Grandma my sleep is narrow 奶奶我的睡眠很窄

Bid you bring me some strong drink 出价你给我一些烈性饮料

Strain out the pulps and set them close outside 滤出来的纸浆，并设置它们靠近外

For when my belly 因为当我的肚子

For when my little belly speaks 因为当我的小肚皮说

   

Grandma, there's air beneath my bed 奶奶，还有我的床底下的空气

And it whispers 它耳语

And it whispers when I rest 而且，当我休息细语

Bid hem the skirts in salt and vinegar, vinegar 投标下摆的裙子盐和醋，醋

And hover closely 和悬停密切

Hover closely under head 在头部紧紧悬停

   

Grandma, the water is rising 奶奶，水呈上升趋势

My boundless hair has gotten green 我无边的头发已经变得绿

I'll be your swimming forest island 我会是你的游泳森林岛

Bid you walk safely, safely over me 你出价比我走路安全，放心

   

Grandma my hands have wandered 奶奶我的手已经逛到

And my legs 而我的腿

My little legs are getting weak 我的小腿也越来越弱

Bid lend me your wispy frame 投标借给我你的纤细的框架

And guard my powers 守护我的权力

Guard my precious powers in its cage 守卫在它的笼子里我的珍贵的权力

   

Grandma, I've been unruly 奶奶的，我一直不守规矩

In my dreams 在我的梦想

And with my sleep 和我睡

Drill little holes into my eyelids 钻小洞进入我的眼皮

That I might see you 让我看你

That I might see you when I sleep 让我看你的时候我睡觉

   

Grandma, the water is rising 奶奶，水呈上升趋势

My boundless hair has gotten green 我无边的头发已经变得绿

I'll be your swimming forest island 我会是你的游泳森林岛

Bid you walk safely, safely over me 你出价比我走路安全，放心