Origineel
1. THE SMELT ARE A RUNNING THE FEVER’S IN THE AIR
THE SMELTERS ARE COMING WITH THEIR WADERS AND BEER
THERE’S TOIVO AND EINO IN THEIR PICKUP TRUCK
THEY GOT ALMA AND MARTHA IN CASE THEY GET STUCK
2. AND THE BOYS FROM THE COLLEGE THEY ALL COME BY HERE
THEY’RE EATING THEIR RAW SMELT AND DRINKING THEIR BEER
THEY ALL GO SO CRAZY THEY GOT NOTHING TO LOSE
THEY FALL IN THE RIVER AND THROW UP ON THEIR SHOES
CHORUS:
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
SMELTING U.S.A.
3. AND THOSE DOWNSTATE BOYS IN THEIR WINNEBAGO’S
ARE FISHING FOR BIG SMELT WITH THEIR FISHING POLES
THEY LOVE US YOOPERS AND THEY DON’T GIVE A DAMN
IF WE DRINK ALL THEIR BEERS AND EAT ALL THEIR SPAM
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Vertaling
1. DE SMELT IS OP HOL GESLAGEN DE KOORTS HANGT IN DE LUCHT
DE SMELTERS KOMEN MET HUN WAADPAKKEN EN BIER
DAAR ZIJN TOIVO EN EINO IN HUN PICK-UP TRUCK
ZE HEBBEN ALMA EN MARTHA VOOR HET GEVAL ZE VAST KOMEN TE ZITTEN.
2. EN DE JONGENS VAN DE UNIVERSITEIT ZE KOMEN ALLEMAAL HIER LANGS
ZE ETEN HUN RAUWE SPIERING EN DRINKEN HUN BIER
ZE WORDEN ALLEMAAL ZO GEK DAT ZE NIETS TE VERLIEZEN HEBBEN
DAT ZE IN DE RIVIER VALLEN EN OVER HUN SCHOENEN KOTSEN
CHORUS:
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
EVERYBODY’S GOING SMELTING
SMELTEN U.S.A.
3. EN DIE DOWNSTATE JONGENS IN HUN WINNEBAGO’S
VISSEN OP GROTE SMELT MET HUN VISHENGELS
ZE HOUDEN VAN ONS YOOPERS EN ZE GEVEN ER GEEN MOER OM
IF WE DRINK ALL THEIR BEERS AND EAT ALL THEIR SPAM
(REFREIN HERHALEN)