I remember when I was a lad, 我记得当我还是个孩子，

times were hard and things were bad. 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. 只是可怜的人，这就是我们。

Trying to make a living out of black land dirt. 试图谋生出黑土地的污垢。

We'd get together in a family circle singing loud. 我们会扎堆在一个家庭中圈大声唱歌。

   

Daddy sang bass, 爸爸唱低音，

Mama sang tenor. 妈妈唱男高音。

Me and little brother would join right in there. 我和弟弟就在那里参加的权利。

Singing seems to help a troubled soul. 歌唱似乎帮助陷入困境的灵魂。

One of these days and it won't be long. 总有一天，它会不会很长。

I'll rejoin them in a song. 我会重新加入他们的歌曲。

I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne. 我要去加入家族圈子的宝座。

No, the circle won't be broken. 不，圆也不会破。

By and by, Lord, by and by. 渐渐地，主阿，和。

   

Daddy sang bass, 爸爸唱低音，

Mama sang tenor. 妈妈唱男高音。

Me and little brother would join right in there. 我和弟弟就在那里参加的权利。

In the sky, Lord, in the sky. 在天空中，主，在天空中。

   

Now I remember after work, 现在，我下班后还记得，

Mama would call in all of us. 妈妈会在我们所有的来电。

You could hear us singing for a country mile. 你能听到我们唱一个国家英里。

Now little brother has done gone on. 现在小弟已经做转眼就。

But, I'll rejoin him in a song. 不过，我会重新加入他的一首歌曲。

We'll be together again up yonder in a little while. 我们会再一起了那边的一小会儿。

   

Daddy sang bass, 爸爸唱低音，

Mama sang tenor. 妈妈唱男高音。

Me and little brother would join right in there. 我和弟弟就在那里参加的权利。

Cause singing seems to help a troubled soul. 歌唱事业似乎帮助陷入困境的灵魂。

One of these days and it won't be long, 总有一天，它会不会很长，

I'll rejoin them in a song. 我会重新加入他们的歌曲。

I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne. 我要去加入家族圈子的宝座。

Oh, no the circle won't be broken. 哦，不圆也不会破碎。

By and by, Lord, by and by. 渐渐地，主阿，和。

   

Daddy sang bass, 爸爸唱低音，

Mama sang tenor. 妈妈唱男高音。

Me and little brother would join right in there. 我和弟弟就在那里参加的权利。

In the sky, Lord, in the sky. 在天空中，主，在天空中。

In the sky, Lord, in the sky. 在天空中，主，在天空中。