John Hardy stood in that old barroom
John Hardy berdiri di bar bar tua itu
So drunk that he could not see
Begitu mabuk sehingga ia tidak bisa melihat
And a man walked up and took him by the arm
Dan seorang pria berjalan mendekat dan memegang lengannya
He said Johnny, come and go along with me
Dia bilang Johnny, datang dan pergi bersamaku
Poor boy, Johnny, come and walk along with me
Anak laki-laki malang, Johnny, ikut dan berjalan bersamaku

John Hardy stood in his old jail cell
John Hardy berdiri di sel penjara lamanya
The tears running down from his eyes
Air mata mengalir dari matanya
He said I've been the death of many a poor boy
Dia bilang aku sudah meninggal karena banyak anak malang
But my six-shooters never told a lie
Tapi enam penembak saya tidak pernah berbohong
No, my six-shooters never told a lie
Tidak, enam penembak saya tidak pernah berbohong

The first one to visit John Hardy in his cell
Yang pertama mengunjungi John Hardy di selnya
Was a little girl dressed in blue
Apakah seorang gadis kecil berpakaian biru
She came down to that old jail cell
Dia turun ke sel penjara tua itu
She said Johnny, I've been true to you
Dia bilang Johnny, aku sudah setia padamu
God knows, Johnny, I've been true to you
Tuhan tahu, Johnny, aku sudah setia padamu

The next one to Visit John Hardy in his cell
Yang berikutnya mengunjungi John Hardy di selnya
Was a little girl dressed in red
Apakah seorang gadis kecil berpakaian merah
She come down to that old jail cell
Dia turun ke sel penjara tua itu
She said, Johnny, I had rather see you dead
Dia bilang, Johnny, aku lebih suka melihatmu mati
Well, Johnny, I had rather see you dead
Yah, Johnny, aku lebih suka melihatmu mati

I've been to the East and I've been to the West
Saya pernah ke Timur dan saya pernah ke Barat
I've traveled this wide world around
Saya telah berkeliling dunia yang luas ini
I've been to that river and I've been baptized
Saya pernah ke sungai itu dan saya telah dibaptis
So take me to my burying ground
Jadi bawalah aku ke tempat penguburanku
So take me to my burying ground
Jadi bawalah aku ke tempat penguburanku

John Hardy was a desperate little man
John Hardy adalah orang kecil yang putus asa
He carried two guns every day
Dia membawa dua senapan setiap hari
He shot down a man on the West Virginia line
Dia menembak jatuh seorang pria di garis Virginia Barat
You oughta seen old John Hardy getting away
Anda mungkin sudah lama melihat John Hardy pergi
You oughta seen old John Hardy getting away
Anda mungkin sudah lama melihat John Hardy pergi