(sl.) means the word is slang ('argot').

Unclear words are in curly braces.

Verse One:

English French

The wind blows in Arizona Le vent souffle en Arizona

a state of America in which Harry hung out Un etat d'Amerique dans lequel

(wandered / strayed) Harry zona.

Cow boy crazy about bang bang about guns C. dingue du bing bing du

(ie Harry) flingue (sl.)

about weapons horses and about everything De l'arme, du cheval et de

for having a party. quoi faire la bringue (sl.)

Pursued by Smith & Wesson, Poursuivi par S. et W.

Colt, Berringer, Winchester, & Remington, C. B. W. et R.

he wanders in the plains, proud, lonesome. Il erre dans les plaines,

fier, solitaire

His horse is his partner. Son cheval est son partenaire

Sometimes he meets Indians but Parfois il rencontre des

Indiens mais

The gold rush is his only goal. La ruee vers l'or est son

seul dessein

His life runs a course that we know by heart: Sa vie suit un cours que

l'on connait par coeur

"The River of No Return" by Otto Preminger. La riviere sans retour

d'Otto Preminger

While John Wayne is dressed up like Lucky Luke Tandis que J. W. est looke a

(7) la Lucky Luke (7)

Clean like an archduke, Propre comme un archiduc

uncle Sam tells me 'Hollywood fools us'. L'oncle Sam me dit

'H. nous berne'

Hollywood fools us in everyday life, H. berne dans la vie de

tous les jours

like in the New Westerns. Comme dans les nouveaux w.

Verse Two:

One says, "beware of the gorilla", On dit 'gare au gorille'

(? don't know if it's a litterary reference, can mean bouncer, muscular guy...)

but beware of Gary Cooper. mais