Jalan di sisi lain Hudson
Deep in the bosom of suburbia
Jauh di dada pinggiran kota
I met a young girl she sang mighty fine
Saya bertemu dengan seorang gadis muda yang dia nyanyikan dengan baik
Tears on my pillow and Ave Maria
Air mata di bantal dan Ave Maria
Standing by the water fall in Paramus Park
Berdiri di air terjun Paramus Park
She was working for the friends of BAI
Dia bekerja untuk teman-teman BAI
She was collecting quarters in a paper cup
Dia mengumpulkan tempat di secangkir kertas
She was looking for change and so was I
Dia mencari perubahan dan begitu juga aku
She was a Jewish girl, I fell in love with her
Dia adalah seorang gadis Yahudi, aku jatuh cinta padanya
She wrote her number on the back of my hand
Dia menulis nomor teleponnya di punggung tanganku
I called her up, I was all out of breath
Aku memanggilnya, aku kehabisan napas
I said, “Come hear me play in my rock and roll band”
Saya berkata, “Ayo dengarkan saya bermain di band rock and roll saya”
I took a shower and I put on my best blue jeans
Saya mandi dan saya memakai jeans biru terbaik saya
I picked her up in my new V double U van
Aku menjemputnya di van ganda V baru ku
She wore a peasant blouse with nothing underneath
Dia mengenakan blus petani tanpa apa pun di bawahnya
I said “Hi”, she said, “yeah, I guess I am”
Saya berkata “Hai”, dia berkata, “ya, saya kira saya”
Ariel, Ariel
Ariel, Ariel
We had a little time, we were real hungry
Kami punya sedikit waktu, kami benar-benar lapar
We went to Dairy Queen for something to eat
Kami pergi ke Dairy Queen untuk makan
She had some onion rings, she had a pickle
Dia memiliki beberapa onion ring, dia memiliki acar
She forgot to tell me how she didn't eat meat
Dia lupa memberi tahu saya bagaimana dia tidak makan daging
I had a gig in the American Legion hall
Saya sempat manggung di balai American Legion
It was a dance for the Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Itu adalah tarian untuk Korps Ambulans Sukarela
she was sitting in a corner against the wall
Dia duduk di sudut dinding
She would smile and I melted all over the floor
Dia akan tersenyum dan aku meleleh di lantai
I took her home with me, we watched some TV
Aku membawanya pulang bersamaku, kami menonton TV
Annette Funicello and some guy going steady
Annette Funicello dan beberapa orang bersikap mantap
I started fooling around with the verticle
Aku mulai main-main dengan verticle
We got the munchies so I made some spaghetti
Kami mendapatkan kudapannya jadi saya membuat spaghetti
We sat and we talked into the night
Kami duduk dan kami berbicara sampai malam
While channel 2 was signing off the air
Sementara saluran 2 ditanda tangani dari udara
I found the softness of a mouth
Saya menemukan kelembutan mulut
We made love, the bombs bursting in air
Kami bercinta, bom meledak di udara
Ariel, Ariel, Ariel, Ariel
Ariel, Ariel, Ariel, Ariel
Way on the other side of the Hudson
Jalan di sisi lain Hudson
Deep in the bosom of suburbia
Jauh di dada pinggiran kota
I met a young girl
Saya bertemu dengan seorang gadis muda
She sang mighty fine
Dia bernyanyi dengan perkasa
Tears on my pillow and Ave Maria
Air mata di bantal dan Ave Maria