There were seven little Indians
Ada tujuh anak Indian kecil
Living in a brick house on
Tinggal di sebuah rumah bata di
Central Avenue
Avenue Central
Gathered 'round their daddy
Berkumpul di sekitar ayah mereka
Tellin' stories in the living room
Mendongeng di ruang tamu
From a slightly unrealistic point of view
Dari sudut pandang yang sedikit tidak realistis
Momma was off yonder in the kitchen somewhere
Ibu mereka berada di dapur entah di mana
Boiling up some hot water for them to all get up to their necks in
Merebus air panas agar mereka bisa berendam
The seven little Indians knew
Tujuh anak Indian kecil itu tahu
If the rest of the tribe ever scrutinized their household
Jika suku lainnya memeriksa rumah mereka
Somehow it would not pass inspection
Entah bagaimana, itu tidak akan lolos dari pemeriksaan
The big chief railed on
Sang kepala suku bercerita
And spun his tales of brave conquest
Dan mengisahkan kisah penaklukan yang berani
About the moving of his little band
Tentang perjalanan kelompok kecilnya
Up to Alaska
Menuju Alaska
Where the caribou run free
Di mana karibu berlari bebas
See he had been there putting in telephone lines
Dia pernah ke sana memasang saluran telepon
For the army during World War II
Untuk tentara selama Perang Dunia II
Even brought back a picture of a frozen mastodon
Bahkan membawa pulang gambar mastodon beku
For the little Indians to see
Agar anak-anak Indian itu bisa melihat
And some mukluks and some sealskin gloves
Dan beberapa mukluk serta sarung tangan kulit anjing laut
And a coat with beads around the collar
Dan sebuah mantel dengan manik-manik di kerahnya
His wife kept them in the mothballs
Istrinya menyimpannya dalam kapur barus
Underneath the Hudson Bays
Di bawah Hudson Bay
And every once and a while he'd get all wound up
Dan sesekali dia sangat bersemangat
With one of his stories, he'd put them all on
Dengan salah satu ceritanya, dia akan mengenakan semuanya
And dance around in that blue TV light
Dan menari di bawah cahaya biru TV itu
Like it was some campfire blazing away
Seolah itu adalah api unggun yang menyala
Well he stamped and he hollered
Dia melompat dan berteriak
But he could not stay warm in that living room
Tapi dia tidak bisa tetap hangat di ruang tamu itu
And even the seven little Indians could feel the chill
Bahkan tujuh anak Indian kecil itu bisa merasakan dinginnya
And although everything always worked
Dan meskipun segalanya selalu berjalan
Out for the better in all of his stories
Dengan baik dalam semua ceritanya
In that old brick house it always felt like
Di rumah bata tua itu selalu terasa seperti
Something was movin' in for the kill
Ada sesuatu yang bergerak untuk membunuh
Blazing like a trail
Menyala seperti jejak
Shot through the eyes of the seven little Indians
Ditembakkan melalui mata tujuh anak Indian kecil
Blazing like the sheets of light dancing up in the sky
Menyala seperti cahaya yang menari di langit
Up above Anchorage
Di atas Anchorage
Blazing like a star shot down to the ground
Menyala seperti bintang yang jatuh ke tanah
Back home again in Indiana
Kembali ke rumah lagi di Indiana
Now it finally got so quiet you could hear a pin drop
Sekarang akhirnya begitu sunyi hingga bisa mendengar jarum jatuh
They started dropping like flies
Mereka mulai jatuh seperti lalat
The oldest little Indian got sick and vanished
Anak Indian tertua sakit dan menghilang
The big chief went two years later
Kepala suku pergi dua tahun kemudian
The mother raised the six little Indians up
Ibu membesarkan enam anak Indian itu
The best she could
Sebisa mungkin
To be housewives, musicians, and insurance salesmen
Menjadi ibu rumah tangga, musisi, dan penjual asuransi
But they all shared this common denominator
Tapi mereka semua memiliki kesamaan ini
You see, all the characters in the big chief's stories
Kau lihat, semua karakter dalam cerita kepala suku
Were named after the seven little Indians
Diberi nama sesuai dengan tujuh anak Indian kecil
And like I said, in his stories everything
Dan seperti yang kukatakan, dalam ceritanya semuanya
Always worked out for the better
Selalu berakhir dengan baik
And now as I'm telling this stuff to my own kids
Dan sekarang saat aku menceritakan ini kepada anak-anakku
Dancing around in that blue TV light
Menari di bawah cahaya biru TV itu
Well, I wish I had those mukluks, those sealskin gloves
Yah, aku berharap aku punya mukluk itu, sarung tangan kulit anjing laut itu
And that coat with beads around the collar
Dan mantel dengan manik-manik di kerahnya