Well he packed up his suitcase
Dia pun mengemas kopernya
'Cause the deal gone down
Karena kesepakatan sudah selesai
She was slipping on her stockings
Dia mengenakan stokingnya
Lord it made the sweetest sound
Tuhan, itu terdengar sangat manis

There was a baby in the reeds
Ada seorang bayi di antara rerumputan
Along the river outside of town
Di tepi sungai di luar kota
As he wound his pocket watch
Saat dia memutar jam saku
To set time spinnin' 'em all around
Untuk mengatur waktu berputar di sekeliling mereka

Wasn't long they'd be forgetting
Tak lama lagi mereka akan melupakan
This old rainy Texas day
Hari hujan tua di Texas ini
Little fella wasn't meant
Bocah kecil ini tidak ditakdirkan
For this old world anyway
Untuk dunia tua ini, bagaimanapun juga

Gambling and whoring
Judi dan pelacuran
Hiding from plain view
Bersembunyi dari pandangan umum
Tell me which one of us rounders
Coba katakan, siapa di antara kita yang bisa dipercaya
Would you trust this poor child to
Untuk mempercayakan anak malang ini?

You just roll on cold river
Kau terus mengalir, sungai dingin
Wash little Moses down
Membawa si kecil Moses pergi
We've got business to attend to
Kami punya urusan yang harus diurus
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago

Well they rolled out of Austin
Mereka berangkat dari Austin
On some kind of cattle train
Dengan kereta ternak
She'd been with him for a year
Dia sudah bersamanya selama setahun
Didn't know his second name
Tidak tahu nama belakangnya

He worked the small towns hustling nine ball
Dia bekerja di kota kecil, bermain billiard
She hooked the truck stops too
Dia juga mengunjungi tempat perhentian truk
They were trying to make Chicago
Mereka berusaha untuk sampai ke Chicago
Before the winter come blowing through
Sebelum musim dingin datang menghampiri

Some trucker sprang a leak
Seorang sopir truk mengalami kebocoran
In California they supposed
Di California, mereka menduga
Started working Arizona
Mulai bekerja di Arizona
Lord she missed the bloody rose
Tuhan, dia merindukan mawar berdarah itu

They rambled through the southwest
Mereka berkelana di barat daya
Making money and making time
Mencari uang dan menghabiskan waktu
But they never could find no help
Tapi mereka tak pernah bisa menemukan bantuan
Not a doctor, not that kind
Tidak ada dokter, bukan tipe itu

You just roll on cold river
Kau terus mengalir, sungai dingin
Wash little Moses down
Membawa si kecil Moses pergi
We've got business to attend to
Kami punya urusan yang harus diurus
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago

Some women love their babies
Beberapa wanita mencintai bayi mereka
Some women won't have one
Beberapa wanita tidak ingin punya anak
Some Texas woman found him
Seorang wanita Texas menemukannya
And we're still on the run
Dan kami masih dalam pelarian

The kind of life we're living
Jenis kehidupan yang kami jalani
He'd only slow us down
Dia hanya akan memperlambat kami
Ain't good for nothing anyway
Tidak berguna untuk apa pun juga
Just rambling town to town
Hanya berkelana dari kota ke kota

You just roll on cold river
Kau terus mengalir, sungai dingin
Wash little Moses down
Membawa si kecil Moses pergi
We've got business to attend to
Kami punya urusan yang harus diurus
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago

Well he unpacked his suitcase
Dia pun membongkar kopernya
She pulled her stockings down
Dia menurunkan stokingnya
Dreaming up a pool hall
Mimpi tentang sebuah tempat biliar
And shooting up a round
Dan bermain satu putaran

She thought about tomorrow
Dia memikirkan tentang besok
When the money rolled around
Saat uang mulai mengalir
That night they slept like babies
Malam itu mereka tidur nyenyak seperti bayi
In Chicago town
Di kota Chicago