[Chorus] [合唱]

'Poverty poverty knock,' my loom is a saying all day “贫困贫困敲， ”我的机子是说一整天

Poverty poverty knock, gaffer's too skinny to pay 贫困贫困敲，灯光师的太瘦支付

Poverty poverty knock, keeping one eye on the clock 贫困贫困敲，一只眼盯着时钟

I know I can guttle when I hear my shuttle go, 'poverty poverty knock' 我知道我可以guttle当我听到我的班车去，“贫困贫困敲

Up every morning at five, I wonder that we keep alive 每天早上五点，我不知道，我们永葆

Tired and yawning another cold morning 累了，打哈欠另一个寒冷的早晨

It's back to the dreary old drive. 这是回到了沉闷的旧驱动器。

[Repeat chorus] [重复合唱]

Oh dear we're going to be late 哦，亲爱的，我们要迟到了

Gaffer is stood at the gate 灯光师是站在门口

We're out of pocket, our wages they'll docket 我们的口袋里，我们的工资，他们将案卷

We'll have to buy grub on the slate 我们不得不买的grub在石板上

[Repeat chorus] [重复合唱]

And when our wages they bring, we're often short of a string 而当他们把我们的工资，我们往往是短期的字符串

While we are fighting with gaffer for snatching 虽然我们的战斗与灯光师的抢

We know to his brass he will cling 我们知道他的铜，他会执着

[Repeat chorus] [重复合唱]

Sometimes a shuttle flies out 有时候，班车飞出

and gives some poor woman a clout 并给出了一些可怜的女人的影响力

There she lies bleeding but nobody's heeding 在那里，她所在的出血，但没有人的抽穗灌浆

Oh who's going to carry her out? 哦，谁去拎出来？

[Repeat chorus] [重复合唱]

Oh dear, my poor head it sings 哦，亲爱的，我可怜的脑袋就唱

I should have woven three strings 我应该编织三串

My threads are breaking and my back is aching 我的线程被打破，我的背部疼痛

Oh dear, I wish I had wings 哦，亲爱的，我希望我有翅膀

Poverty poverty knock 贫困贫困敲

Poverty poverty knock 贫困贫困敲

Poverty poverty knock 贫困贫困敲