(Holly Dunn)
Billy lahir di sebuah gubuk satu ruangan
Billy was born in a one room shack
Di garis Tennessee dekat rel kereta api
On the Tennessee line by the railroad track
Terkena demam parah dan dia menjadi buta
Caught a bad fever and he went blind
Dan ayahnya pergi sekitar waktu yang sama
And his daddy ran off about the same time
Ibunya tidak tahu harus berbuat apa dengan anaknya
His mama didn't know what to do with the boy
Jadi dia memberikan gitar tua milik ayahnya sebagai mainan
So she gave him daddy's old guitar as a toy
Billy biasa duduk di ayunan teras depan
Billy used to sit on the front porch swing
Mengalunkan melodi dan membengkokkan senar-senarnya
Pulling off licks and bending those strings
Bermain mengikuti irama kereta band selatan
Playing to the rhythm of the south band train
Nada-nada terbang dari jarinya seperti angin topan
Notes flying off his fingers like a hurricane
Tidak bisa melihat apa-apa, tidak pernah mengucapkan sepatah kata
Couldn't see nothing, never said a word
Tapi dia pasti bisa meniru apa pun yang dia dengar
But he could sure imitate anything he heard
Dia bisa rock, dia bisa roll
He could rock, he could roll
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Menangis blues, dengan jiwa
Cry blues, with soul
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Tidak pernah pergi ke sekolah sehari pun
Never went to school one single day
Tapi oh, anak itu bisa bermain
But oh that boy could play
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
Suatu hari seorang pria datang ke kota Billy
One day a man came to Billy's town
Untuk mendengarkan suara gitar anak itu
To hear that boy and his guitar sound
Dia berkata, "Nak, kamu seharusnya jadi bintang"
He said "Son, you should be a star"
Sekarang Billy berkendara di mobil besar yang panjang
Now Billy's riding around in a big long car
Menghasilkan lebih banyak uang daripada yang bisa dia habiskan
Making more money than he'll ever spend
Karena dia masih memiliki apa yang dia miliki saat itu
'Cause he still has what he had back then
Dia bisa rock, dia bisa roll
He could rock, he could roll
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Menangis blues, dengan jiwa
Cry blues, with soul
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Tidak pernah pergi ke sekolah sehari pun
Never went to school one single day
Tapi oh, anak itu bisa bermain
But oh that boy could play
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy