(Holly Dunn)
Billy was born in a one room shack
Billy lahir di gubuk satu kamar
On the Tennessee line by the railroad track
Di jalur Tennessee melalui jalur kereta api
Caught a bad fever and he went blind
Menangkap demam dan dia menjadi buta
And his daddy ran off about the same time
Dan ayahnya berlari sekitar waktu yang sama
His mama didn’t know what to do with the boy
Ibunya tidak tahu harus berbuat apa dengan anak itu
So she gave him daddy’s old guitar as a toy
Jadi dia memberinya gitar tua ayahnya sebagai mainan
Billy used to sit on the front porch swing
Billy biasa duduk di ayunan teras depan
Pulling off licks and bending those strings
Menarik dari menjilati dan menekuk senar itu
Playing to the rhythm of the south band train
Bermain dengan ritme kereta band selatan
Notes flying off his fingers like a hurricane
Catatan terbang dari jemarinya seperti angin topan
Couldn’t see nothing, never said a word
Tidak bisa melihat apa-apa, tidak pernah mengucapkan sepatah kata pun
But he could sure imitate anything he heard
Tapi dia pasti bisa meniru apapun yang dia dengar
He could rock, he could roll
Dia bisa rock, dia bisa berguling
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Cry blues, with soul (Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Menangis blues, dengan jiwa (Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Never went to school one single day
Tidak pernah pergi ke sekolah satu hari pun
But oh that boy could play
Tapi oh anak itu bisa bermain
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
One day a man came to Billy’s town
Suatu hari seorang pria datang ke kota Billy
To hear that boy and his guitar sound
Mendengar suara anak itu dan gitarnya
He said “Son, you should be a star”
Dia berkata “Nak, kamu seharusnya menjadi bintang”
Now Billy’s riding around in a big long car
Sekarang Billy mengendarai mobil besar yang panjang
Making more money than he’ll ever spend
Menghasilkan lebih banyak uang daripada yang pernah ia habiskan
‘Cause he still has what he had back then
Karena dia masih memiliki apa yang dimilikinya saat itu
He could rock, he could roll
Dia bisa rock, dia bisa berguling
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Cry blues, with soul
Cry blues, dengan jiwa
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
(Rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy)
Never went to school one single day
Tidak pernah pergi ke sekolah satu hari pun
But oh that boy could play
Tapi oh anak itu bisa bermain
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
He could rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy
Dia bisa rock, rock, rock, rock-a-billy