Mr Garfield been shot down shot down shot down
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh
Mr Garfield been shot down low
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh dengan parah

Me and my brother was down close to the depot when I heard the report of a pistol
Aku dan saudaraku sedang dekat depot ketika aku mendengar suara tembakan
My brother run out and come back in all excited
Saudaraku berlari keluar dan kembali dengan semangat
And I said what was it and he said it was the report of a pistol and then he said
Aku bertanya ada apa dan dia bilang itu suara tembakan, lalu dia berkata
Mr Garfield been shot down shot down shot down
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh
Mr Garfield been shot down low
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh dengan parah

Lord I knew the President was supposed to be at the depot that day
Ya Tuhan, aku tahu Presiden seharusnya berada di depot hari itu
And we just wouldn't believe that he's shot
Dan kami tidak percaya bahwa dia telah ditembak
But we'd run over there and there was so many folks around
Tapi kami berlari ke sana dan banyak orang berkumpul
That we couldn't see him but some lady was standin' there cryin'
Sehingga kami tidak bisa melihatnya, tetapi ada seorang wanita di sana yang menangis
And I said m'am what was it that happened m'am and she said
Aku bertanya, "Nona, ada apa yang terjadi?" dan dia menjawab
Mr Garfield been shot down shot down shot down
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh
Mr Garfield been shot down low
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh dengan parah

Well everybody drifted off toward home finally
Akhirnya semua orang perlahan pulang ke rumah
And they looked like they felt about as bad as I did
Dan mereka terlihat sama sedihnya seperti aku
But in a few weeks I heard that the President was still alive
Tapi beberapa minggu kemudian aku mendengar bahwa Presiden masih hidup
And I told my brother I said let's get on that train and go to where he's laid up hurt
Aku bilang ke saudaraku, "Ayo kita naik kereta dan pergi ke tempat dia dirawat"

Well when we got to his big house up there I asked the fellow
Ketika kami sampai di rumah besarnya, aku bertanya kepada seseorang
I said who was it that did it who was it that shoot the President
Aku bertanya, "Siapa yang melakukannya? Siapa yang menembak Presiden?"
And he said it was Charlie Guiteau that shoot Mr Garfield and I said
Dia bilang itu Charlie Guiteau yang menembak Mr. Garfield dan aku berkata
Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man good man
Charlie Guiteau telah menembak seorang pria baik, pria baik
Charlie Guiteau done shot down a good man low
Charlie Guiteau telah menembak seorang pria baik dengan parah

I heard some fellow there that had been in the house to see the President
Aku mendengar seorang pria di sana yang pernah masuk ke rumah untuk melihat Presiden
And I sidled up him to listen to what he was tellin' and he said
Aku mendekatinya untuk mendengarkan apa yang dia katakan dan dia berkata
Mrs Lucretia Garfield was always at his side
Ibu Lucretia Garfield selalu berada di sisinya
In the heat of the day fannin' him when he was hot
Di tengah hari, mengipasnya saat dia kepanasan
He said that just that day the President said to Mrs Lucretia
Dia bilang pada hari itu Presiden berkata kepada Ibu Lucretia
He said Crete honey (he called her Crete)
Dia bilang, "Sayang Crete" (dia memanggilnya Crete)
Said if somethin' worse happens to me after awhile you get yourself a good man
Dia berkata, "Jika sesuatu yang lebih buruk terjadi padaku, kamu harus mencari pria baik"
And Mrs Lucretia said James (she called him James)
Dan Ibu Lucretia menjawab, "James" (dia memanggilnya James)
She said I won't hear to that now she said I love you too much but he said
Dia berkata, "Aku tidak mau mendengar itu, aku mencintaimu terlalu banyak, tapi dia berkata
You'll make some good man a good wife good wife
Kamu akan menjadi istri yang baik untuk pria yang baik
You'll make some man a good good good wife
Kamu akan menjadi istri yang baik untuk seorang pria yang baik
(Don't pull in single harness all your life good gal
(Jangan hidup sendiri selamanya, gadis baik
Don't pull in single harness all your life)
Jangan hidup sendiri selamanya)
That's what he said don't pull in single harness all your life
Itulah yang dia katakan, jangan hidup sendiri selamanya

Well a few days later I come back to where the President was restin'
Beberapa hari kemudian aku kembali ke tempat Presiden beristirahat
And it seems everybody was cryin'
Dan sepertinya semua orang sedang menangis
The flag was hangin' halfway up to the flagpole in front of the house
Bendera tergantung setengah tiang di depan rumah
And everybody looked so sad and I asked a soldier boy there
Dan semua orang terlihat sangat sedih, aku bertanya kepada seorang prajurit di sana
And I said is is is Mr Garfield and he said yeah he's gone
Aku bertanya, "Apakah Mr. Garfield?" dan dia menjawab, "Ya, dia sudah pergi"
Gonna lay him in that cold lonesome ground down low
Akan diletakkan di tanah dingin yang sepi di bawah
Gonna lay him in that cold lonesome ground
Akan diletakkan di tanah dingin yang sepi
Well they laid the President by that long cold branch Mr Garfield's been laid down low
Mereka meletakkan Presiden di bawah dahan dingin yang panjang, Mr. Garfield telah diletakkan dengan parah
Mr Garfield has been shot down Mr Garfield's been shot
Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh, Mr. Garfield telah ditembak
(Mr Garfield been shot down shot down shot down Mr Garfield been shot down low)
(Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh, ditembak jatuh, Mr. Garfield telah ditembak jatuh dengan parah)