Have you heard this story of the Hot Rod Race
Pernahkah Anda mendengar cerita tentang Race Hot Rod ini?
When Fords and Lincolns was settin' the pace.
Saat Ford dan Lincoln sedang mengatur kecepatan.
That story is true, I'm here to say
Cerita itu benar, saya di sini untuk mengatakannya
I was drivin' that Model A.
Saya mengendarai Model A.

It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up.
Ada motor Lincoln dan itu benar-benar disiram.
That Model A Vitimix makes it look like a pup.
Model A Vitimix membuatnya terlihat seperti anak anjing.
It's got eight cylinders; uses them all.
Ada delapan silinder; menggunakan semuanya
It's got overdrive, just won't stall.
It’s got overdrive, tidak akan kios.

With a 4-barrel carb and a dual exhaust,
Dengan karburator 4-barel dan knalpot ganda,
With 4.11 gears you can really get lost.
Dengan 4,1 gigi Anda benar-benar bisa tersesat.
It's got safety tubes, but I ain't scared.
Ada tabung pengaman, tapi aku tidak takut.
The brakes are good, tires fair.
Remnya bagus, bannya bagus.

Pulled out of San Pedro late one night
Ditarik keluar dari San Pedro pada suatu malam
The moon and the stars was shinin' bright.
Bulan dan bintang-bintang bersinar terang.
We was drivin' up Grapevine Hill
Kami mengendarai Grapevine Hill
Passing cars like they was standing still.
Melewati mobil seperti mereka berdiri diam.

All of a sudden in a wink of an eye
Tiba-tiba dalam sekejap mata
A Cadillac sedan passed us by.
Sedan Cadillac melewati kami.
I said, “Boys, that's a mark for me!”
Saya berkata, “Anak laki-laki, itu tanda bagi saya!”
By then the taillight was all you could see.
Pada saat itu lampu belakang adalah yang bisa Anda lihat.

Now the fellas was ribbin' me for bein' behind,
Sekarang, para fellas adalah ‘saya untuk berada di belakang,
So I thought I'd make the Lincoln unwind.
Jadi saya pikir saya akan membuat Lincoln mundur.
Took my foot off the gas and man alive,
Mengambil kaki saya dari gas dan manusia hidup,

I shoved it on down into overdrive.
Aku mendorongnya ke overdrive.

Wound it up to a hundred-and-ten
Luka sampai seratus sepuluh
My speedometer said that I hit top end.
Speedometer saya mengatakan bahwa saya mencapai akhir.
My foot was blue, like lead to the floor.
Kaki saya biru, seperti mengarah ke lantai.
That's all there is and there ain't no more.
Itu semua ada dan tidak ada lagi.

Now the boys all thought I'd lost my sense
Sekarang semua anak laki-laki mengira aku telah kehilangan akal
And telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
Dan tiang telepon tampak seperti piket.
They said, “Slow down! I see spots!
Mereka berkata, “Lambatlah! Saya melihat bintik-bintik!
The lines on the road just look like dots.”
Garis di jalan hanya terlihat seperti titik-titik. “

Took a corner; sideswiped a truck,
Mengambil sudut; sideswiped truk,
Crossed my fingers just for luck.
Melintasi jariku hanya demi keberuntungan.
My fenders was clickin' the guardrail posts.
Fender saya klik di posting pagar pembatas.
The guy beside me was white as a ghost.
Pria di sebelahku putih itu hantu.

Smoke was comin' from out of the back
Asap keluar dari belakang
When I started to gain on that Cadillac.
Ketika saya mulai mendapatkan Cadillac itu.
Knew I could catch him, I thought I could pass.
Tahu aku bisa menangkapnya, kupikir aku bisa lewat.
Don't you know by then we'd be low on gas?
Tidakkah kamu tahu saat itu kita akan rendah gas?

We had flames comin' from out of the side.
Kami berkeringat keluar dari samping.
Feel the tension. Man! What a ride!
Rasakan ketegangannya. Manusia! Betapa tumpangannya!
I said, “Look out, boys, I've got a license to fly!”
Saya berkata, “Awas, anak laki-laki, saya punya lisensi untuk terbang!”
And that Caddy pulled over and let us by.
Dan Caddy itu menepi dan membiarkan kami lewat.

Now all of a sudden she started to knockin',
Tiba-tiba saja dia mulai berkerut,
And down in the dips she started to rockin'.
Dan turun di dips dia mulai rockin ‘.
I looked in my mirror; a red light was blinkin'
Aku melihat ke cermin. lampu merah berkedip ‘
The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln!
Polisi adalah setelah saya Hot Rod Lincoln!

They arrested me and they put me in jail.
Mereka menangkap saya dan mereka memasukkan saya ke penjara.
And called my pappy to throw my bail.
Dan memanggil pappy saya untuk membayar jaminan saya.
And he said, “Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin'
Dan dia berkata, “Nak, kamu akan ‘mengantarku untuk minum’
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot… Rod… Lincoln!”
Jika Anda tidak berhenti menyetir ‘Hot itu … Rod … Lincoln! “