Aku ingat waktu di Illinois, aku menemukannya
The lily of the valley the lily of the West was a rose
Bunga lily di lembah, lily dari Barat adalah mawar
The daughter of the biggest big town banker
Putri dari bankir paling kaya di kota besar
He kept her like a princess
Dia menjaganya seperti seorang putri
I stole her like the Fort Knox gold
Aku mencurinya seperti emas dari Fort Knox
She used to pour Four Roses like it was going down the chimney
Dia biasa menuangkan Four Roses seolah-olah masuk ke cerobong asap
Like the bottle was on fire or the boiler was about to blow
Seperti botol itu terbakar atau ketel akan meledak
She was up on the table when we hit Missouri
Dia berdiri di atas meja saat kami sampai di Missouri
Dancing with a movie man he was holding her a little too close
Menari dengan seorang pria film yang memeluknya agak terlalu dekat
La didi da da da da da da da!
La didi da da da da da da da!
He made her the star of the silent movies
Dia menjadikannya bintang film bisu
But all she did was mouth the words
Tapi yang dia lakukan hanyalah menggerakkan bibir
all she did was mouth the words, "Oh no!"
semuanya hanya menggerakkan bibir, "Oh tidak!"
And he cast me as the villain as the sheriff's worst enemy
Dan dia menjadikanku penjahat, musuh terburuk sang sheriff
I practiced falling off of buildings and out windows
Aku berlatih jatuh dari gedung dan keluar dari jendela
La didi da da da da da da da!
La didi da da da da da da da!
The last time I saw she was tied to the train tracks
Terakhir kali aku melihatnya, dia terikat di rel kereta
I was back there with the extras riding on a tiger roan
Aku kembali ke sana dengan para figuran yang menaiki kuda harimau
The villain on the left with the studio mustache
Penjahat di sebelah kiri dengan kumis studio
Winking at Lillian blowing kisses from the second row
Mengedipkan mata ke Lillian sambil mengirimkan ciuman dari barisan kedua
La didi da da da da da da da!
La didi da da da da da da da!