I went down by an old country church
Saya pergi ke sebuah gereja negara tua
I saw the drunkard stagger and lurch
Aku melihat si pemabuk terhuyung dan kesal
And as he reached his mother’s grave
Dan saat ia sampai di makam ibunya
I saw that drunkard kneel and pray
Saya melihat pemabuk itu berlutut dan berdoa

Lord have mercy on me
Tuhan kasihanilah aku
Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea
Apakah permohonan pemabuk itu sedang berlutut
And as he knelt there on the ground
Dan saat dia berlutut di tanah
I know that God in heaven looked down
Saya tahu bahwa Tuhan di surga menunduk

Bring my darling boy to me
Bawa anak kesayangan saya ke saya
Was his mother’s dying plea
Apakah permohonan kematian ibunya?
And as he staggered through the gate
Dan saat ia terhuyung-huyung melewati gerbang
Alas, he came just one day too late
Sayangnya, dia datang terlambat satu hari

Three years have passed since she went away
Tiga tahun telah berlalu sejak dia pergi
Her son is sleeping beside her today
Anaknya tidur di sampingnya hari ini
And I know that in heaven his mother he’ll see
Dan aku tahu bahwa di surga ibunya dia akan lihat
For God has heard that drunkard’s plea
Karena Tuhan telah mendengar permohonan pemabuk itu

Lord have mercy on me
Tuhan kasihanilah aku
Was the kneeling drunkard’s plea
Apakah permohonan pemabuk itu sedang berlutut
And as he knelt there on the ground
Dan saat dia berlutut di tanah
I know that God in heaven looked down
Saya tahu bahwa Tuhan di surga menunduk