I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
How he took it all out of black and white
Bagaimana dia mengambil semuanya dari hitam dan putih
Grabbed his wand in the other hand and he held on tight
Meraih tongkatnya di sisi lain dan dia memegang erat-erat
And he shook it like a hurricane
Dan dia mengguncangnya seperti angin topan
He shook it like to make it break
Dia mengguncangnya seperti membuatnya rusak
And he shook it like a holy roller, baby
Dan dia mengguncangnya seperti roller suci, sayang
With his soul at stake
Dengan jiwanya dipertaruhkan

I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
He was all alone in a long decline
Dia sendirian dalam penurunan panjang
Thinking how happy John Henry was that he fell down and died
Berpikir betapa bahagianya John Henry bahwa ia jatuh dan meninggal
When he shook it and he rang like silver
Saat dia mengguncangnya dan dia berdering seperti perak
He shook it and he shine like gold
Dia mengguncangnya dan dia bersinar seperti emas
He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Dia mengguncangnya dan dia mengalahkan latihan uap itu, sayang
Well bless my soul
Baiklah berkati jiwaku

He shook it and he beat that steam drill, baby
Dia mengguncangnya dan dia mengalahkan latihan uap itu, sayang
Well bless my soul, what’s wrong with me?
Baiklah berkati jiwaku, ada apa denganku?

I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
I was thinking that night about Elvis
Aku sedang memikirkan malam itu tentang Elvis
Day that he died, day that he died
Hari dimana dia meninggal, hari dia meninggal
Just a country boy that combed his hair
Hanya seorang anak laki-laki yang menyisir rambutnya
Put on a shirt his mother made and he went on the air
Letakkan di atas kemeja yang dibuat ibunya dan dia mengudara
And he shook it like a chorus girl
Dan dia mengguncangnya seperti cewek paduan suara
He shook it like a Harlem queen
Dia mengguncangnya seperti ratu Harlem
He shook it like a midnight rambler, baby
Dia mengguncangnya seperti tukang pukul tengah malam, sayang
Like he never seen
Seperti dia tidak pernah melihat