Well, my old missus said to me,
Nah, istri tuaku bilang padaku,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight,
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan,
When she died, gonna set me free
Ketika dia pergi, aku bakal bebas,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Oh, come on children, come along,
Ayo, anak-anak, ikutlah,
While the moon is shining bright,
Saat bulan bersinar terang,
Get on the boat,
Naik perahu,
Down the river float,
Mengapung di sungai,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Well there ain't no use in me working so hard
Nggak ada gunanya aku kerja keras begini,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight,
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan,
When I've got a woman in the rich folks' yard
Karena aku punya wanita di halaman orang kaya,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Oh, come on children, come along,
Ayo, anak-anak, ikutlah,
While the moon is shining bright,
Saat bulan bersinar terang,
Get on the boat,
Naik perahu,
Down the river float,
Mengapung di sungai,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Well, every evening about half past eight
Setiap malam sekitar jam setengah sembilan,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight,
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan,
I'll hang my bucket on the rich folks' gate
Aku bakal gantung emberku di gerbang orang kaya,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Oh, come on children, come along,
Ayo, anak-anak, ikutlah,
While the moon is shining bright,
Saat bulan bersinar terang,
Get on the boat,
Naik perahu,
Down the river float,
Mengapung di sungai,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Well she brings me chicken and she brings me pie
Dia bawa aku ayam dan pai,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight,
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan,
I eat some of everything the rich folks buy
Aku makan sedikit dari semua yang dibeli orang kaya,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.

Oh, come on children, come along,
Ayo, anak-anak, ikutlah,
While the moon is shining bright,
Saat bulan bersinar terang,
Get on the boat,
Naik perahu,
Down the river float,
Mengapung di sungai,
Gonna raise a ruckus tonight.
Malam ini kita bakal bikin keributan.