Aku ingat saat George biasa datang ke rumah kami
For a meeting of one of his clubs
Untuk pertemuan salah satu klubnya
He would often drive down
Dia sering turun
`Cause we lived close to town
Karena kita tinggal di dekat kota
Where the pulse of the big business was
Dimana denyut nadi bisnis besar itu
He belonged to the yacht club, the truckers, the shriners
Dia termasuk ke klub kapal pesiar, sopir truk, shriner
Though he had no boat and no rig
Meski tidak memiliki perahu dan tidak ada rig
Still he'd eat roast beef dinners
Masih makan roti panggang panggang
And hob-nob with winners
Dan hob-nob dengan pemenang
And wait till he hit something big
Dan tunggu sampai dia memukul sesuatu yang besar
But before he could get that big fish on the line
Tapi sebelum dia bisa mendapatkan ikan besar itu di telepon
They let everyone in and ruined the Shrine
Mereka membiarkan semua orang masuk dan menghancurkan Kuil tersebut
And he was easily riled and likely to shout
Dan dia mudah gusar dan sepertinya berteriak
Frequently wrong but never in doubt
Sering salah tapi tidak pernah ragu
His friends called him skippy
Teman-temannya memanggilnya dengan sigap
But he had no family
Tapi dia tidak punya keluarga
Till my mother's folks took him in
Sampai orang-orang ibuku membawanya masuk
Just a short blond and wavy
Hanya berambut pirang pendek dan bergelombang
Boy from the navy
Anak laki-laki dari angkatan laut
And he never left home again
Dan dia tidak pernah meninggalkan rumah lagi
How he married Agnes oh I'll never know
Bagaimana dia menikahi Agnes oh aku tidak akan pernah tahu
She was gracious and gentle
Dia ramah dan lembut
And she loved him so
Dan dia sangat mencintainya
And he was grand in her eyes
Dan dia tampak cantik di matanya
When they would go out
Kapan mereka akan keluar
And frequently wrong but never in doubt
Dan sering salah tapi tidak pernah ragu
And I guess he had a big time
Dan kurasa dia punya banyak waktu
Sharing the secret symbol
Berbagi simbol rahasia
With masters elect of the night
Dengan tuan memilih malam
Down at the Boumi temple
Turun di kuil Boumi
Well I guess he was crazy
Yah, kurasa dia gila
I think he was lonely
Saya pikir dia kesepian
My mother was his best friend
Ibuku adalah teman baiknya
He hollered and cried
Dia berteriak dan menangis
The day that she died
Hari dia meninggal
And I rarely saw him again
Dan aku jarang melihatnya lagi
And I guess I've forgotten since I was a kid
Dan kurasa aku sudah lupa sejak masih kecil
I don't know why we loved him I just know we did
Saya tidak tahu mengapa kita mencintainya, saya hanya tahu kita melakukannya
And he was easily riled, likely to shout
Dan dia mudah gusar, sepertinya berteriak
Frequently wrong but never in doubt
Sering salah tapi tidak pernah ragu