I remember when I was a lad times were hard and things were bad 我记得当我还是个小伙子日子过得很艰难，事情很糟糕

But there's a silver lining behind every cloud 但是有每一片云后面一线希望

Just poor people that's all we were tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt 只是可怜的人这就是我们试着做一个活着走出黑土地的污垢

We'd get together in a family circle and sing out loud 我们会扎堆在一个家庭中圈，大声地唱出来

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) （爸爸唱低音妈妈桑男高音）

Me and little brother would join right in there 我和弟弟会加入正确的有

Singin' seems to help a troubled soul 歌唱似乎帮助陷入困境的灵魂

Now one of these days and it won't be long I'll rejoin them in a song 现在，人们的这些日子，也不会很长，我会重新加入他们的一首歌

I'm gonna join that family circle at the throne 我要去参加家庭圈的宝座

No the circle won't be broken by and by Lord by and by 不圆将不会被通过主被打破了由

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor) （爸爸唱低音妈妈桑男高音）

Me and little brother would join right in there in the sky Lord in the sky 我和弟弟会加入正确的天上有主在天上

   

[Guitar] [吉他]

   

I remember after work mama would call in all of us 我记得下班后妈妈会叫我们所有人

And you could hear us singin' for a country mile 而且你能听到我们唱“对一个国家英里

Now little brother has done gone on but I'll rejoin him in a song 现在小弟已经做了的，但我会重新加入他的一首歌

We'll be together again up yonder in a while 我们会再在一起了那边在一段时间

(Daddy sang bass... （爸爸唱低音...