(Allen Shamblin)
He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck,
Dia mengenakan kaos putih kaku yang diikat di leher,
And he’d sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck.
Dan dia duduk di tempat teduh dan melihat ayam-ayam itu mematuk.
And his teeth were gone, but what the heck,
Dan giginya sudah hilang, tapi apa sih,
I thought that he walked on water.
Kupikir dia berjalan di atas air.
He said he was a cowboy when he was young.
Dia bilang dia seorang koboi saat masih muda.
He could handle a rope and he was good with a gun.
Dia bisa menangani sebuah tali dan dia baik dengan pistol.
And my mama’s daddy was his oldest son,–
Dan ayah mama saya adalah putra tertuanya, –
And I thought that he walked on water.
Dan saya pikir dia berjalan di atas air.
If the story’s told,only heaven knows.
Jika ceritanya diceritakan, hanya surga yang tahu.
But his hat seemed to me like an old halo.
Tapi topinya tampak seperti halo tua.
And although his wings,they were never seen.
Dan meski sayapnya, mereka tidak pernah terlihat.
I thought that he walked on water.
Kupikir dia berjalan di atas air.
Then he tied a cord to the end of a mop,
Kemudian dia mengikatkan tali sampai ujung pel,
And said, “Son, here’s a pony, keep her at a trot.”
Dan berkata, “Nak, ini kuda poni, teruskan dia sebentar lagi.”
And I’d ride in circles while he laughedalot.
Dan aku akan naik dalam lingkaran sementara dia tertawa.
Then I’d flop down beside him.
Lalu aku tersungkur di sampingnya.
And he was ninety years old in sixty-three
Dan usianya sembilan puluh tahun di usia enam puluh tiga tahun
And I loved him and he loved me.
Dan aku mencintainya dan dia mencintaiku.
And lord, I cried the dayhe died,
Dan tuanku, aku menangis pada hari dia meninggal,
‘Cause I thought that he walked on water.
Karena saya pikir dia berjalan di atas air.
If the story’s told,only heaven knows.
Jika ceritanya diceritakan, hanya surga yang tahu.
But his hat seemed to me like an old halo.
Tapi topinya tampak seperti halo tua.
And although his wings,they were never seen.
Dan meski sayapnya, mereka tidak pernah terlihat.
I thought that he walked on water.
Kupikir dia berjalan di atas air.