To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day
Ke kota Agua Fria datang seorang asing pada suatu hari yang cerah
Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say
Hampir tidak berbicara dengan orang-orang di sekitarnya, tidak banyak yang dikatakan
No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip
Tak seorang pun berani menanyakan urusannya, tak seorang pun berani membuat kesalahan
For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip
Karena sang asing di antara mereka membawa pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya
It was early in the morning when he rode into the town
Pagi-pagi sekali saat dia menunggang kuda masuk ke kota
He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around
Dia datang dari sisi selatan, perlahan melihat sekeliling
He's an outlaw loose and running came the whisper from each lip
Dia adalah penjahat buronan yang kabur, bisik-bisik terdengar dari setiap bibir
And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip
Dan dia di sini untuk urusan dengan pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya
In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red
Di kota ini tinggal seorang penjahat bernama Texas Red
Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead
Banyak pria telah mencoba menangkapnya dan banyak pria telah mati
He was vicious and a killer though a youth of twenty-four
Dia kejam dan pembunuh meskipun usianya dua puluh empat tahun
And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more
Dan bekas luka di pistolnya berjumlah satu dan sembilan belas lagi
Satu dan sembilan belas lagi
Now the stranger started talking made it plain to folks around
Sekarang sang asing mulai berbicara, menjelaskan kepada orang-orang di sekitarnya
Was an Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in town
Dia adalah seorang ranger Arizona, tak akan lama di kota ini
He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead
Dia datang untuk menangkap penjahat itu hidup atau mungkin mati
And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red
Dan dia berkata itu tidak masalah, dia mengejar Texas Red
Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red
Tak lama kemudian cerita itu sampai ke Texas Red
But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead
Tapi sang penjahat tidak khawatir, pria yang mencoba sebelumnya sudah mati
Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty men had made a slip
Dua puluh pria telah mencoba menangkapnya, dua puluh pria telah membuat kesalahan
Twenty-one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Yang kedua puluh satu adalah ranger dengan pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya
The morning passed so quickly it was time for them to meet
Pagi berlalu begitu cepat, saatnya mereka bertemu
It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street
Jam dua puluh lewat sebelas saat mereka berjalan keluar ke jalan
Folks were watching from the windows everybody held their breath
Orang-orang mengintip dari jendela, semua menahan napas
They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death
Mereka tahu ranger tampan ini akan menghadapi kematiannya
Akan menghadapi kematiannya
There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play
Ada jarak empat puluh kaki di antara mereka saat mereka berhenti untuk bertarung
And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
Dan kecepatan sang ranger masih dibicarakan hingga hari ini
Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped
Texas Red belum sempat mengeluarkan pistolnya sebelum peluru melesat
And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip
Dan bidikan sang ranger sangat mematikan dengan pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya
It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round
Semua selesai dalam sekejap dan orang-orang berkumpul di sekitar
There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground
Di depan mereka tergeletak tubuh sang penjahat di tanah
Oh he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip
Oh dia mungkin bisa terus hidup tapi dia membuat satu kesalahan fatal
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Saat dia mencoba menandingi ranger dengan pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar, pistol besar
When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip
Saat dia mencoba menandingi ranger dengan pistol besar di pinggangnya
Pistol besar di pinggangnya