It's in this big city great people do dwell
Ada di kota besar ini orang-orang hebat berdiam
Ten story houses, you all know them well
Sepuluh rumah cerita, kalian semua mengenal mereka dengan baik
There's Dailys, and Reinholds, McDuffs by the score
Ada Dailys, dan Reinholds, McDuffs dengan skor
The fogarty boys have there huts by the shore.
Anak laki-laki berkumis ada di sana di tepi pantai.

There's railway stations, hotels and cafes
Ada stasiun kereta api, hotel dan kafe
Churches, cathedrals where George Reinhold prays
Gereja, katedral tempat George Reinhold berdoa
Radio Stations, art galleries a few
Stasiun Radio, galeri seni sedikit
And you come through the sub-way on the six thirty two.
Dan Anda melewati sub-way pada pukul enam tiga dua.

One night we decided to have us some fun
Suatu malam kami memutuskan untuk bersenang-senang
We're all feelin' frisky with plenty of rum
Kita semua merasa sangat frisky dengan rum yang banyak
To Reinhold's back doorstep, we goes on the drunk
Ke pintu belakang Reinhold, kita terus mabuk
And the rum in our bellies was sure gettin' hot.
Dan rum di perut kami pasti panas sekali.

There's dancin' and singin' and sittin' on chairs
Ada dancin ‘dan singin’ dan sittin ‘di kursi
And suddenly we hears a queer noise on the stairs
Dan tiba-tiba kami mendengar suara aneh di tangga
The door it flies open and Abby comes down
Pintu itu terbuka dan Abby terjatuh
in a big woolen night dress she looks like a clown.
Dengan gaun malam wol yang besar dia terlihat seperti badut.

Says George, can't make that dollar if he don't get his sleep
Kata George, tidak bisa membuat dollar kalau dia tidak tidur
There is too much singin' and stampin' of feet
Terlalu banyak bernyanyi ‘dan stampin’ kaki
The party's all over, it sure was a fright
Pesta itu berakhir, pastinya sangat menakutkan
Now we wont get to Abby's 'till next Sunday night.
Sekarang kita akan sampai ke Abby’s ‘sampai Minggu malam berikutnya.

It's up in Fox Island, prosperity lies
Terserah di Pulau Fox, kemujuran terletak
Mackerel are plenty, but not many flies
Makarel banyak, tapi tidak banyak lalat
Business is booming, starvation's unknown
Bisnis sedang booming, kelaparan tidak diketahui
Bananas and oranges and peaches are grown.
Pisang dan jeruk dan buah persik ditanam.