Beberapa saat kita mengambil pakaian
Nobody said very much
Tidak ada yang bilang sangat banyak
Just some old wild shirts and a couple pairs of pants
Hanya beberapa kemeja liar tua dan beberapa pasang celana
Which nobody wanted to touch
Yang tak seorang pun ingin disentuh
Mama come in and picked up a book
Mama masuk dan mengambil sebuah buku
An' Papa asked her what it was
Papa bertanya apa itu
Someone else asked,”What do you care?”
Seseorang bertanya, “Apa peduli?”
Papa said.”Well, just because?”
Papa berkata, “Nah, hanya karena?”
Then they started to take back their clothes
Lalu mereka mulai mengambil kembali pakaian mereka
Hang 'em on the line
Hang mereka di telepon
It was January the thirtieth
Saat itu tanggal tiga puluh Januari
And everybody was feelin' fine.
Dan semua orang merasa baik-baik saja.
The next day, everybody got up
Keesokan harinya, semua orang bangkit
Seein' if the clothes were dry
Lihat apakah pakaian itu kering
The dogs were barking, a neighbor passed
Anjing-anjing itu menggonggong, seekor tetangga lewat
Mama, of course, she said,”Hi”
Mama, tentu saja, dia berkata, “Hai”
“Have you heard the news?” he said with a grin
“Pernah dengar kabar itu?” katanya sambil menyeringai
“The Vice President's gone mad”
“Wakil Presiden sudah gila”
“Where?” “Downtown.” “When?” “Last night”
“Dimana?” “Pusat kota.” “Kapan?” “Tadi malam”
“Hmm, say, that's too bad”
“Hmm, bilang, itu terlalu buruk”
“Well, there's nothing we can do about it,” said the neighbor
“Yah, tidak ada yang bisa kita lakukan,” kata tetangga itu
“It's just something we're gonna have to forget”
“Ini hanya sesuatu yang harus kita lupakan”
“Yes, I guess so” said Ma
“Ya, saya kira begitu,” kata Ma
Then she asked me if the clothes was still wet.
Lalu dia bertanya apakah baju itu masih basah.
I reached up, touched my shirt
Aku mengulurkan tangan, menyentuh bajuku
And the neighbor said,”Are those clothes yours?”
Dan tetangganya berkata, “Apakah pakaian itu milikmu?”
I said,”Some of them, not all of them”
Saya berkata, “Beberapa dari mereka, tidak semuanya”
He said,”Ya always help out around here with the chores?”
Dia berkata, “Ya selalu membantu di sekitar sini dengan tugas-tugasnya?”
I said,”Sometimes, not all of the time”
Saya berkata, “Terkadang, tidak sepanjang waktu”
Then my neighbor blew his nose
Lalu tetanggaku meniup hidungnya
Just as Papa yelled outside
Sama seperti Papa berteriak di luar
“Mama wants you to come back in the house and bring them clothes”
“Mama ingin kau kembali ke rumah dan membawa mereka pakaian”
Well, I just do what I'm told so I did it, of course
Nah, saya hanya melakukan apa yang saya diberitahu jadi saya melakukannya, tentu saja
I went back in the house and Mama met me
Aku kembali ke rumah dan Mama menemuiku
And then I shut all the doors.
Lalu aku menutup semua pintu.