Bersihkan ban whitewall
And a guitar by his side
Dan gitar di sisinya
Billy's got the fever
Billy demam
As he rolls on thru the night
Saat dia berguling-guling di malam hari
Some were born to listen,
Beberapa terlahir untuk mendengarkan,
Some were born to play
Beberapa lahir untuk bermain
He was lightning on the highstrings
Dia sedang menyalakan highstrings
And thunder on the bass
Dan guntur pada bass
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He could play it high, he could play it low
Dia bisa memainkannya tinggi, dia bisa memainkannya rendah
He could make it cry, he could make it moan
Dia bisa membuatnya menangis, dia bisa mengerang
He knows when push comes to shove
Dia tahu kapan dorongan datang untuk mendorong
The proof's in the pickin'
Buktinya ada di pickin ‘
In a smoky little tavern
Di sebuah kedai kecil berasap
Just off of Bourbon Street
Tak jauh dari Bourbon Street
Tobacco stained fingers
Tembakau bernoda jari
Waited on the down beat
Menunggu di bawah mengalahkan
Conley was the master,
Conley adalah master,
The undisputed king
Raja yang tak terbantahkan
He'd ruled the town for thirty years
Dia telah memerintah kota itu selama tiga puluh tahun
With an army of six strings
Dengan sepasukan enam senar
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Sometimes after midnight
Terkadang setelah tengah malam
Billy drives through New Orleans
Billy berkendara melalui New Orleans
Straight to the French Quarter
Langsung ke French Quarter
There's a man he has to see
Ada pria yang harus dia lihat
The music is a raging
Musiknya mengamuk
Like a city that's on fire
Seperti kota yang sedang terbakar
Billy felt just like an altar boy
Billy merasa seperti anak laki-laki altar
At the feet of a higher power
Di kaki sebuah kekuatan yang lebih tinggi
Conley watched as Billy
Conley mengawasi Billy
Walked across the room
Berjalan melintasi ruangan
Opened his case and started a tune
Membuka kasusnya dan memulai sebuah lagu
The whole club was silent
Seluruh klub terdiam
And the lights were turned down low
Dan lampu dimatikan rendah
Billy stepped up on the stage
Billy melangkah di atas panggung
And Conley whispered “Go son, go”
Dan Conley berbisik “Go son, go”
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Conley held his hand up,
Conley mengangkat tangannya,
No one made a sound
Tidak ada yang membuat suara
And he handed Bill his old archtop
Dan dia menyerahkan Bill archtop lamanya
And stepped into the crowd
Dan melangkah ke kerumunan
Billy played it soft,
Billy memainkannya dengan lembut,
Billy played it sad
Billy memainkannya sedih
Then he made it talk
Lalu dia membuatnya bicara
And in came the band
Dan di datang band
Soon the room was shaking
Segera saja ruangan itu bergetar
Before Billy's wall of sound
Sebelum dinding suara Billy terdengar
And just a block off Bourbon Street,
Dan hanya satu blok dari Bourbon Street,
A new king's been crowned
Seorang raja baru dimahkotai
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