We had no way of staying afloat,
Kami tidak punya cara untuk tetap bertahan,
We had to leave on a ferryboat.
Kami harus pergi dengan kapal feri.
Economic refugees,
Pengungsi ekonomi,
On the run to Germany.
Melarikan diri ke Jerman.
We had the back of Maggie's hand,
Kami merasakan kerasnya hidup dari tangan Maggie,
Times were tough in Geordieland.
Waktu-waktu sulit di Geordieland.
We got our tools and working gear
Kami bawa alat dan perlengkapan kerja kami
And humped it all from Newcastle to here.
Dan mengangkut semuanya dari Newcastle ke sini.

Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.

We're nomad tribes, travelling boys,
Kami suku nomaden, anak-anak yang berkelana,
In the dust and dirt and the wrecking noise.
Dalam debu, kotoran, dan suara kerusakan.
Drills and hammers, diggers and picks,
Bor dan palu, ekskavator dan sekop,
Mixing concrete, laying bricks.
Mencampur semen, memasang bata.
There's English, Irish, Scots, the lot.
Ada orang Inggris, Irlandia, Skotlandia, semua ada.
United Nations what we got.
Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa yang kami miliki.
Brickies, chippies, every trade.
Tukang bata, tukang kayu, setiap pekerjaan.
German building, British made.
Bangunan Jerman, buatan Inggris.

Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.

Nay more work on Maggie's farm.
Tidak ada lagi pekerjaan di ladang Maggie.
Head away down the autobahn.
Ayo pergi ke autobahn.
Mine's a Portakabin bed,
Saya tidur di Portakabin,
Or a bunk in a Nissen hut instead.
Atau di ranjang di barak Nissen.

There's plenty Deutschmarks here to earn.
Ada banyak Deutschmarks yang bisa dihasilkan di sini.
And German tarts are wunderschon.
Dan kue Jerman itu sangat cantik.
German beer is chemical free.
Bir Jerman bebas bahan kimia.
Germany's alright with me.
Jerman baik-baik saja bagiku.
Sometimes I miss my River Tyne,
Kadang aku merindukan Sungai Tyne-ku,
But you're my pretty freulein.
Tapi kamu adalah gadis cantikku.
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry,
Malam ini kita akan minum sampai kota tua kering,
Keep our spirit levels high.
Tetap semangat kita tinggi.

Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man.
Kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.
Why aye man,
Kenapa iya, bro,
Why aye, why aye man.
Kenapa iya, kenapa iya, bro.

Sometimes I miss my River Tyne,
Kadang aku merindukan Sungai Tyne-ku,
But you're my pretty freulein.
Tapi kamu adalah gadis cantikku.
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry,
Malam ini kita akan minum sampai kota tua kering,
Keep our spirit levels high.
Tetap semangat kita tinggi.

Sometimes I miss my River Tyne,
Kadang aku merindukan Sungai Tyne-ku,
But you're my pretty freulein.
Tapi kamu adalah gadis cantikku.
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry,
Malam ini kita akan minum sampai kota tua kering,
Keep our spirit levels high.
Tetap semangat kita tinggi.