[Cinta, oh cinta, oh cinta yang ceroboh,]
You've fly though my head like wine
[Engkau melayang di pikiranku seperti anggur]
You've wrecked the life
[Engkau telah menghancurkan kehidupan]
Of many a poor girl
[Dari banyak gadis malang]
And you nearly spoiled this life of mine
[Dan hampir merusak hidupku ini]
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
[Cinta, oh cinta, oh cinta yang ceroboh,]
In your clutches of desire
[Dalam pelukan hasratmu]
You've made me break a many true vow
[Engkau membuatku melanggar banyak janji yang tulus]
Then you set my very soul on fire
[Lalu kau membakar jiwaku ini]
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
[Cinta, oh cinta, oh cinta yang ceroboh,]
All my happiness bereft
[Semua kebahagiaanku hilang]
Cause you've filled my heart with weary old blues
[Karena kau telah mengisi hatiku dengan kesedihan yang tua]
Now I'm walkin' talkin' to myself
[Sekarang aku berjalan dan berbicara pada diriku sendiri]
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
[Cinta, oh cinta, oh cinta yang ceroboh,]
Trusted you now it's too late
[Percaya padamu kini sudah terlambat]
You've made me throw my old friend down
[Engkau membuatku menjauhkan sahabat lamaku]
That's why I sing this song of hate
[Itulah sebabnya aku menyanyikan lagu kebencian ini]
Love, oh love, oh careless love,
[Cinta, oh cinta, oh cinta yang ceroboh,]
Night and day I weep and moan
[Siang malam aku menangis dan merintih]
You brought the wrong man into this life of mine
[Engkau membawa pria yang salah ke dalam hidupku ini]
For my sins till judgement I'll atone
[Atas dosaku, hingga penghakiman aku akan menebusnya]