Gus checked his pocket-watch it was a quarter past nine
Gus memeriksa jam saku, sudah pukul sembilan lebih seperempat
He caught a train to Baton Rouge and bought a copy of the times.
Dia naik kereta ke Baton Rouge dan membeli koran.
Pulled out a faded picture of a woman with coal black hair
Mengeluarkan foto pudar seorang wanita berambut hitam legam
She had gone out east and he prayed he’d find her there.
Dia sudah pergi ke timur dan dia berdoa agar bisa menemukannya di sana.

She met a gambler who said hailed from New Orleans
Dia bertemu dengan seorang penjudi yang katanya berasal dari New Orleans
Gus knew he fancied her but she wanted him too it seemed
Gus tahu dia menyukainya, tapi sepertinya dia juga menginginkannya
He followed the trail of broken stories till he heard that she left town,
Dia mengikuti jejak cerita patah hati hingga mendengar bahwa dia sudah pergi
She was packed and gone by the time he turned around
Dia sudah siap dan pergi sebelum dia sempat berbalik.

He talked to the man a while that had tore the ticket stubs
Dia berbicara sebentar dengan pria yang merobek tiket itu
If he finds that son of a bitch he was gonna spill that Cajun blood
Kalau dia menemukan brengsek itu, dia akan menumpahkan darah Cajun
There would not be a mojo man who would save him from that day
Takkan ada orang sakti yang bisa menyelamatkannya hari itu
He had crossed the line and there was hell to pay
Dia sudah melanggar batas dan harus membayar dengan mahal.

Well the 10 o’clock from San Antone it departed right on time
Kereta jam sepuluh dari San Antone berangkat tepat waktu
He lit up a cigarette as the tracks began to whine
Dia menyalakan rokok saat rel mulai berderak
The Texas heat had felt like hell without his woman there
Panasa Texas terasa seperti neraka tanpa wanita di sisinya
The Spanish maiden with the coal black hair
Gadis Spanyol berambut hitam legam itu

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You’re gonna live and die by the blade and you’ll reap what you sow
Kau akan hidup dan mati oleh pedang, dan kau akan menuai apa yang kau tanam
Cause life the things that happens on our way to growing old
Karena hidup adalah hal-hal yang terjadi saat kita tumbuh tua
If the truth was known to woman she could steal her lover’s soul
Jika wanita tahu kebenarannya, dia bisa mencuri jiwa kekasihnya
She knows that the devil pays in gold.
Dia tahu bahwa setan membayar dengan emas.

The pulled into the station and he packed his cap and ball
Kereta tiba di stasiun dan dia mengemas topi dan senjatanya
He went to check the hotels if he needed to check them all
Dia pergi memeriksa hotel, jika perlu memeriksa semuanya
He knew all he had to do was to find a game of cards
Dia tahu yang perlu dilakukannya hanyalah menemukan permainan kartu
He could drop the ace of spades on the queen of hearts
Dia bisa menjatuhkan as sekop di atas ratu hati

He found the downstairs card room where the high rollers stayed
Dia menemukan ruang kartu di bawah tempat para penjudi besar berkumpul
One chair stood empty from the last table left to play
Satu kursi kosong di meja terakhir yang tersisa untuk bermain
He pulled a stool up to the bar but he could not see a thing
Dia menarik kursi ke bar, tapi dia tidak bisa melihat apa-apa
Till a loud mouth Yankee bet his lady’s ring
Sampai seorang Yankee yang banyak bicara mempertaruhkan cincin wanitanya

Pulled a pistol on the desk clerk cause he would not take a bribe and then he shouted
Mengacungkan pistol ke petugas meja karena dia tidak mau menerima suap, lalu dia berteriak
Give me their number and you might walk out alive
Berikan aku nomornya dan kau mungkin bisa keluar hidup-hidup
The next thing from the clerk’s lips was the number forty-four
Hal berikutnya yang keluar dari bibir petugas itu adalah nomor empat puluh empat
And he pointed upstairs and he ran on out the door
Dan dia menunjuk ke atas dan berlari keluar pintu

He found the room and was ready to go inside
Dia menemukan ruangan itu dan siap untuk masuk
He put a boot to the door and it flew open wide
Dia menendang pintu dan pintu itu terbuka lebar
The gambler he reached for his gun but he would not get a shot
Penjudi itu meraih senjatanya, tapi dia tidak sempat menembak
Gus had his aim and he let that hammer drop
Gus sudah mengarahkan senjatanya dan melepaskan tembakan

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The gambler lay before him he was sprawled across that chair
Penjudi itu tergeletak di depannya, terkulai di kursi
But where was his maiden with the coal black hair
Tapi di mana gadisnya yang berambut hitam legam?
He didn’t know she stood behind him, she had gone for wine and bread
Dia tidak tahu dia berdiri di belakangnya, dia pergi mengambil anggur dan roti
He hit the floor when her bullet struck his head.
Dia jatuh ke lantai saat pelurunya mengenai kepalanya.

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