Ada pasangan tua yang tinggal di bawah bukit,
Blunt it was their name-o,
Blunt itu adalah nama mereka-o,
They had good beer and ale for to sell,
Mereka memiliki bir dan bir yang baik untuk dijual,
And it bore a wonderful fame-o.
Dan itu sangat terkenal-o.
John Blunt and his wife they drank of the drink,
John Blunt dan istrinya mereka minum minuman tersebut,
Till they could drink no more-o,
Sampai mereka tidak bisa minum lagi-o,
They both got tired and they went up to bed,
Mereka berdua lelah dan mereka naik ke tempat tidur,
And forgot to bar the door-o.
Dan lupa menutup pintu-o.
So they a bargain bargain made,
Jadi mereka tawar-menawar murah yang dilakukan,
Made it strong and sure-o,
Membuatnya kuat dan pasti-o,
The first of them who should speak the first word,
Yang pertama dari mereka yang harus mengucapkan kata pertama,
Should get up and bar the door-o.
Harus bangun dan bar pintu-o.
So there came travellers travellers three,
Jadi datanglah pelancong pelancong tiga,
Travelling in the night-o,
Bepergian di malam hari-o,
No house no home nor fire had they,
Tidak ada rumah rumah atau api yang tidak mereka miliki,
Nor yet no candle light-o.
Juga tidak ada lampu lilin-o.
They went to his cellar they drank up his drink,
Mereka pergi ke ruang bawah tanahnya, mereka minum minumannya,
Until they could drink no more-o,
Sampai mereka tidak bisa minum lagi-o,
But never a word did the old couple speak,
Tapi tidak pernah sepatah kata pun pasangan tua itu berbicara,
For fear who should bar the door-o.
Karena takut siapa yang harus menutup pintu-o.
They went to his larder they ate up his food,
Mereka pergi ke lemari makannya, mereka memakan makanannya,
Till they could eat no more-o,
Sampai mereka tidak bisa makan lagi-o,
But never a word did the old couple speak,
Tapi tidak pernah sepatah kata pun pasangan tua itu berbicara,
For fear who should bar the door-o.
Karena takut siapa yang harus menutup pintu-o.
They went up stairs they went to his room,
Mereka naik tangga mereka pergi ke kamarnya,
They broke down the door-o,
Mereka membongkar pintu-o,
But never a word did the old couple speak,
Tapi tidak pernah sepatah kata pun pasangan tua itu berbicara,
For fear who should bar the door-o.
Karena takut siapa yang harus menutup pintu-o.
They hauled his wife all out of the bed,
Mereka menarik istrinya keluar dari tempat tidur,
Laid her out on the floor-o,
Laid dia keluar di lantai-o,
Then up got poor john blunt in his bed,
Lalu terjadilah john tumpul di tempat tidurnya,
For he could stand no more-o.
Karena dia tidak tahan lagi-o.
Says: “You’ve eaten me food you’ve drunk all me drink,
Says: “Kamu sudah makan makananmu kamu sudah minum semua minuman,
Laid me wife on the floor-o,”
Laid saya istri di lantai-o, “
“You spoke the first word John Blunt she says,
“Anda mengucapkan kata pertama John Blunt katanya,
So go down and bar the door-o.”
Jadi pergilah dan bar pintu-o. “