Lihatlah Johnny Thunder duduk di atas motornya
Riding along the highway,
Berkuda di sepanjang jalan raya,
Rock and Roll songs from the nineteen-fifties
Lagu Rock and Roll dari tahun sembilan puluhan lima puluhan
Buzzing around in his brain.
Berdengung di otaknya.
Johnny Thunder he's one of the original bebop generation
Johnny Thunder dia salah satu generasi bebop asli
And he's got no time for complicated music or too much sophistication.
Dan dia tidak punya waktu untuk musik yang rumit atau terlalu banyak kecanggihan.
He's one of the survivors,
Dia salah satu korban selamat,
The motorbike riders.
Pengendara motor.
You ought to see Johnny Thunder riding down the highway
Anda harus melihat Johnny Thunder naik di jalan raya
One of the rock and roll survivors,
Salah satu korban rock and roll,
Twelve bars flowing through his brain.
Dua belas batang mengalir melalui otaknya.
He digs Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion and The Belmonts,
Dia menggali Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion dan The Belmonts,
And Johnny & The Hurricanes.
Dan Johnny & The Hurricanes.
He plays Hound Dog, Oh Boy, and Great Balls of Fire
Dia bermain Hound Dog, Oh Boy, dan Great Balls of Fire
And Boppin' At The High School Hop.
Dan Boppin ‘di High School Hop.
And he's got no time for phonies or posers
Dan dia tidak punya waktu untuk phonies atau posers
'Cos they don't know how to reel and rock.
“Mereka tidak tahu bagaimana cara mengulang dan mengayunkan.
and he plays Little Egypt and Ooh Poo Pah Doo,
dan dia memainkan Little Egypt dan Ooh Poo Pah Doo,
And he plays Poison Ivy and Blue Suede Shoes,
Dan dia memainkan Poison Ivy dan Blue Suede Shoes,
The Hollywood Argyles, Danny & The Juniors,
The Hollywood Argyles, Danny & The Juniors,
Dion & The Belmonts, Johnny & The Hurricanes.
Dion & The Belmonts, Johnny & The Hurricanes.
He's one of the survivors,
Dia salah satu korban selamat,
The boppers and the jivers,
Boppers dan jivers,
Yeah and he rocks all day.
Yeah dan dia rock sepanjang hari.
Johnny & The Hurricanes, Johnny & The Hurricanes.
Johnny & The Hurricanes, Johnny & The Hurricanes.
Got my freedom riding along the freeway.
Mendapat kebebasan berkendaraan di jalan bebas hambatan.
I ride a hundred miles an hour but I don't mess up my D.A.
Saya naik seratus mil per jam tapi saya tidak mengacaukan D.A saya.
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock 'n' roll.
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock ‘n’ roll.
You can't stop rock 'n' rollin' music play.
Anda tidak bisa menghentikan permainan musik rock ‘n’ rollin ‘.
(repeat last two lines)
(ulangi dua baris terakhir)
Feel those vibrations flow in my brain.
Rasakan getaran itu mengalir di otak saya.
Got my freedom riding down the highway,
Mendapat kebebasanku menyusuri jalan raya,
Keeps me sane, feel alive,
Membuatku waras, merasa hidup,
I'm one of the survivors.
Saya adalah salah satu yang selamat.
Feel all right.
Merasa baik-baik saja.
First gear, second gear, third gear, fourth gear, all right.
Perlengkapan pertama, gigi kedua, perlengkapan ketiga, perlengkapan keempat, baiklah.
Old Johnny Thunder looks a little overweight,
Old Johnny Thunder terlihat sedikit kelebihan berat badan,
And his sideburns are turning grey.
Dan cambangnya berubah menjadi abu-abu.
But he still likes to bebop, boogie and jive
Tapi dia tetap suka bebop, boogie dan jive
To his worn out seventy-eights.
Umurnya tujuh puluh delapan.
Johnny Thunder.
Johnny Thunder
He's alright.
Dia baik-baik saja
He's one of the survivors,
Dia salah satu korban selamat,
Twelve bars flowing through his brain,
Dua belas batang mengalir melalui otaknya,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion & The Belmonts,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion & The Belmonts,
Johnny & The Hurricanes, Johnny &a
Johnny & The Hurricanes, Johnny & a