He was impressive
Dia sangat mengesankan
Young and aggressive
Muda dan agresif
Savin' the world on his own
Savin ‘dunia sendiri
But the warm summer breezes
Tapi angin musim panas yang hangat
The French wines and cheeses
Anggur Prancis dan keju
Put him ambition at bay
Beri dia ambisi di teluk
His summers and winters
Musim panas dan musim dinginnya
Scattered like splinters
Tersebar seperti serpihan
And four to five yeas slipped away
Dan empat sampai lima yeas menyelinap pergi

Then he went to England
Lalu dia pergi ke Inggris
Played the piano
Memainkan piano
And married an actress named Kim
Dan menikahi aktris bernama Kim
They had a fine life, she was a good wife
Mereka memiliki kehidupan yang baik, dia adalah istri yang baik
And bore him young son named Jim
Dan melahirkan anak muda bernama Jim
And all of the answers, and all the questions
Dan semua jawaban, dan semua pertanyaannya
He locked in his attic one day
Dia mengunci lotengnya suatu hari nanti
‘Cause he liked the quiet
& lsquo; Karena dia menyukai yang pendiam
Clean country livin' and
Bersih negara livin ‘dan
Twenty more years slipped away
Dua puluh tahun lagi berlalu

Well, the war took his baby
Nah, perang membawa bayinya
Bombs killed his lady
Bom membunuh wanita tersebut
And left him with only one eye
Dan meninggalkannya hanya dengan satu mata
His body was battered
Tubuhnya babak belur
His whole world was shattered
Seluruh dunia hancur berantakan
And all he could do was just cry
Dan yang bisa dilakukannya hanya menangis saja
While the tears were falling and he was recalling
Sementara air mata jatuh dan dia teringat
Answers he'd never found
Jawaban yang tidak pernah dia temukan
So he hopped on a freighter, skidded the ocean
Jadi dia melompat ke kapal barang, tergelincir di laut
And left England without a sound
Dan meninggalkan Inggris tanpa suara

Now he lives in the islands
Sekarang dia tinggal di kepulauan
Fishes and pilin's
Ikan dan pilin
And drinks his green label each day
Dan minum label hijau setiap hari
Writing his memoirs
Menulis memoarnya
Losin' his hearin'
Losin ‘hearin nya’
But he don't care what most people
Tapi dia tidak peduli dengan kebanyakan orang
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion
Lewat delapan puluh enam tahun gerak terus-menerus
If he likes you he'll smile, and he'll say,
Jika dia menyukaimu dia akan tersenyum, dan dia akan berkata,
“Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic
Jimmy, beberapa di antaranya ajaib, beberapa di antaranya tragis
But I had a good life all of the way.”
Tapi aku memiliki kehidupan yang baik sepanjang jalan. & Rdquo;

And he went to Paris
Dan dia pergi ke Paris
Lookin' for answers to questions
Lookin ‘untuk jawaban atas pertanyaan
That bothered him so
Itu mengganggunya begitu