Hammers and nails built the country, 锤子和钉子建成了全国，

Hammers and nails made it strong, 锤子和钉子做它强，

Hammers and nails in my wagon, 锤子和钉子在我的车，

Come on mule roll along. 来吧骡子一起滚。

   

The early settlers waited for, 早期移民等待，

The months to go by, 几个月去了，

Listening for the peddler, 听为行商，

And his things they might buy. 和他的事情，他们可能会购买。

   

Many of mother waited for, 许多妈妈在等待，

The things he would bring, 他将带来的东西，

They would know he was coming, 他们会知道他来了，

When they would hear him sing. 当他们听到他唱歌。

   

Blue ribbons for a little girls hair, 蓝丝带的小女孩的头发，

Threads and needles for the ladies fair, 线程和针的女士公正，

Get along mule move down that trail. 沿骡子获取向下移动的痕迹。

   

I've got tonics here that will keep you strong, 我有滋补这里，将让你坚强，

Books to read when the days are long, 书看的时候，天很长，

And for the men, 而对于男性，

It's hammers and nails. 它是锤子和钉子。

   

Hammers and nails built the country, 锤子和钉子建成了全国，

Hammers and nails made it strong, 锤子和钉子做它强，

Hammers and nails in my wagon, 锤子和钉子在我的车，

Come on mule roll along. 来吧骡子一起滚。

   

Yeah there was crockett, houston, 是啊有克罗克特，休斯敦，

Boone, wild bill, 布恩，野生的法案，

Stories of men with the great iron will, 人与伟大的钢铁意志的故事，

But somehow some of the books now fail to mention, 但不知何故，一些书籍，现在不能不提，

The drummer who help to build this great nation. 鼓手谁帮助建立这个伟大的国家。

   

I got seeds to plant for the black land farm, 我得到的种子种植的黑土地农场，

Guns and bullets when they must use harm, 枪时，他们必须使用子弹的伤害，

Get along mule no time to fail, 沿骡子找没有时间失败，

   

Reverend jones I know will need these bibles, 琼斯牧师，我知道将需要这些圣经，

He's gonna hold a big revival, 他会举行盛大的复兴，

When they built his church with hammers and nails. 当他们建造了教堂，锤子和钉子。

   

Hammers and nails built the country, 锤子和钉子建成了全国，

Hammers and nails made it strong, 锤子和钉子做它强，

Hammers and nails in my wagon, 锤子和钉子在我的车，

Come on mule roll along. 来吧骡子一起滚。