And he carries all his money
Dan dia membawa semua uangnya
In a diamond-studded jar.
Dalam botol bertabur berlian.
He never took much trouble
Dia tidak pernah mengambil banyak masalah
With the process of the law.
Dengan proses hukum.

I hired out to Diamond Joe, boys,
Saya menyewa Diamond Joe, anak laki-laki,
Did offer him my hand.
Apakah menawarkan dia tanganku.
He gave me a string of horses
Dia memberi saya sederet kuda
So old they could not stand.
Begitu tua mereka tidak tahan.

And I nearly starved to death, boys,
Dan aku hampir mati kelaparan, anak laki-laki,
He did mistreat me so.
Dia memang menganiaya saya.
And I never saved a dollar
Dan saya tidak pernah menyelamatkan satu dolar
In the pay of Diamond Joe.
Membayar Diamond Joe.

Now his bread it was corn dodger
Sekarang roti nya adalah jagung dodger
And his meat you couldn't chaw.
Dan dagingnya tidak bisa kau cintai.
Nearly drove me crazy
Hampir membuatku gila
With the waggin' of his jaw.
Dengan waggin ‘rahangnya.

And the tellin' of his story,
Dan ceritanya,
Mean to let you know
Berarti untuk memberi tahu Anda
That there never was a rounder
Itu tidak pernah ada yang bulat
That could lie like Diamond Joe.
Itu bisa berbohong seperti Diamond Joe.

Now, I tried three times to quit him
Sekarang, saya mencoba tiga kali untuk berhenti
But he did argue so.
Tapi dia memang berdebat.
I'm still punchin' cattle
Aku masih punchin ‘sapi
In the pay of Diamond Joe.
Membayar Diamond Joe.

And when I'm called up yonder
Dan saat aku dipanggil ke sana
And it's my time to go,
Dan inilah waktuku untuk pergi,
Give my blankets to my buddies
Berikan selimutku ke teman-temanku
Give the fleas to Diamond Joe.
Berikan kutu kepada Diamond Joe.