On a cold November mornin'
Di pagi November yang dingin
Back in nineteen-thirty-seven
Kembali ke tahun seribu sembilan ratus tiga puluh tujuh
With an early snow a-fallin'
Dengan salju awal yang mulai turun
On the three-foot tracks at Ames
Di rel tiga kaki di Ames
Came a mighty strange contraption
Datanglah sebuah alat aneh
Known to trainmen as a motor
Dikenal oleh para masinis sebagai motor
But to folks in Colorado
Tapi bagi orang-orang di Colorado
She was known by another name
Dia dikenal dengan nama lain

Up the canyons south of Sawpit
Naik ke ngarai di selatan Sawpit
Past the red Cathedral spires
Lewati menara merah Katedral
'Cross the yellow mountain switchbacks
Melintasi tikungan gunung kuning
And the rapids far below
Dan jeram yang jauh di bawah
On the high and lofty trestles
Di jembatan tinggi dan megah
Near the fabled mines of Ophir
Dekat tambang legendaris Ophir
In the silver San Juan Mountains
Di Pegunungan San Juan yang berwarna perak
Came a goose a-plowin' snow
Datanglah bebek yang membajak salju

[Chorus]
[Refrain]
With a Pierce-Arrow engine,
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow,
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Southern
The Gallopin' Goose
Bebek Berlari
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin' Goose
Datanglah Nomor Lima, Bebek Berlari

'Twas a four-door auto-mobile
Itu adalah mobil empat pintu
On a dozen wheels of iron
Dengan selusin roda besi
Sixteen feet of rockin' boxcar
Enam belas kaki gerbong yang bergoyang
Spot-welded to her tail
Ditempelkan pada ekornya
Loaded down with mercantile
Beban penuh dengan barang dagangan
Ten bags a' high-grade ore
Sepuluh kantong bijih berkualitas tinggi
Two mothers nursin' babies
Dua ibu menyusui bayi
Seven miners an' the mail
Tujuh penambang dan surat-surat

Up the side a' Sunshine Mountain
Naik sisi Gunung Sunshine
By internal gas combustion
Dengan pembakaran gas internal
Eight Pierce-Arrow pistons pullin'
Delapan piston Pierce-Arrow menarik
Fifteen thousand pounds a' lead
Lima belas ribu pon timah
At the snowshed on the summit
Di tempat penampungan salju di puncak
The conductor said his prayers
Konduktor mengucapkan doanya
He declared a busted driveshaft
Dia mengumumkan ada poros penggerak yang patah
On the pass at Lizard Head
Di jalur di Kepala Lizard

[Chorus]
[Refrain]
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Southern
The Gallopin' Goose
Bebek Berlari
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin' Goose
Datanglah Nomor Lima, Bebek Berlari

[Musical interlude here.]
[Interlude musik di sini.]

Down the three-percent to Rico
Turun tiga persen ke Rico
In the valley of Dolores
Di lembah Dolores
They still talk about the Southern
Mereka masih membicarakan Southern
An' her flock of flyin' geese
Dan sekawanan bebek terbangnya
From the roundhouse at Ridgway
Dari rumah putar di Ridgway
To the depot at Durango
Ke depot di Durango
All the tracks are gone for scrap iron
Semua rel sudah diambil untuk besi tua
And the ganders rest in peace
Dan para jantan beristirahat dengan tenang

Up the canyons south of Sawpit
Naik ke ngarai di selatan Sawpit
Past the red Cathedral spires
Lewati menara merah Katedral
'Cross the yellow mountain switchbacks
Melintasi tikungan gunung kuning
And the rapids far below
Dan jeram yang jauh di bawah
On the high and lofty trestles
Di jembatan tinggi dan megah
Near the fabled mines of Ophir
Dekat tambang legendaris Ophir
In the silver San Juan Mountains
Di Pegunungan San Juan yang berwarna perak
There's a legend in the snow
Ada legenda di salju

[Chorus]
[Refrain]
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came the Rio Grande Southern
Datanglah Rio Grande Southern
The Gallopin' Goose
Bebek Berlari
With a Pierce-Arrow engine
Dengan mesin Pierce-Arrow
Runnin' hot and on the loose
Berjalan panas dan lepas
Came Number Five, The Gallopin' Goose
Datanglah Nomor Lima, Bebek Berlari