“Selamat tinggal m’baby, waktu tidur sudah cukup lama
rest your head upon my breast while Mammy hums a tune
Istirahatkan kepalaku ke dadaku sementara Mammy menyanyikan lagu
the sandman is callin’ where shadows are fallin’
sandman itu callin ‘di mana bayangan jatuh’
while the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by!”
Sementara angin sepoi-sepoi lembut menghela napas seperti beberapa hari yang lalu! “
Way down in Missouri, where I heard this melody
Jalan di Missouri, di mana saya mendengar melodi ini
when I was a little boy upon my Mammy’s knee
Saat aku masih kecil di lutut Mammy
the old-folks were hummin’ and the banjos were strummin’
orang tua itu hummin ‘dan banjo itu strummin’
so sweet and low!
sangat manis dan rendah!
Strum, strum, strum, strum strum!
Strum, strum, strum, strum strum!
Seems I hear those banjos playin’ once again
Sepertinya aku mendengar orang banjo itu bermain sekali lagi
Hmmm, hum, hmmm!
Hmmm, dengung, hmmm!
That same old plaintive phrase!
Frase lama yang sama!
Way down in Missouri, where I heard this melody
Jalan di Missouri, di mana saya mendengar melodi ini
when I was a little boy upon my Mammy’s knee
Saat aku masih kecil di lutut Mammy
the old-folks were hummin’ and the banjos were strummin’
orang tua itu hummin ‘dan banjo itu strummin’
so sweet and low!
sangat manis dan rendah!
Music by Frederick Knight Logan
Musik oleh Frederick Knight Logan
and lyrics by James Royce Shannon 1916
dan lirik oleh James Royce Shannon 1916