John Robertson tua, dia mengenakan topi Stetson
People everywhere would laugh behind his back
Orang-orang di mana-mana tertawa di belakangnya
No one cared to take any time to find out
Tak ada yang peduli untuk meluangkan waktu mencari tahu
What he was all about, fear kept them out
Apa yang dia alami, ketakutan membuat mereka menjauh
Children laughed and played and didn’t know his name
Anak-anak tertawa dan bermain, tak tahu namanya
They could tell when he was coming just the same
Mereka bisa tahu saat dia datang, tetap saja
Walking slow with old John’s crippled wife by his side
Berjalan pelan dengan istri tua John yang pincang di sampingnya
Then she sighed, then she died
Lalu dia menghela napas, lalu dia meninggal
Magic words from him would charm some children’s ears
Kata-kata ajaib darinya bisa memikat telinga anak-anak
But they laughed at him when he hid behind his tears
Tapi mereka tertawa padanya saat dia menyembunyikan air matanya
All in vain was no game for he'd lost an old friend
Semua sia-sia, bukan permainan karena dia kehilangan sahabat tua
In the end, in the end
Pada akhirnya, pada akhirnya
Old John Robertson he wore a Stetson hat
John Robertson tua, dia mengenakan topi Stetson
People everywhere would laugh behind his back
Orang-orang di mana-mana tertawa di belakangnya
No one cared to take any time to find out
Tak ada yang peduli untuk meluangkan waktu mencari tahu
What he was all about, fear kept them out
Apa yang dia alami, ketakutan membuat mereka menjauh