Anda menautkan kereta dan kembali ke rumah St. Claire
Before you became a spark down at the yard
Sebelum Anda menjadi api di halaman
You were passing through those hungry years alone
Anda melewati tahun-tahun kelaparan itu sendirian
You were just trying to make a living out in Detroit
Anda hanya mencoba mencari uang di Detroit
When you came back off the boats you didn't want to go anywhere
Ketika Anda kembali dari kapal Anda tidak ingin pergi ke mana pun
You sit down to TV in your favourite chair
Anda duduk di TV di kursi favorit Anda
You watch the big picture fade away down at Harland and Wolff
Anda melihat gambar besar itu memudar di Harland dan Wolff
But you still kept on choppin' wood
Tapi kamu masih menyimpan kayu choppin ‘
And you came back home to Belfast
Dan kau kembali ke Belfast
So you could be with us like
Jadi Anda bisa bersama kami
You lived your life of quiet desperation on the side
Anda menjalani hidup dengan tenang di samping
Going to the shipyard in the morning on your bike
Pergi ke galangan kapal di pagi hari di sepeda Anda
Well the spark was gone but you carried on
Nah percikan itu hilang tapi kamu teruskan
You always did the best you could
Anda selalu melakukan yang terbaik yang Anda bisa
You sent for us once but everything fell through
Anda mengirim kami sekali tapi semuanya jatuh
But you still kept on choppin' wood choppin' wood
Tapi Anda masih menyimpan kayu choppin ‘choppin’
Well you came back home to Belfast
Nah kamu kembali ke Belfast
So you could be with us like
Jadi Anda bisa bersama kami
And you lived a life of quiet desperation on the side
Dan Anda mengalami keputusasaan yang tenang di samping
Going to the shipyard in the morning on your bike
Pergi ke galangan kapal di pagi hari di sepeda Anda
WeIl the spark was gone but you carried on
WeIl percikan itu hilang tapi Anda terus berjalan
Well you did just the best that you could
Baiklah Anda melakukan yang terbaik yang Anda bisa
You sent for us one time but everything fell through
Anda mengirim kami untuk satu kali tapi semuanya gagal
But you still kept on choppin' wood
Tapi kamu masih menyimpan kayu choppin ‘
Kept on choppin'wood
Disimpan di choppin’wood
Kept on choppin' wood
Disimpan di atas kayu choppin ‘
Local man chops wood
Manusia lokal memotong kayu
You know you did the best you could
Anda tahu Anda melakukan yang terbaik yang Anda bisa
Well everything just fell through
Yah semuanya hanya terjatuh
Kept on choppin' wood
Disimpan di atas kayu choppin ‘
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop,
Chop, chop, chop, keep on choppin'
Chop, chop, chop, terus choppin ‘
Chop, chop, chop, choppin' wood
Chop, chop, chop, choppin ‘wood