Saw the gypsy man, 'way down in san berdoo.
Melihat pria gipsi itu, ‘jalan di san berdoo.
Said, i saw the gypsy man, 'way down in san berdoo.
Katanya, saya melihat pria gipsi, ‘jalan di san berdoo.
Five dollars on the table, ooh,
Lima dolar di atas meja, ooh,
Keep me 'way from my tomb.
Jauhkan aku dari kuburku.
Oh! oh!
Oh! oh!

Said i got thirteen months of bad luck,
Katanya aku punya tiga belas bulan sial,
Bound to be some pain.
Terikat menjadi sakit.
Don't you do no trav'lin',
Tidakkah kamu tidak melakukan trav’lin ‘,
Fly in no machines.
Terbang tanpa mesin.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.
Tombstone bayangan, peregangan di jalan saya.

Ev'ry time i get some good news, ooh,
Beberapa saat saya mendapatkan kabar baik, ooh,
There's a shadow on my back.
Ada bayangan di punggungku.

The man gave me a luck charm, cost five dollars more,
Pria itu memberi saya keberuntungan, harganya lima dolar lebih banyak,
Said, “put some on your pillow, and put some on your door.”
Katanya, “letakkan beberapa bantal Anda, dan masukkan beberapa di depan pintu Anda.”
He said, “take a long vacation, ooh,
Dia berkata, “berliburlah sebentar, ooh,
For thirteen months or more.”
Selama tiga belas bulan atau lebih. “
Oh, lord!
Oh Tuhan!

Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.
Tombstone bayangan, peregangan di jalan saya.
Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.
Tombstone bayangan, peregangan di jalan saya.
Ev'ry time i get some good news, ooh,
Beberapa saat saya mendapatkan kabar baik, ooh,
There's a shadow on my back.
Ada bayangan di punggungku.

Oh, oh, lord!
Oh, oh, Tuan!
Oh, lord!
Oh Tuhan!