I remember the smell of the creosote plant, 我记得杂酚油的植物的味道，

When we'd have to eat on Easter with my 当我们不得不吃复活节与我

Crazy old uncle and aunt. 疯狂的老叔叔和阿姨。

They lived in a big house Ante Bellum style, 他们住在一所大房子安特战争权的风格，

And the wind would blow across the old bayou, 而且风一吹过老河口，

And I was a tranquil little child. 我是一个宁静的小女孩。

   

Life was just a tire swing. 生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing. 什锦饭是唯一的歌我会唱。

Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken, 黑莓再找 ， eatin 炸鸡，

And I never knew a thing about pain. 我从来不知道痛苦的事情。

Life was just a tire swing. 生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

   

In a few summers my folks packed me off to camp; 在几个夏天我的乡亲挤满了我关到集中营;

Yeah, me and my cousin' Baxter 是啊，我和我的表哥“巴克斯特

In our pup tent with a lamp. 在我们的小帐篷一盏灯。

And in a few days Baxter went home, 而就在几天巴克斯特回家了，

And he left me by myself. 他给我留下了我自己。

And I knew that I'd stay, it was better that way, 我知道，我会留下来，​​这是更好的方式，

And I could get along without any help. 我可以相处没有任何帮助。

Life was just a tire swing. 生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

   

And I've never been west of New Orleans 我从来没有去过西部的新奥尔良

Nor east of Pensacola. 也不是彭萨科拉以东。

My only contact with the outside 我与外界唯一的联系

world was a n R.C.A. Victrola. 世界是A N R.C.A. Victrola 。

Elvis would sing and then I'd dream about 猫王会唱，然后我会梦到

expensive cars, and who would've figured twenty 昂贵的汽车，谁就会想通20

years later I'd be rubbing shoulders with the stars. 十年后我会擦肩的明星。

Life was just a tire swing. 生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

   

'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing. 什锦饭是唯一的歌我会唱。

Chasin' after sparrows with rubber tip arrows, 追赶“麻雀与橡胶尖端的箭头后，

Knowin' I could never hurt a thing, 深深地知道我从来没有伤害的事情，

And life was just a tire swing. 而生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

   

Then the other morning on some Illinois road 然后在伊利诺伊州的一些道路的另一上午

I fell asleep at the wheel, 我睡着了，在方向盘，

But was quickly wakened up by a 'Ma Bell' 但很快就被吵醒了一支由“马贝尔”

telephone pole, and a bunch of Grant Wood 电线杆，和一帮格兰特·伍德的

Faces screaming, 'Is he still alive?' 面对尖叫， “他还活着？ ”

But through the window could see 不过，透过窗户可以看到

it hangin' from a tree, and I knew 它犹豫不决，从一棵树，我就知道

I had survived. 我活了下来。

   

Life was just a tire swing. 生命只是一个轮胎秋千。

Jambalaya's still the best song that I can sing. 什锦饭的仍然是我能唱的最好的歌曲。

Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken, 黑莓再找 ， eatin 炸鸡，

And I finally learned a lot about pain, 我终于学到了很多的痛苦，

'cause life is just a tire swing. 因为人生就是一个轮胎秋千。