They're selling postcards of the hanging
Mereka menjual kartu pos yang menggantung
Well they're painting the passports brown
Well they're painting the passports brown
Nah mereka lukis paspor coklat
And the beauty parlor's filled with sailors
And the beauty parlor's filled with sailors
Dan salon kecantikan diisi dengan pelaut
The circus is in town
Sirkus di kota.
The circus is in town
Sirkus di kota.
Oh now look, here comes the blind commissioner
Oh sekarang lihat, di sini datang komisaris buta
Well they got him in a trance
Well they got him in a trance
Baik mereka punya dia di trans
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker
Satu tangan terikat ketat tali walker
The other's in his pants
Yang lain di celananya
The other's in his pants
Yang lain di celananya
And the riot squad they're restless
Dan skuad kerusuhan mereka gelisah
They need somewhere to go
They need somewhere to go
Mereka perlu tempat untuk pergi
As Lady and I look out tonight
As Lady and I look out tonight
Saat nona dan aku melihat keluar malam ini
From Desolation Row
Dari baris kesedihan
From Desolation Row
Dari baris kesedihan
Cinderella, she seem so easy
Cinderella, dia tampak begitu mudah
"Well it takes one to know one," she smiles
"Well it takes one to know one," she smiles
"Yah itu membawa kenalan," dia tersenyum
And she puts her hands in her back pockets
And she puts her hands in her back pockets
Dan ia menempatkan tangannya di saku belakangnya
Oh Bette Davis style
Oh gaya Bette Davis
Oh Bette Davis style
Oh gaya Bette Davis
And now here comes Romeo, moaning
Dan sekarang di sini datang Romeo, mengerang
"You Belong to Me I Believe"
"You Belong to Me I Believe"
"kau bergabung denganku aku percaya"
And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend
And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend
Dan seseorang berkata, "kau berada di tempat yang salah, temanku
You better leave"
Kau lebih baik pergi "
You better leave"
Kau lebih baik pergi "
And then the only sound that's left
Dan kemudian satu-satunya suara yang tersisa
After the ambulances go
After the ambulances go
Setelah ambulans pergi
Is Cinderella sweepin' up
Is Cinderella sweepin' up
Adalah Cinderella yang menyapu
On Desolation Row
Pada baris kesedihan
On Desolation Row
Pada baris kesedihan
Now at midnight all the agents
Sekarang di tengah malam semua agen
And superhuman crew
And superhuman crew
Dan kru super
Go out and round up everyone
Go out and round up everyone
Pergi keluar dan mengumpulkan semua orang
That knows more than they do
That knows more than they do
Yang tahu lebih dari yang mereka lakukan
(Knows more than they do)
(ketahui lebih dari yang mereka lakukan)
(Knows more than they do)
(ketahui lebih dari yang mereka lakukan)
They're gonna bring 'em to the factory
Mereka akan membawanya ke pabrik
Where the heart-attack machine
Where the heart-attack machine
Dimana mesin serangan jantung
Is strapped across their shoulders
Is strapped across their shoulders
Diikat di bahu mereka
And then the kerosene
Dan kemudian minyak tanah
And then the kerosene
Dan kemudian minyak tanah
Is brought down from the castles
Dibawa turun dari benteng-benteng
By insurance men who go
By insurance men who go
Oleh orang-orang asuransi yang pergi
Check to see that no one is escaping
Check to see that no one is escaping
Periksa untuk melihat bahwa tidak ada orang yang melarikan diri
To Desolation Row
Untuk baris kesedihan
To Desolation Row
Untuk baris kesedihan
'Cause right now I can't read too good
Karena sekarang aku tidak bisa membaca terlalu baik
Don't send me no letters no
Don't send me no letters no
Jangan mengirimiku surat
Not unless you're gonna mail them
Not unless you're gonna mail them
Jangan, kecuali kau akan kirimkan email mereka
From Desolation Row
Dari baris kesedihan
From Desolation Row
Dari baris kesedihan