Yah, aku ajarin pohon willow yang menangis cara untuk merintih,
Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky.
Ajarin awan untuk menutupi langit biru yang cerah.
Tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you big river,
Air mata yang aku jatuhkan untuk wanita itu bakal bikin kamu, sungai besar, banjir,
And I'm a gonna sit right here until I die.
Dan aku bakal duduk di sini sampai aku mati.
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota,
Aku bertemu dia secara kebetulan di St. Paul, Minnesota,
She tore me up everything I heard her drawl, that southern drawl.
Dia bikin aku hancur dengan semua yang kudengar dari logat selatannya itu.
Well I heard my dream went back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport,
Yah, aku dengar mimpiku kembali mengalir ke hilir, bermain-main di Davenport,
And I follow you big river when you called.
Dan aku mengikuti kamu, sungai besar, saat kamu memanggil.
Well I followed her down to St. Louie, later on down the river,
Aku ikuti dia ke St. Louie, lalu ke hilir sungai,
Trader said she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone.
Pedagang bilang dia pernah di sini, tapi dia sudah pergi, bro, dia sudah pergi.
Well I followed her down to Memphis, but she just walked off the bus,
Aku ikuti dia ke Memphis, tapi dia cuma turun dari bus,
She raised a few eyebrows and she went on down alone.
Dia bikin banyak orang melongo dan terus berjalan sendiri.
Well I've gotten on down to Baton Rouge, River Queen roll on,
Aku sudah sampai di Baton Rouge, Ratu Sungai, teruslah mengalir,
Take that woman down to New Orleans, New Orleans.
Bawa wanita itu ke New Orleans, New Orleans.
I give up, I've had enough, followed my blues on down to the gulf,
Aku menyerah, sudah cukup, mengikuti kesedihanku sampai ke teluk,
She loves you big river more than me.
Dia lebih mencintaimu, sungai besar, daripada aku.