Last year about this time
Tahun lalu sekitar waktu ini
We used to climb up in the branches
Kami biasa memanjat di cabang
Just to sway there in some breeze
Hanya untuk bergoyang-goyang di sana dalam angin sepoi-sepoi
Now the cops on the street
Sekarang polisi di jalan
They want Cherokee Louise
Mereka menginginkan Cherokee Louise

People like to talk
Orang suka bicara
Tongues are waggin' over fences
Lidah waggin ‘di atas pagar
Waggin' over phones
Waggin ‘melalui telepon
All their doors are locked
Semua pintu mereka terkunci
God she can't even come to our house
Tuhan dia bahkan tidak bisa datang ke rumah kita
But I know where she'll go
Tapi aku tahu kemana dia akan pergi

To the place where you can stand
Ke tempat di mana Anda bisa berdiri
And press your hands like it was bubblebath
Dan tekan tanganmu seperti bubblebath
In dust piled high as me
Dalam debu menumpuk setinggi aku
Down under the street
Di bawah jalan
My friend
Temanku
Poor Cherokee Louise
Louise Cherokee yang malang

Ever since we turned 13
Sejak kami berusia 13 tahun
It's like a minefield
Ini seperti ladang ranjau
Walking to the door
Berjalan ke pintu
Going out you get the 3rd degree
Keluar Anda mendapatkan gelar ke-3
And comin' in you get the 3rd world war
Dan masuklah kamu dalam perang dunia ke-3

Tuesday after school
Selasa sepulang sekolah
We put our pennies on the rails
Kami menaruh uang kami di rel
And when the train went by
Dan saat kereta lewat
We were jumpin' round like fools
Kami melompat seperti orang bodoh
Goin' “Look no heads or tails”
Goin ‘”Jangan melihat kepala atau ekor”
Goin' “Look my lucky prize”
Goin ‘”Lihatlah hadiah keberuntunganku”

She runs home to her foster dad
Dia pulang ke rumah untuk ayah angkatnya
He opens up a zipper
Dia membuka ritsleting
And he yanks her to her knees
Dan dia menyentuhnya hingga berlutut
Oh please be here-please
Oh tolong di sini-tolong
My friend
Temanku
Poor Cherokee Louise
Louise Cherokee yang malang

Cherokee Louise is hiding in this tunnel
Cherokee Louise bersembunyi di terowongan ini
In the Broadway bridge
Di jembatan Broadway
We're crawling on our knees
Kami merangkak berlutut
We've got Archie and Silver Screen
Kami punya Archie dan Silver Screen
I know where she is
Aku tahu di mana dia berada

The place where you can stand
Tempat dimana kamu bisa berdiri
And press your hand like it was bubblebath
Dan tekan tanganmu seperti bubblebath
In dust piled high as me
Dalam debu menumpuk setinggi aku
Down under the street
Di bawah jalan
My friend
Temanku
Poor Cherokee Louise
Louise Cherokee yang malang
Oh Cherokee Louise
Oh Cherokee Louise