There was a house halfway round the world 有一所房子中间环游世界

And I was invited in for a small taste of gin 我应邀在一个小的味道杜松子酒

   

There was a hallway a thousand birds long 有一个走廊千鸟长

But the biggest one of all was in a cage too small 但其中最大的一次是在笼子里过小

   

I asked the caretaker 'cuz he was their maker 我问看守因为他是他们的制造商

He looked at me and laughed took another sip from his glass 他看着我，笑了又抿从他的玻璃

   

He said 'Open up your ears and hearts 他说， “打开你的耳朵和心灵

You put a big bird in a small cage and he'll sing you a song' 你把一只大鸟在一个小笼子，他会为你唱的一首歌“

   

That we all love to sing along 我们都爱唱歌

To the sound of the bird that mourns 为此哀悼鸟的声音

   

Well we rolled into town and the sweet New Orleans 好了，我们驶入城区和甜美的新奥尔良

To the Apple Barrel bar it was a hole in the wall 苹果桶酒吧有人在墙上有一个洞

The ceiling weren't tall and the floors filled with grime 天花板不高，地板充满了污垢

But the sound that you would make would just warm their hearts 但是，你会令声音只会暖人心

   

Well it was quarter to 12 and the boys walked in 那么这是季12和男孩走了进来

They got their black suits on and the songs would begin 他们得到了他们的黑西装上的歌曲将开始

You open up your ears and hearts 你打开你的耳朵和心灵

You put a big bird in a small cage and it'll sing you a song 你把一只大鸟在一个小笼子里，它会为你唱的一首歌

   

That we all love to sing along 我们都爱唱歌

To the sound of the bird that mourns 为此哀悼鸟的声音

You put a big bird in a small cage and it will sing you a song 你把一只大鸟在一个小笼子里，它会为你唱的一首歌