Well, the farmer prayed for a better year 那么，农民祈求过一个好年

And the crops were good like the Lord did hear 和庄稼是好样的主并听到

But his barn burned down with winter near 但是，他的谷仓烧毁冬季临近

The answer came in white and black 答案就在白色和黑色

In the farmer's almanac, it says 在农民的历书，它说

"If a man could have half his wishes he could double his trouble" “如果一个人能有他一半的愿望，他会加倍他的烦恼”

   

A sweet old lady was eighty-four 一个可爱的老太太已经84

When her kinfolks came for a month or more 当她kinfolks来了一个月以上

Now from overwork she's on the other shore 现在因工作过度而她在彼岸

Much too late was y'all come back 太迟了你们都回来了

And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says 它说，在农民的历书，它说

"Visitors and fish smell after three days" “三天后，游客和鱼腥味”

   

Our leader was a silver tongued man 我们的领导人是一个银色的长舌男人

He deceived the people of the land 他欺骗了土地的人

And when he got caught he couldn't stand 而当他被抓住了，他无法忍受

It's a little off-beat and a little off-track 这是一个有点偏离拍，有点偏离轨道

But it says in the farmer's almanac, it says 但它说，在农民的历书，它说

"In rivers and bad government the lightest things flow to the top" “在河流和坏政府最轻的东西流到顶”

   

Rod said, "I don't believe in God" 罗德说， “我不相信上帝”

Rod died and lies beneath the sod 棒死了，就在于草皮下方

For God did not believe in Rod 因为神不相信棒

Life is a troubled and a weary track 生命是一个困扰和厌倦轨道

But it says in the farmer's almanac, it says 但它说，在农民的历书，它说

"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death" “喂你的信仰和你的疑虑会饿死”

   

The little boy followed the honeybee 小男孩跟着蜜蜂

And it flew straight to the honey tree 它直接飞到了蜂蜜树

He got stung but got the honey free 他刺痛了，但得到了免费的蜂蜜

Consolation for the things you lack 安慰你缺少的东西

Is in the farmer's almanac, it says 是农民的历书，它说

"God gives us the darkness so we can see the stars" “上帝给了我们黑暗，所以我们可以看到星星”

   

He came home three hours late from work 他回家3小时晚下班

Said, "I had a flat and fell in the dirt" 他说：“我有一个平坦的泥土落在”

She said, "You gotten lipstick on your shirt" 她说， “你得到了口红在你的衬衫”

Well it turned out like Jill and Jack 那么它竟然像吉尔和杰克

And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says 它说，在农民的历书，它说

"Lies have to be covered up, truth can run around naked" “谎言都被掩盖，真相可以裸奔”

   

He said, "Honey, you know I'm true 他说， “亲爱的，你知道我是真的

I just look at other women that's all I do" 我只是看别的女人这就是我做的“

Then she caught him with her best friend Peggy Sue 然后，她发现他和她最好的朋友佩吉苏

Sometimes some women will look back 有时候，有些妇女会回头

And it says in the farmer's almanac, it says 它说，在农民的历书，它说

"There's a lot of difference in window shoppin' and shop liftin'" “有很多在窗口SHOPPIN差”和店liftin “

   

I sat down at a shoeshine stand 我在一家擦鞋店立场坐下

I had a real slow shoeshine man 我有一个很慢的人擦皮鞋

I said you don't pop that rag like some of 'em can 我说你不弹出的抹布像一些时间可以

He looked at me and then he sat right back 他看着我，然后他就坐在右后卫

It says in the farmer's almanac, it says 它说，在农民的历书，它说

"The trouble with the world today is “与世界现在的麻烦是

There's too much poppin' and not enough shinin'" 有太多的屁股 ，没有足够的照耀“