Aku nggak bisa lama-lama di sini, Melinda, Matahari udah tinggi.
I can't help you with your troubles, If you won't help with mine.
Aku nggak bisa bantu kamu dengan masalahmu, Kalau kamu nggak mau bantu masalahku.
I gotta get down, I gotta get down, I gotta get down to the mine.
Aku harus turun, aku harus turun, Aku harus ke tambang.
You keep me up just one more night, I can't sleep here no more.
Kamu bikin aku begadang semalam lagi, Aku nggak bisa tidur di sini lagi.
Little Ben clock says quarter to eight; You kept me up 'till four.
Jam kecil Ben bilang udah hampir jam delapan; Kamu bikin aku begadang sampai jam empat.
I gotta get down, I gotta get down, Or I can't work there no more.
Aku harus turun, aku harus turun, Atau aku nggak bisa kerja di sana lagi.
A lotta poor man make a five dollar bill, Keep him happy all the time.
Banyak orang miskin yang dapet lima dolar, Bikin mereka senang terus-menerus.
Some other fella's makin' nothin' at all And you can hear him cry,
Ada orang lain yang nggak dapet apa-apa Dan kamu bisa denger dia merintih,
"Can I go, buddy, can I go down Take your shift at the mine?"
"Bisa nggak, bro, aku boleh turun Ambil giliranmu di tambang?"
Gotta get down to the Cumberland Mine.
Harus turun ke Tambang Cumberland.
Gotta get down to the Cumberland Mine.
Harus turun ke Tambang Cumberland.
That's where I mainly spend my time.
Di situlah aku biasanya habiskan waktu.
Make good money, five dollars a day. Made anymore, I might move away.
Dapat uang yang lumayan, lima dolar sehari. Kalau lebih banyak, mungkin aku akan pindah.
Lotta poor man got the Cumberland Blues He can't win for losin'
Banyak orang miskin yang kena Cumberland Blues, Dia nggak bisa menang meski udah berusaha.
Lotta poor man got to walk the line Just to pay his union dues.
Banyak orang miskin harus berjuang keras Hanya untuk bayar iuran serikat pekerja.
I don't know now, I just don't know If I'm goin' back again.
Aku nggak tahu sekarang, aku cuma nggak tahu Apakah aku akan kembali lagi.