I had me a highschool sweetheart, 我有我高中的心上人，

With big time wedding plans 随着大时代的婚礼计划

Then I signed up with the Navy, 然后，我签署了海军，

Went to work for Uncle Sam 去工作，山姆大叔

   

Eighteen lonely months I’ve waited, 十八孤独的几个月里，我一直在等待，

To see her again 再见到她

When I got home to Gainsville, 当我回到家里盖恩斯维尔，

She married my best friend 她嫁给了我最好的朋友

   

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What’s it got to say? 什么是它得说？

What’s it got to do? 它是什么该怎么做？

I can paint this whole town red tonight, 我能画整个城镇红今晚，

And still wake up with the blues 仍然醒来的蓝调

Good luck is bound to find me, 祝你好运，势必找我，

If it comes around again, 如果恶有恶报一遍，

But I’ll probably be out fishing, 不过，我可能会出去钓鱼，

When my ship comes in 当我的船到达

   

Took a job down at the saw mill, 找了份工作下来的锯木厂，

Where I work hard everyday 在那里我每天辛苦工作

Climb that corporate ladder, 爬上了梯子的企业，

I was promoted with a big ol’ raise 我被提拔了一个大醇养

   

The very next morning they told me, 就在第二天早上，他们告诉我，

That old saw mill had been sold 旧锯木厂已售出

Someone’s gonna take your position boy, 有人要去把你的位置男孩，

They wrote me off and sent me home 他们给我写了送我回家

   

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I’ll probably be out fishing, 我可能会出去钓鱼，

When my ship comes in 当我的船到达