewat pos
Tell her I'm hung up in Dallas
Bilang kalau aku terjebak di Dallas
And they won't let me outta this jail
Dan mereka tidak membiarkanku keluar dari penjara ini

And if she asks you how I'm fairing
Dan jika dia tanya kabarku gimana
Tell her I'm just about to lose my mind
Bilang kalau aku hampir gila
Worried about old Johnny Lee Walker
Khawatir tentang Johnny Lee Walker yang tua
And the girl I left behind
Dan tentang cewek yang kutinggalkan

Now Johnny Lee Walker was a card mechanic
Johnny Lee Walker itu jagoan kartu
Had a hand for trouble and a eye for cash
Punya bakat bikin masalah dan mata tajam untuk uang
Luckiest man in Dallas County
Orang paling beruntung di Dallas County
He had a gold watch chain and a black mustache
Dia punya rantai jam emas dan kumis hitam

And he loved his whiskey and he loved his women
Dia suka whiskey dan suka cewek
Drove a big long Cadillac limosine
Nyetir limusin Cadillac yang panjang
Kept a big fine fancy townhouse in Dallas
Punya townhouse mewah di Dallas
And a hotel suite in New Orleans
Dan suite hotel di New Orleans

Carried a switchblade knife in his left hip pocket
Bawa pisau lipat di saku pinggang kiri
And a 44 hog leg up under his coat
Dan pistol 44 di bawah jaketnya
Cut you down in a New York minute
Bisa bikin kamu jatuh dalam sekejap
If he catch you cheating that was all she wrote
Kalau dia tangkap kamu curang, habislah kamu

So call up Trudy on the telephone
Jadi telepon Trudy sekarang juga
Send her a letter in the mail
Kirim surat lewat pos
Tell her I'm hung up in Dallas
Bilang kalau aku terjebak di Dallas
And they won't let me outta this jail
Dan mereka tidak membiarkanku keluar dari penjara ini

If she asks you how I'm fairing
Jika dia tanya kabarku gimana
Tell her I'm just about to lose my mind
Bilang kalau aku hampir gila
Worried about old Johnny Lee Walker
Khawatir tentang Johnny Lee Walker yang tua
And the girl I left behind
Dan tentang cewek yang kutinggalkan

I just got to town last Friday evening
Aku baru sampai di kota Jumat malam lalu
Sure as hell didn't mean to stay
Pasti tidak berniat untuk tinggal
I was on my way back to Louisiana
Aku dalam perjalanan kembali ke Louisiana
Had a powerful thirst and six months pay
Punya dahaga yang kuat dan gaji enam bulan

I met a peroxide blonde in a bar on D-ville
Aku ketemu cewek pirang di bar di D-ville
I was flying high and feeling mean
Aku lagi mabuk dan merasa jahat
Poured down a bottle and a half of red eye
Minum setengah botol red eye
I dropped 35 dollars in the slot machine
Aku habisin 35 dolar di mesin slot

And the boys in the back was dealing 7 card
Dan anak-anak di belakang lagi main 7 kartu
I set down and won me a 110
Aku duduk dan menang 110 dolar
I was raking in chips like Grant took Richmond
Aku ngumpulin chip kayak Grant ambil Richmond
Till big Johnny Lee come a strolling in
Sampai Johnny Lee yang besar datang dengan santai

He red dogged the table like a 707
Dia menguasai meja kayak pesawat 707
Pretty soon he done won all of my bread
Gak lama dia udah menang semua uangku
I accused him of cheating he reached for a pistol
Aku tuduh dia curang, dia meraih pistol
I grabbed a chair and went upside of his head
Aku ambil kursi dan pukul kepalanya

Then I took off a running like a motorcycle
Lalu aku lari kayak motor
Heard the bullets whining and sirens wail
Dengar peluru melengking dan sirene meraung
But it took half the cops in Dallas County
Tapi butuh setengah polisi di Dallas County
Just to put one coon *** boy in jail
Cuma untuk menangkap satu anak laki-laki di penjara

So call up Trudy on the telephone
Jadi telepon Trudy sekarang juga
Send her a letter in the mail
Kirim surat lewat pos
Tell her I'm hung up in Dallas
Bilang kalau aku terjebak di Dallas
And they won't let me outta this jail
Dan mereka tidak membiarkanku keluar dari penjara ini

And if she asks you how I'm fairing
Dan jika dia tanya kabarku gimana
Tell her I'm just about to lose my mind
Bilang kalau aku hampir gila
Worried about old Johnny Lee Walker
Khawatir tentang Johnny Lee Walker yang tua
And the girl I left behind
Dan tentang cewek yang kutinggalkan