As I walked out on the streets of Laredo.
Saat aku melangkah di jalanan Laredo.
As I walked out on Laredo one day,
Suatu hari aku berjalan di Laredo,
I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen,
Aku melihat seorang koboi miskin terbungkus kain putih,
Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay.
Terbungkus kain putih sedingin tanah liat.

"I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy."
"Aku bisa lihat dari pakaianmu bahwa kamu seorang koboi."
These words he did say as I boldly walked by.
Kata-kata itu ia ucapkan saat aku melintas dengan berani.
"Come an' sit down beside me an' hear my sad story.
"Ayo duduk di sampingku dan dengarkan kisah sedihku.
"I'm shot in the breast an' I know I must die."
"Aku tertembak di dada dan aku tahu aku harus mati."

"It was once in the saddle, I used to go dashing.
"Dulu aku sering menunggang kuda dengan gagah.
"Once in the saddle, I used to go gay.
"Dulu saat di pelana, aku selalu ceria.
"First to the card-house and then down to Rose's.
"Pertama ke rumah judi, lalu ke tempat Rose.
"But I'm shot in the breast and I'm dying today."
"Tapi sekarang aku tertembak di dada dan aku sekarat hari ini."

"Get six jolly cowboys to carry my coffin.
"Panggil enam koboi ceria untuk mengangkat peti matiku.
"Six dance-hall maidens to bear up my pall.
"Enam gadis penari untuk mengangkat keranda aku.
"Throw bunches of roses all over my coffin.
"Bungkuskan mawar di seluruh peti matiku.
"Roses to deaden the clods as they fall."
"Mawar untuk menghaluskan tanah saat jatuh."

"Then beat the drum slowly, play the Fife lowly.
"Kemudian pukul drum perlahan, mainkan seruling dengan lembut.
"Play the dead march as you carry me along.
"Mainkan lagu kematian saat kau membawaku pergi.
"Take me to the green valley, lay the sod o'er me,
"Bawa aku ke lembah hijau, timbun aku di sana,
"I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong."
"Aku seorang koboi muda dan aku tahu aku telah berbuat salah."

"Then go write a letter to my grey-haired mother,
"Lalu tuliskan surat untuk ibuku yang beruban,
"An' tell her the cowboy that she loved has gone.
"Dan katakan padanya bahwa koboi yang ia cintai telah pergi.
"But please not one word of the man who had killed me.
"Tapi jangan sebutkan satu kata pun tentang orang yang membunuhku.
"Don't mention his name and his name will pass on."
"Jangan sebut namanya dan namanya akan hilang."

When thus he had spoken, the hot sun was setting.
Ketika ia selesai berbicara, matahari yang panas mulai terbenam.
The streets of Laredo grew cold as the clay.
Jalanan Laredo menjadi dingin seperti tanah liat.
We took the young cowboy down to the green valley,
Kami membawa koboi muda itu ke lembah hijau,
And there stands his marker, we made, to this day.
Dan di sana berdiri tanda peringatan yang kami buat, hingga hari ini.

We beat the drum slowly and played the Fife lowly,
Kami memukul drum perlahan dan memainkan seruling dengan lembut,
Played the dead march as we carried him along.
Memainkan lagu kematian saat kami membawanya pergi.
Down in the green valley, laid the sod o'er him.
Di lembah hijau, kami menimbun tanah di atasnya.
He was a young cowboy and he said he'd done wrong.
Dia seorang koboi muda dan dia mengakui telah berbuat salah.