When I was just a little girl my mamma said to me, 当我还是一个小女孩我的妈妈对我说，

"beware of the devil my child “当心魔鬼我的孩子

In the dark rocky places he'll keep 在黑暗中岩石的地方，他会继续

Beware of the devil my child 当心魔鬼我的孩子

Beware of his charming ways 当心他迷人的方式

You'll fall under an evil spell 你会属于一个邪恶的咒语

Just looking at his beautiful face 只是看着他漂亮的脸蛋

You gotta build yourself a levee deep inside" 你必须建立自己一个大堤深处“

   

"don't go walking by the riverside “不要去走在河边

Alone in the pale moonlight 独自在月光下苍白

He'll come up upon you girl 他会拿出你身上的女孩

With no earthy body in sight 由于没有土体在望

Come up upon you girl 拿出你身上的女孩

And he'll whisper something sweet 他会耳语了几句甜蜜

Then take you where the waters rise 然后把你当水位上涨

So high and run so deep." 如此之高，如此之深。 “

   

"you gotta build yourself a levee deep inside “你必须建立自己一个大堤深处

Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside 总得给自己建造一座大堤深处

Build yourself a levee girl when the waters run high" 打造自己，当水在高位运行“堤坝女孩

   

Now when I was just a little girl my mamma said to me, 现在，当我还是一个小女孩我妈妈对我说，

"beware of the devil my child “当心魔鬼我的孩子

But if by chance you should meet 如果碰巧你应该满足

Beware of his cold dark eyes full of bold and unholy deceit 当心他冰冷漆黑的眼眸充满了大胆而邪恶的欺骗

He'll tempt you with a whirling pool of lies and promises 他会诱惑你用谎言和承诺的旋转池

He'll deny or that he will never keep" 他会否认或者说，他永远不会让“

   

"you gotta build yourself a levee deep inside “你必须建立自己一个大堤深处

Gotta build yourself a levee deep inside 总得给自己建造一座大堤深处

Build yourself a levee girl when the waters run high" 打造自己，当水在高位运行“堤坝女孩