My mama told me, ever since I was seven, 我的妈妈告诉我，自从我七岁，

Hold your head up high. 抬起你的头高。

My parents toldmy ever since I was eleven, 我的父母toldmy自从我是11 ，

"Hold your head up high." “昂起你的头。 ”

They said the answer was to become a dancer, 他们说，答案是成为一名舞蹈家，

Hold your head high. 抬起你的头高。

Oh, just like I figured, they're always disfigured 呵呵，就像我算了一下，他们总是毁容

With their heads up high. 他们的头高高。

   

Now I'm older, I'm getting so much bolder 现在我年纪大了，我得到了这么多大胆

With my head up high 把我的头高高

Oh, as I figured, just like I figured 哦，我算了一下，就像我想通

Since your head's up high, baby. 因为你的头的高处，宝贝。

Oh, just like I figured, 呵呵，就像我算了一下，

You know, they was disfigured 你知道，他们被毁容

Hold your head up high. 抬起你的头高。

You know, they says the answer was to become a dancer 你知道，他们说的答案是成为一名舞蹈演员

Hold your head high, boy. 抬头挺胸，男孩。

   

Ever since I was a baby on my mama's knee, 自从我在我妈妈的膝盖上撒娇，

Oh, just listened to what everybody told me, 哦，只是听取了大家告诉我，

Oh yes I did. But still the answer was to become a dancer, 哦，是的，我做到了。但仍答案是成为一名舞蹈家，

And hold your head high, 并保持抬头挺胸，

But, just like I figured, they're always disfigured, 但是，就像我算了一下，他们总是毁容，

They hold their heads up high, Watch out! 他们认为他们的头高高，当心！

   

Do the dog! Oh, watch out! 做狗！哦，看出来了！

   

And now I'm older, they say I'm so much bolder 现在我年纪大了，他们说我这么多大胆

Got your head up high. 得到了你的头。

Oh, and the answer was, hey, to become a dancer, 呵呵，答案是，哎，要成为一名舞蹈演员，

Head up high. 抬头挺胸。

Well, but just like I figured, they're always disfigured 好了，但就像我算了一下，他们总是毁容

They got their heads up high. 他们得到了他们的头高高。

But the answer was, now, boy, to become a dancer 得到的答复是，现在的孩子，成为一名舞者

With your head up high 用你的头

   

Head up high, 抬头挺胸，

Head up high... 抬头挺胸......