Aku keluar di alam liar
Trying to catch some supper
Mencoba untuk makan malam
And bring it home to sweet mama..
Dan bawa pulang ke mama manis ..
But when the pony headed back
Tapi saat kuda poni itu kembali
To our home valley..
Ke lembah rumah kami ..
I knew I'd been gone too long:
Aku tahu aku telah pergi terlalu lama:
– And I crossed the Rock River the day before she died
– Dan aku menyeberangi Sungai Rock sehari sebelum dia meninggal
I reached home just afer dark..
Aku sampai di rumah hanya afer gelap ..
Looking for mama
Mencari mama
But she was nowhere on our land…
Tapi dia tidak ada di tanah kami …
So I kicked the frontdoor open
Jadi aku menendang pintu depan terbuka
Saw the rope above her
Melihat tali di atasnya
And the shadow of the dirty gunman…
Dan bayangan si penembak kotor …
– And I crossed the Rock River the day before she died
– Dan aku menyeberangi Sungai Rock sehari sebelum dia meninggal
I chased him through Arkansas
Aku mengejarnya melalui Arkansas
From Texas to Missouri…
Dari Texas sampai Missouri …
He took me up north
Dia membawa saya ke utara
From Saint Antoine To Saint Louis
Dari Saint Antoine ke Saint Louis
He was haunted
Dia angker
But I had the time
Tapi aku punya waktu
I wanted him back
Aku ingin dia kembali
To the scene of the crime
Ke TKP
– And he crossed the Rock River the day before he died…
– Dan dia menyeberangi Sungai Rock sehari sebelum dia meninggal …
Well, we reached Rock River
Kami sampai di Rock River
And we reached the other side…
Dan kami sampai di sisi lain …
He looked back
Dia menengok ke belakang
Kinda fraid for his life
Agak takut untuk hidupnya
I pulled my trigger
Aku menarik pelatukku
And I hitted him
Dan aku membencinya
Right between the eyes
Tepat di antara kedua matanya
And then I roped him up to mama
Lalu aku mengikatnya dengan mama
To the roaches & the flys…
Untuk kecoak & flys …
Rock River Rock River
Sungai Rock Rock Rock
Rock River Rock River
Sungai Rock Rock Rock
Rock River
Sungai Rock