As I was walking down the road 当我走在路上

A feeling fine and larky oh 的感觉很好， larky哦

A recruiting sergeant came up to me 一个招聘军士向我走来

Says he, you'd look fine in khaki oh 他，你会看起来很好的卡其说哦

For the King he is in need of men 对于国王，他正需要的人

Come read this proclamation oh 快来阅读本公告哦

A life in Flanders for you then 在佛兰德一命换你再

Would be a fine vacation oh 会是一个不错的假期哦

   

That may be so says I to him 也许是这样说，我对他

But tell me sergeant dearie-oh 但是告诉我中士小宝贝哦

If I had a pack stuck upon my back 如果我有一包粘在我背上

Would I look fine and cheerie oh 我想看看精cheerie哦

For they'd have you train and drill until 对于他们就会有你训练和演练，直到

They had you one of the Frenchies oh 他们有你的Frenchies之一哦

It may be warm in Flanders 这可能是在法兰德斯温暖

But it's draughty in the trenches oh 但它的通风在战壕哦

   

The sergeant smiled and winked his eye 警长笑着眨眨眼

His smile was most provoking oh 他的笑容是最发人深省的哦

He twiddled and twirled his wee mustache 他twiddled和飞旋着他的胡子凌晨

Says he, I know you're only joking oh 他说，我知道你在开玩笑哦

For the sandbags are so warm and high 对于沙袋是那样的温暖和高

The wind you won't feel blowing oh 风，你会不会觉得吹的哦

Well I winked at a cailin passing by 嗯，我眨巴着眼睛在才林路过

Says I, what if it's snowing oh 我要是下雪说的哦

   

Come rain or hail or wind or snow 快来雨水或冰雹或风或雪

I'm not going out to Flanders oh 我不打算出去龙龙哦

There's fighting in Dublin to be done 有一个在都柏林的战斗做

Let your sergeants and your commanders go 让你的警长和你的指挥官去

Let Englishmen fight English wars 让英国人打英国的战争

It's nearly time they started oh 这是近时，他们开始哦

I saluted the sergeant a very good night í慰问军士一个非常美好的夜晚

And there and then we parted oh 而那里，然后我们分手哦