Itu adalah hari Minggu pagi yang panas ‘
Middle of July
Tengah Juli
The choir was a singin’
Paduan suara itu bernyanyi ‘
‘Bout the sweet by and by
‘Bout yang manis oleh dan oleh
Everybody was a swayin’
Semua orang adalah seorang swayin ‘
And sweatin’ in the heat
Dan keringat di panasnya
We all bowed our heads down
Kita semua menunduk
As the preacher took his seat
Saat pengkhotbah duduk
My sister and my brother stood next to my mother
Adikku dan adikku berdiri di samping ibuku
In the quiet at the close of the verse
Di tempat yang sepi di dekat ayat tersebut
That’s when daddy cut the big one
Saat itulah ayah memotong yang besar
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church
Di Gereja Baptis Misionaris Horn Lake Mississippi
My sister rolled her eyes back
Adikku memutar matanya kembali
My brother bit his lip
Adikku menggigit bibirnya
My cousin just behind us
Sepupu saya di belakang kami
Whispered, “Hey, who let it rip?”
Berbisik, “Hei, siapa yang membiarkannya robek?”
I stuck my face in my shirtsleeve
Aku mencengkeram wajahku dengan lengan kemeja
Stared down at my shoes
Menunduk di sepatuku
Lord, you could hear a pin drop
Tuhan, Anda bisa mendengar setetes pin
As we stood there in the pew
Saat kami berdiri di bangku gereja
Heads were turnin’, eyes were burnin’
Kepala sedang turnin ‘, mata terbakar’
Momma stuck her nose in her purse
Momma memasukkan hidungnya ke dompetnya
After daddy cut the big one
Setelah ayah memotong yang besar
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church
Di Gereja Baptis Misionaris Horn Lake Mississippi
He cut the big one
Dia memotong yang besar
It was a stinker
Itu bau busuk
Then he broke the silence
Lalu dia memecahkan kesunyian
With a snicker
Dengan tertawa terbahak-bahak
And us kids started laughin’
Dan kami anak-anak mulai tertawa ‘
‘Til I thought we was all gonna burst
“Kupikir kita semua akan meledak
After daddy cut the big one
Setelah ayah memotong yang besar
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church
Di Gereja Baptis Misionaris Horn Lake Mississippi
He said, “The devil made me do it”
Dia berkata, “Iblis membuat saya melakukannya”
Momma said it was the liverwurst
Momma bilang itu liverwurst
And that’s why daddy cut the big one
Dan itulah mengapa ayah memotong yang besar
At the Horn Lake Mississippi Missionary Baptist Church
Di Gereja Baptis Misionaris Horn Lake Mississippi