We all looked so happy
[Kita semua terlihat sangat bahagia]
When we climbed up on the bus
[Ketika kita naik ke bus]
Berto waved a hand from his seat and said
[Berto melambaikan tangan dari kursinya dan berkata]
"Good to have you, come ride with us"
"Sangat senang punya kalian, ayo naik bersama kami"

"I got sweet water and a loaf of bread
[Aku punya air manis dan sepotong roti]
Should last us about half a day
[Itu cukup untuk setengah hari]
But you can't have more than a sip of wine
[Tapi kamu tidak bisa lebih dari seteguk anggur]
'Cause we have to stay up most of the way"
[Karena kita harus terjaga sepanjang jalan]

Laying on a beat old sofa
[Berbaring di sofa tua yang sudah usang]
On the porch when nights were hot
[Di teras saat malam-malam panas]
Eating instant mashed potatoes
[Makan kentang tumbuk instan]
From a big old iron pot
[Dari panci besi tua yang besar]

Never had much to worry about
[Tidak pernah punya banyak yang harus dikhawatirkan]
Slept the night under a bunch of stars
[Tidur di bawah langit malam yang penuh bintang]
Now all the doors got fifteen locks
[Sekarang semua pintu punya lima belas kunci]
And the windows are covered up with bars
[Dan jendela-jendelanya tertutup jeruji]

[Chorus:]
[Reff:]
Let's go down to the big ranch
[Ayo pergi ke peternakan besar]
The big ranch, the big ranch
[Peternakan besar, peternakan besar]
Let's go down to the big ranch
[Ayo pergi ke peternakan besar]
The big ranch, the big ranch
[Peternakan besar, peternakan besar]
Let's go down to the big ranch
[Ayo pergi ke peternakan besar]
The big ranch, the big ranch
[Peternakan besar, peternakan besar]
Let's go down to the big ranch
[Ayo pergi ke peternakan besar]
The big ranch, the big ranch
[Peternakan besar, peternakan besar]

Read in the paper just the other day
[Baca di koran baru-baru ini]
That the city's now full of guns
[Bahwa kota sekarang penuh dengan senjata]
Whatever happened to the simple days
[Apa yang terjadi dengan hari-hari yang sederhana]
When the children could just play and run
[Ketika anak-anak bisa bermain dan berlari]

I couldn't believe on that New Year's Day
[Aku tidak bisa percaya di Hari Tahun Baru itu]
Julia turned around to John and said
[Julia berbalik kepada John dan berkata]
"This year we're gonna get us a Colt 45"
"Tahun ini kita akan dapat Colt 45"
"Keep it near us under the bed"
"Simpan dekat kita di bawah tempat tidur"

[Chorus]
[Reff]