At the station house one day 在站房1天

Was a lady old and gray 是一位小姐老灰

I could tell her heart was feelin' sad and low 我可以告诉她的心脏是感觉伤心和低

With a teardrop in her eye 在她眼中的泪滴

she was tryin' not to cry 她试着不要哭

I determined then her story I would know 我下定决心，然后她的故事，我想知道

   

I ventured a word 我冒昧一个字

Then a sad, sad tale I heard 然后悲伤的故事我听说

Of a mother who had lost her only child 母亲谁失去了她唯一的孩子

Yes they've taken her away 是的，他们已经采取了她带走

These words I heard her say 这些话我听她这么一说

And they're travellin' on that Southern Dixie Flyer 而且他们上南迪克西传单在travellin

   

She was only sweet sixteen 她是唯一的甜蜜16

And the only joy I've seen 而唯一的快乐我见过

What God has given now he takes away 现在什么上帝给他带走

She'll be taken home again 她会带回家再

On that southbound railroad train 上南行列车

To be laid there with her daddy in the grave 被辞退的还有她的爸爸在坟墓

   

I've no money of my own 我没有钱我自己

I can't even take her home 我什至不能把她带回家

But I want to be there with my heart's desire 不过，我想在那里与我的心脏的欲望

But then she could say no more 但后来她不再多说了

As the echo drifted o'er 由于回波漂流光彩

Was the whistle of that Southern Dixie Flyer 是南方迪克西传单的哨子

   

As the train pulled out of sight 火车驶出视线

And the day became as night 而那一天成为了如夜

Was a scene to bring a tear to any eye 是一个场景带来了撕裂任何眼

Just a lady all alone 就在老太太独自一人

Not a thing to call her own 不顺心的事情打电话给她自己

But some memories from a better day gone by 但是，从更美好的一天一些回忆过去了

   

I knew right away ，我知道马上

There was nothin' I could say 这里是没什么我可以说

To soothe her heart 为了安抚她的心脏

Or dry those tear dimmed eyes 或干的眼泪蒙住眼睛

So I turned to walk away 于是我转身​​走开

From the lady old and gray 从老太太老灰

Whose heart was on that Southern Dixie Flyer 谁的心脏是上南迪克西传单

   

I've no money of my own 我没有钱我自己

I can't even take her home 我什至不能把她带回家

But I want to be there with my heart's desire 不过，我想在那里与我的心脏的欲望

But then she could say no more 但后来她不再多说了

As the echo drifted o'er 由于回波漂流光彩

Was the whistle of that Southern Dixie Flyer 是南方迪克西传单的哨子