I used to work for Harvester 我曾经工作的收获

I used to use my hands 我用我的手

I used to make the tractors and the combines that plowed and harvested this great land 我以前做的拖拉机和犁的联合收割机和收获这个伟大的土地

Now I see my handiwork on the block everywhere I turn 现在，我看到我的手艺块上我到处转

And I see the clouds 'cross the weathered faces and I watch the harvest burn 而我看到的云“穿越风化了的脸孔，我看收获烧伤

   

I quit the plant in '57 我57年离开工厂

Had some time for farmin' then 有一段时间， FARMIN ，那么

Banks back then was lending money 银行当时是借钱

The banker was the farmer's friend 银行家是农民的朋友

And I've seen the dog days and dusty days 我已经看到了三伏天，尘土飞扬天

Late spring snow and early fall sleet; 晚春降雪和初秋雨夹雪;

I've held the leather reins in my hands and felt the soft ground under my feet 我接过我手上的皮缰绳，觉得在我的脚下松软的地面

Between the hot, dry weather and the taxes, and the Cold War it's been hard to make ends meet 在炎热，干燥的天气和税费，以及冷战期间它一直难以糊口

But I always put the clothes on our backs, 但我总是把衣服在我们的背上，

But I always get the shoes on our feet 但我总是得到鞋子就在我们脚下

   

My grandson, he comes home from college 我的孙子，他回家从大学

He says, "We get the government we deserve" 他说， “我们得到了政府，我们应得的”

My son-in-law just shakes his head and says, "That little punk, he never had to serve" 我的儿子在法律只是摇摇头说， “这有点朋克，他从未有过服务”

And I sit here in the shadow of suburbia and look out across these empty fields 我坐在这里，郊区的阴影，并期待在这些领域的空白

I sit here in earshot of the bypass and all night I listen to the rushin' of the wheels 我坐在这里，在旁路和晚上都听不到我听着车轮的仓促“

   

The big boys, they all got computers, got incorporated too 的大男孩，他们都得到了电脑，拿到注册过

Me, I just know how to raise things 我，我只是知道如何提高的东西

That was all I ever knew 这是所有我所知道

Now, it all comes down to numbers 现在，这一切都归结到数字

Now, I'm glad that I have quit 现在，我很高兴，我已经退出

Folks these days just don't do nothin' 人这几天只是不这样做没什么

Simply for the love of it 只是为了它的爱

   

I went into town on the Fourth of July 我走进镇七月四日

Watched 'em parade past the Union Jack 看着时间过去阅兵米字旗

Watched 'em break out the brass and beat on the drum 看着时间打出来的铜管，打在鼓

One step forward and two steps back 其中一步，退两步

And I saw a sign on Easy Street, said "Be Prepared to Stop" 我看到了易街的标志说：“准备停车”

Pray for the independent, little man 祈求独立的，小男人

I don't see next year's crop 我看不出明年的收成

And I sit here on the back porch in the twilight 我坐在这里，在暮色中后阳台

And I hear the crickets hum 我听到了蟋蟀的嗡嗡声

I sit and watch the lightning in the distance but the showers never come 我坐下来，看着远处的雷电，但阵雨再也回不来

I sit here and listen to the wind blow 我坐在这里，听风吹

I sit here and rub my hands 我坐在这里蹭我的手

I sit here and listen to the clock strike, and I wonder if I'll see my companion again 我坐在这里，听钟打了，我不知道我会再次看到我的同伴