He gambled in the White House and in the railroad yards,
Dia berjudi di Gedung Putih dan di tempat-tempat kereta api,
Wherever there was people, there was Willie and his cards.
Dimanapun ada orang, ada Willie dan kartunya.
He had a reputation as the gamblin'est man around,
Dia memiliki reputasi sebagai pria berjudi di sekitar,
Wives would keep their husbands home when Willie came to town.
Istri akan menjaga rumah suami mereka saat Willie datang ke kota.
And it's ride, Willie, ride,
Dan itu naik, Willie, naik,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Wherever you are a-gamblin' now, nobody really knows.
Dimanapun Anda seorang penjudi ‘sekarang, tidak ada yang tahu.

Sailin' down the Mississippi to a town called New Orleans,
Sailin ‘turun Mississippi ke sebuah kota bernama New Orleans,
They're still talkin' about their card game on that Jackson River Queen.
Mereka masih bicara tentang permainan kartu mereka di Jackson River Queen.
“I've come to win some money,” Gamblin' Willie says,
“Saya datang untuk mendapatkan sejumlah uang,” kata Gamblin, Willie,
When the game finally ended up, the whole damn boat was his.
Saat pertandingan akhirnya berakhir, seluruh perahu sialan miliknya.
And it's ride, Willie, ride,
Dan itu naik, Willie, naik,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Wherever you are a-gamblin' now, nobody really knows.
Dimanapun Anda seorang penjudi ‘sekarang, tidak ada yang tahu.

Up in the Rocky Mountains in a town called Cripple Creek,
Di Pegunungan Rocky di sebuah kota bernama Cripple Creek,
There was an all-night poker game, lasted about a week.
Ada pertandingan poker sepanjang malam, berlangsung sekitar seminggu.
Nine hundred miners had laid their money down,
Sembilan ratus penambang telah meletakkan uang mereka,
When Willie finally left the room, he owned the whole damn town.
Ketika Willie akhirnya meninggalkan ruangan, dia memiliki seluruh kota sialan itu.
And it's ride, Willie, ride,
Dan itu naik, Willie, naik,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Wherever you are a-gamblin' now, nobody really knows.
Dimanapun Anda seorang penjudi ‘sekarang, tidak ada yang tahu.

But Willie had a heart of gold and this I know is true,
Tapi Willie memiliki hati emas dan ini aku tahu itu benar,
He supported all his children, and all their mothers too.
Dia mendukung semua anaknya, dan semua ibu mereka juga.
He wore no rings or fancy things, like other gamblers wore,
Dia tidak mengenakan cincin atau barang mewah, seperti penjudi lainnya,
He spread his money far and wide, to help the sick and the poor.
Dia menyebarkan uangnya jauh-jauh, untuk membantu orang sakit dan orang miskin.
And it's ride, Willie, ride,
Dan itu naik, Willie, naik,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Roll, Willie, roll,
Wherever you are a-gamblin' now, nobody really knows.
Dimanapun Anda seorang penjudi ‘sekarang, tidak ada yang tahu.

When you played your cards with Willie, you never really knew
Saat Anda memainkan kartu Anda dengan Willie, Anda tidak pernah benar-benar tahu
Whether he was bluffin' or whether he was true.
Entah dia bluffin ‘atau apakah dia benar.
He won a fortune from a man who folded in his chair.
Ia mendapat banyak uang dari seorang pria yang terlipat di kursinya.
The man, he left a diamon
Pria itu, dia meninggalkan diamon