Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Ev'rybody's got their heads bowed down
Kepala Evertry tertunduk
The sun don't shine above the ground
Matahari tidak bersinar di atas tanah
Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford Town
Tidak pergi ke Oxford Town
He went down to Oxford Town
Dia pergi ke Oxford Town
Guns and clubs followed him down
Guns and clubs mengikutinya ke bawah
All because his face was brown
Semua karena wajahnya cokelat
Better get away from Oxford Town
Lebih baik pergi dari Oxford Town
Oxford Town around the bend
Oxford Town di tikungan
He come in to the door, he couldn't get in
Dia masuk ke pintu, dia tidak bisa masuk
All because of the color of his skin
Semua karena warna kulitnya
What do you think about that, my frien'?
Apa pendapatmu tentang itu, my frien ‘?
Me and my gal, my gal's son
Aku dan anakku, anakku
We got met with a tear gas bomb
Kami bertemu dengan bom gas air mata
I don't even know why we come
Aku bahkan tidak tahu mengapa kita datang
Goin' back where we come from
Pergilah dari mana asal kita
Oxford Town in the afternoon
Oxford Town di sore hari
Ev'rybody singin' a sorrowful tune
Ev’rybody menyanyikan ‘sebuah lagu yang menyedihkan
Two men died 'neath the Mississippi moon
Dua pria meninggal ‘di bawah bulan Mississippi
Somebody better investigate soon
Seseorang segera menyelidiki dengan lebih baik
Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Oxford Town, Oxford Town
Ev'rybody's got their heads bowed down
Kepala Evertry tertunduk
The sun don't shine above the ground
Matahari tidak bersinar di atas tanah
Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford Town
Tidak pergi ke Oxford Town