In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town, 在一个小歌舞表演在南得克萨斯边境小镇，

Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around. 坐着一个小男孩和他的吉他，和人民来自全国各地。

And all the girls from there to Austin, 和所有的女孩从有到奥斯汀，

Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock. 跌到了“远离家乡和puttin 珠宝在飞。

To take the trip, to go and listen, 走一趟，去聆听，

To the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. 为了谁发挥田纳西平顶箱小黑发男孩。

   

And he would play: [Instrumental] 他会打： [器乐]

   

Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime. 好吧，他不能坐或争吵，他从来不关心，使一毛钱。

But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time. 但给他的吉他，他会很高兴所有的时间。

And all the girls from nine to ninety, 和所有的女孩从9到90 ，

Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him: "Don't stop." 被掰着手指，脚趾敲击，并乞求他： “不要停”

And hypnotized and fascinated, 而催眠和着迷，

By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. 受谁发挥田纳西平顶箱小黑发男孩。

   

And he would play: [Instrumental] 他会打： [器乐]

   

Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round, 后来有一天，他走了，也没有人看到过他的轮，

He'd vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town. 他会消失，如清风，他们忘了他在小城镇。

But all the girls still dreamed about him. 不过，所有的女孩都还在梦想他。

And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. 而挂在歌舞表演，直到门被锁上。

And then one day on the Hit Parade, 后来有一天，在命中游行，

Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box. 是谁打的田纳西平顶箱子里面很小的黑头发男孩。

   

And he would play: [Instrumental] 他会打： [器乐]