Have you heard about the big strong man
Pernahkah anda mendengar tentang orang kuat yang besar
He lived in a caravan
Dia tinggal di sebuah kafilah
Have you heard about the Jeffrey Johnson fight
Pernahkah Anda mendengar tentang pertarungan Jeffrey Johnson
Oh lord what a hell of a fight
Oh tuanku bertengkar hebat
You can take all the heavyweights you got (Cause you got!)
Anda bisa mengambil semua kelas berat yang Anda dapatkan (Penyebab Anda dapatkan!)
You got a lad that can beat the whole lot (Whole lot!)
Anda punya anak yang bisa mengalahkan keseluruhan (Whole lot!)
He use to play all the bells in the belfry,
Dia menggunakan untuk memainkan semua lonceng di belfry,
Now he's going to fight Jack Dempsey.
Sekarang dia akan melawan Jack Dempsey.

Chorus:
Paduan suara:
Thats my brother Sylvest (What's he got?)
Itu saudaraku Sylvest (apa yang dia dapatkan?)
He's got a row of fourty medals on his chest (Big chest!)
Dia mendapat sederet empat puluh medali di dadanya (dada besar!)
He killed fifty capmen in the West,
Dia membunuh lima puluh capmen di Barat,
He knows no rest, kind of the man, hellfire
Dia tidak tahu istirahat, jenis orang itu, api neraka
Don't push, don't shove, plenty of room for you and me
Jangan mendorong, jangan mendorong, banyak ruang untuk Anda dan saya
He's got an arm like a leg,
Dia punya lengan seperti kaki,
And a fist that would sink a battle ship (Big ship!)
Dan kepalan tangan yang akan menenggelamkan kapal perang (kapal besar!)
Takes all the Army and the Navy
Membawa semua Angkatan Darat dan Angkatan Laut
To put the wind up Sylvest
Sambil menyerahkan angin ke Sylvest

He thought he'd take a trip to Italy
Dia mengira akan melakukan perjalanan ke Italia
He thought that he'd go by sea,
Dia berpikir bahwa dia akan pergi melalui laut,
He dived off the harbor at New York
Dia menyelam dari pelabuhan di New York
And he swam like a man from cork
Dan dia berenang seperti pria dari gabus
He saw the Lusitania in distress (What did he do?)
Dia melihat Lusitania dalam kesusahan (Apa yang dia lakukan?)
Put the big ship Lusitania on his chest (Big chest!)
Letakkan kapal besar Lusitania di dadanya (dada besar!)
He drank all the water in the sea
Dia meminum semua air di laut
And he walked all the way to Italy.
Dan dia berjalan sampai ke Italia.

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Ulangi chorus

He thought he'd take a trip to old Japan.
Dia pikir dia akan melakukan perjalanan ke Jepang lama.
They brought out the whole brass band.
Mereka membawa keluar seluruh band kuningan.
He played every instrument they got
Dia memainkan semua instrumen yang mereka dapatkan
what a lad he played the whole lot.
Betapa seorang pemuda yang dimainkannya secara keseluruhan.
The old church bell will ring (will ring)
Lonceng gereja tua akan berdering (akan berdering)
The old Church choir did sing. (will sing)
Paduan suara gereja tua memang menyanyi. (Akan menyanyi)
They all turned out to wish him best
Mereka semua mengharapkan yang terbaik baginya
My big brother, Sylvest.
Kakakku, Sylvest.

Repeat Chorus
Ulangi chorus

Yeah, thats my brother Sylvest
Ya, itu saudaraku Sylvest
He's got a row of fourty medals on his chest (Big chest!)
Dia mendapat sederet empat puluh medali di dadanya (dada besar!)
He killed fifty capmen in the West,
Dia membunuh lima puluh capmen di Barat,
He knows no rest, kind of the man, hellfire
Dia tidak tahu istirahat, jenis orang itu, api neraka
Don't push, don't shove, plenty of room for you and me
Jangan mendorong, jangan mendorong, banyak ruang untuk Anda dan saya