Buaya mengantuk di bawah sinar matahari siang,
Lyin' by the river just like he usually done.
Berlentang di tepi sungai seperti biasanya.
Call for his whiskey, he can call for his tea,
Minta wiski, minta teh,
Call all he want to, but he can't call for me.
Dia bisa panggil siapa saja, tapi aku nggak bakal datang.
Oh no! I've been there before,
Oh tidak! Aku sudah pernah ke sana sebelumnya,
And I ain't gonna come around here any more.
Dan aku nggak bakal datang ke sini lagi.
Creepy alligator coming all around the bend,
Buaya menyeramkan datang dari tikungan,
Shoutin' about the times when we was mutual friends,
Berteriak tentang masa-masa ketika kita berteman,
I checked my memory and I checked it quick, yes I will.
Aku cek ingatanku dan aku cek dengan cepat, ya aku akan.
I checked it runnin' some old kind of trick.
Aku cek dengan menjalankan trik lama.
Oh no! Well I've been there before,
Oh tidak! Aku sudah pernah ke sana sebelumnya,
And I ain't gonna come around here any more.
Dan aku nggak bakal datang ke sini lagi.
Sailin' down the river in an old canoe,
Berkayak di sungai dengan kano tua,
A bunch of and an old tennis shoe.
Sekumpulan barang dan sepatu tenis tua.
Out of the river all ugly and green,
Muncul dari sungai yang jelek dan hijau,
Came the biggest old alligator that I've ever seen!
Datang buaya tua terbesar yang pernah aku lihat!
Teeth big and pointy and his eyes were buggin' out,
Gigi besar dan runcing, matanya melotot,
Contracted the union, put the beggars to rout.
Bergabung dengan serikat, membuat pengemis kabur.
Screamin' and yellin', he was pickin' his chops,
Berteriak dan berisik, dia menjilati bibirnya,
He never runs he just stumbles and hops.
Dia tidak pernah berlari, hanya tersandung dan melompat.
Just out of prison on ten dollars bail,
Baru keluar penjara dengan jaminan sepuluh dolar,
Mumblin' bitches and waggin' his tail.
Menggerutu sembarangan dan mengibaskan ekornya.