Johnny Ryall adalah gelandangan di stoop saya
I gave him fifty cents to buy some soup
Aku memberinya lima puluh sen untuk membeli sup
He knows the time with the fresh Gucci watch
Dia tahu waktunya dengan jam tangan baru Gucci
He's even more over than the mayor Ed Koch
Dia bahkan lebih dari sekadar walikota Ed Koch
Washing windows on the Bowery at a quarter to four
Mencuci jendela di Bowery pada seperempat sampai empat
'Cause he ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
Karena dia tidak akan bekerja di peternakan Maggie lagi
Living on borrowed time and borrowed money
Tinggal dipinjam waktu dan meminjam uang
Sleepin' on the street there ain't a damn thing funny
Tidur di jalanan tidak lucu
Hand me down food and hand me down clothes
Serahkan saya makanan dan serahkan pakaian saya
A rockabilly past of which nobody knows
Sebuah masa lalu rockabilly yang tak seorang pun tahu
Makes his home all over the place
Membuat rumahnya di semua tempat
He goes to sleep by falling down on his face
Dia pergi tidur dengan jatuh di wajahnya
Sometimes known as the leader of the homeless
Terkadang dikenal sebagai pemimpin tunawisma
Sometimes drunk and he's always phoneless
Terkadang mabuk dan dia selalu tanpa foneless
Sleepin' on the street in a cardboard box
Sleepin ‘di jalan di kotak kardus
He's better off drinkin' than smokin' the rocks
Dia lebih baik minum daripada mengotori bebatuan
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
He drinks where he lies
Dia minum dimana dia berbohong
He's covered with flies
Dia ditutupi lalat
He's got the hand me down Pumas and the tie dyes
Dia menurunkan tanganku ke Pumas dan pewarna dasi
Go upstate and get your head together
Pergilah ke utara dan angkat kepala
Thunderbird is the word and you're light as a feather
Thunderbird adalah kata dan Anda ringan seperti bulu
Detox at the flop house no booze allowed
Detoks di rumah gagal tidak ada minuman keras yang diperbolehkan
Remember the good old days with the rockabilly crowd
Ingat hari-hari tua yang baik dengan kerumunan rockabilly
Memphis is where he's from
Memphis berasal dari mana dia berasal
He lives in the street but he's no bum
Dia tinggal di jalan tapi dia bukan seorang gelandangan
A rockabilly star from the days of old
Bintang rockabilly dari zaman dulu
He used to have teeth all filled with gold
Dulu dia punya gigi yang penuh dengan emas
A platinum voice but only gold records
Suara platinum tapi hanya catatan emas
On the bass was boots on the drums was checkers
Pada bass ada sepatu bot di drum yang checker
Luis Vuitton with the Gucci guitar
Luis Vuitton dengan gitar Gucci
Johnny Ryall
Johnny Ryall
Who do you think you are
Kamu pikir kamu siapa
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Donald Trump Donald Tramp living in the Men's Shelter
Donald Trump Donald Tramp tinggal di Penampungan Pria
Wonder Bread bag shoes and singing Helter Skelter
Wonder Bread bag shoes dan bernyanyi Helter Skelter
He asks for a dollar you know what it's for
Dia meminta satu dolar Anda tahu apa itu untuk
Bottle after bottle he'll always need more
Botol demi botol dia akan selalu membutuhkan lebih
He's no less important than you working class stiffs
Dia tidak kalah penting dari pada Anda bekerja di kelas
Drinks a lot of liquor but he don't drink piss
Minuman banyak minuman keras tapi dia tidak minum kencing
Paid his dues playing the blues
Membayar iurannya bermain blues
He claims that he wrote the Blue Suede Shoes
Dia mengklaim bahwa dia menulis Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis shaved his head when he went into the army
Elvis mencukur kepalanya saat dia masuk tentara
That's right y'all his name is
Itu benar ya namanya
Johnny
Johnny
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall
Johnny Ryall, Johnny Ryall