My train of thought was broken by a sudden burst of laughter 我的思路是通过突然一阵笑声打破

Something badly needed to brighten up the chores 一些急需照亮家务

Seemed old Mrs. Bailey had accidentally fell 贝利似乎老太太不慎摔倒

In the water being used to scrub the floors 在水被用于擦洗地板

Now Mrs. Bailey was the meanest matron at the home 现在，贝利夫人是最卑鄙的护士长在家里

She believed in lots of work with little play 她认为，在大量的工作，很少玩

And we laughed till we bent double 我们笑了，直到我们弯下腰

Though we knew we'd get in trouble 虽然我们知道我们会惹上麻烦

But trouble's all we had at evening shade 但麻烦的是所有我们不得不在晚上树荫

Now evening shade was where they claim to teach you understanding 现在晚上树荫是，他们声称教你认识

To teach you love and keep you off the streets 教你爱，让你在街头

And all the kids that live here are said to be a problem 和所有住在这里是说孩子们是个问题

Juvenile delinquents so to speak 少年犯这么说

   

But understanding isn't learned from punishment and anger 但了解不从惩罚和教训的愤怒

An iron has no gentle touch and love ain't learned from hate 铁没有温柔的抚摸和爱是不讨厌学习

The reason we were here is 'cause we had no one who cared 我们在这里的原因是因为我们没有一个谁在乎

But they cared even less at evening shade 但他们关心更少了晚上树荫

   

Little Susan Bradley, one night had wet her bed 小苏珊·布拉德利，一个晚上有打湿了她的床

Mrs. Bailey took the razor strap and beat her half to death 贝利夫人拿着剃刀带子，打她个半死

And I knew that something must be done to put an end to this 我知道，必须采取一些措施来制止这种

And so I started talking plans with the older kids 于是，我开始谈论与年龄较大的孩子计划

   

Plans were that Joe Johnson would steal the kerosene 计划被乔 - 约翰逊会偷煤油

And I would get some matches when nobody seen 我会得到一些比赛的时候没有人见过

Beckie Adams would make sure the kids were all outside Beckie亚当斯将确保孩子们都外

Billy Watson would look out for the evil eye 比利·沃森会看出来的邪眼

   

Now Mrs. Bailey took a nap at three o'clock each day 现在，贝利夫人打了一个盹，在每天三点钟

We knew that she'd be a'sleeping as the plans got underway 我们知道，她会asleeping的计划出发

Now that its all over and the sun is going down 现在，所有的过去，太阳正在下降

There's no evening shade 'cause we burned it to the ground 有没有晚上树荫下，因为我们把它烧为平地