My boy builds coffins with hammers and nails 我的孩子建立棺材用锤子和钉子

He doesn't build ships, he has no use for sails 他不造船，他有没有用帆

He doesn't make tables, dressers or chairs 他没有做桌子，梳妆台或椅子

He can't carve a whistle cause he just doesn't care 他不能刻出一个哨子，因为他只是不关心

   

My boy builds coffins for the rich and the poor 我的孩子建立棺材的贫富

Kings and queens; they've all knocked on his door 国王和王后;他们都敲他的门

Beggars and liars, gypsies and thieves 乞丐和骗子，吉普赛人和盗贼

They all come to him 'cause he's so eager to please 他们都来找他，因为他是如此渴望取悦

   

My boy builds coffins he makes them all day 我的孩子建造的棺材，他让他们整天

But it's not just for work and it isn't for play 但它不只是工作，这是不是游戏

He's made one for himself 他做了一个给自己

One for me too 一个对我来说太

One of these days he'll make one for you 总有一天他会成为一个给你

For you, for you, for you 为你，为你，为你

   

My boy builds coffins for better or worse 我的孩子建立棺材是好还是坏

Some say its a blessing, some say its a curse 有人说，它是一种祝福，有人说其是祸

He fits them together in sunshine or rain 他适合在一起的阳光或雨水

Each one is unique, no two are the same 每个人都是独一无二的，没有两个是相同的

   

My boy builds coffins and I think it's a shame 我的孩子建立棺材，我认为这是一个耻辱

That when each one's been made, he can't see it again 当每个人的被做了，他不能再看到它

He crafts everyone with love and with care 他工艺品大家用爱心与关怀

Then it's thrown in the ground, it just isn't fair 那么它扔在地上，它只是不公平的

   

My boy builds coffins he makes them all day 我的孩子建造的棺材，他让他们整天

But it's not just for work and it isn't for play 但它不只是工作，这是不是游戏

He's made one for himself 他做了一个给自己

One for me too 一个对我来说太

One of these days he'll make one for you 总有一天他会成为一个给你