Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming 好吧，我有两个星期的休假时间到来

After working all year down at Big Roy's Eating And Plumbing 所有工作一年下来在大罗伊的饮食和管道后

So one night when my family the I were gathered 'round the dinner table 所以，有一天晚上，当我的家人我是聚集绕着饭桌

I said, "Kids, if you could go anywhere in this great big world, now 我说：“孩子，如果你能在这个广阔天地去任何地方，现在

Where'd you like to go ta" 你从哪喜欢去TA“

They said, "Dad, we wanna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota" 他们说：“爸爸，我们想看看麻线最大的球在明尼苏达州”

They picked the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 他们拿起麻绳最大的球在明尼苏达州

   

So the very next day we loaded up the car 于是第二天，我们装了车

With potato skins and pickled weiners, 与土豆皮，酸洗weiners ，

Crossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics, and mama's home made rhubarb pie 填字游戏，蜘蛛人漫画，和妈妈的自制大黄馅饼

Pulled out of the driveway and the neighbors, they all waved good-bye 驶出车道和邻居，他们都挥手告别

And so began our three day journey 于是开始了我们的三个天的旅程

   

We picked up a guy holding a sign that said "twine ball or bust" 我们选择了一个人举着牌子，上面写着“麻线球或萧条”

He smelled real bad and he said his name was Bernie 他闻到了真正的坏，他说他的名字是伯尼

I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my wife put on a brand new hair net 我把一个超薄惠特曼带，我的妻子换上了全新发网

Kids were in the back seat jumping up and down, 孩子们在后座上蹦来蹦去，

yelling "Are we there yet?" 大喊“我们到了吗？ ”

And all of us were joined together in one common thought 和我们所有的人都连接在一起的一个共同的想法

As we rolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 DeSoto 正如我们在1953德索托滚下漫长而曲折的州际

We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我们会看到缠绕在明尼苏达州最大的球

We're headin' for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我们航向“的麻线在明尼苏达州最大的球

   

Oh, we couldn't wait to get there 哦，我们就迫不及待地到那里

So we drove straight through for three whole days and nights 因此，我们驱车直奔通过了整整三天两夜

Of course, we stopped for more pickled weiners now and then 当然，我们停了更多的腌制weiners现在，然后

The scenery was just so pretty, boy I wish the kids could've seen it 风景只是这么漂亮，男孩，我希望孩子们能看到它

But you can't see out of the side of the car 但你不能看到车的侧面出

Because the windows are completely covered 因为窗口是完全覆盖

With the decals of all the place where we've already been 随着所有的地方贴花，我们已经去过

   

There's Elvis-O-Rama, the Tupperware Museum, 还有猫王奥拉玛，特百惠博物馆，

The Boll Weevil Monument, and Cranberry World, 棉籽象鼻虫纪念碑和蔓越莓世界，

The Shuffleboard Hall Of Fame, Poodle Dog Rock, 该沙狐球名人堂，贵宾犬石，

And The Mecca of Albino Squirrels 和白化松鼠的麦加

We've been to ghost towns, theme parks, wax museums, 我们去过鬼城，主题公园，蜡博物馆，

And a place where you can drive through the middle of a tree 而一个地方，你可以通过一棵树的中间驱动

We've seen alligator farms and tarantula ranches, 我们已经看到了鳄鱼农场和牧场狼蛛，

But there's still one thing we gotta see 不过还是有一件事我们得看看

   

Well, we crossed the state line about 6:39 好了，我们越过州界约6:39

And we saw a sign that said "Twine Ball exit - 50 miles" 我们看到了一个牌子，上面写着“绳索球出口 - 80公里”

Oh, the kids were so happy the started singing 哦，孩子们过得很开心，在开始唱歌

"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" for the 27th time that day “ 99瓶啤酒上墙”，为27日时的那一天

So, we pulled off the road at the last chance gas station 所以，我们被拉断的道路，在最后的机会加油站

Got a few more pickled weiners and a diet chocolate soda 有几个腌weiners和饮食巧克力苏打水

On our way to see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我们一路上看到缠绕在明尼苏达州最大的球

We're gonna see the biggest ball of tiwne in Minnesota 我们会看到tiwne在明尼苏达州最大的球

   

Finally, at 7:37 early Wednesday evening as the sun was setting 最后，在早7:37周三晚上的太阳落山

in the Minnesota sky 在明尼苏达州的天空

Out in the distance, on the horizon, it appeared to me like a vision 在远处，在地平线上，它似乎对我来说，一个愿景

before my unbelieving eye 我不信眼前

I parked the car and walked with awe-filled reverence towards that 我把车停了车，并与敬畏，对充满了崇敬走

glorius huge majestic sphere glorius巨大雄伟的球体

I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer imensity, 我只是那么它的纯粹imensity不堪重负，

I had to pop myself a beer 我不得不跳出自己的啤酒

Yes, on these hallowed grounds, open ten to eight on weekdays, 是的，在这些神圣的理由，开七时五十平日，

in a little shrine under a make-shift pagoda, 下一个使移宝塔一座小神龛，

There sits the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 有坐在麻线在明尼苏达州最大的球

I tell you, it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我告诉你，这是缠绕在明尼苏达州最大的球

   

Oh, what on earth would make a man decide to do that kind of thing? 哦，在地球上有什么会让一个人决定做那种事？

Oh, windin' up twenty-one thousand, one hundred forty pounds of string 哦，收卷了21000 ， 140磅串

What was he trying to prove, who was he trying to impress 什么是他试图证明，谁是他试图打动

Why did he build it, how did he do, it was anybody's guess 他为什么建造它，他是怎么做的，这是谁也说不准

Where did he get the twine, what was goin' through his mind 他从哪里得到的麻绳，什么是布莱恩他的脑海

Did it just seem like a good idea at the time 难道它似乎就像在当时是个好主意

   

Well, we walked up beside it and I warned the kids 好了，我们走到它身边，我告诫孩子们

"Now, you better not touch it, those ropes are there for a reason" “现在，你最好不要动它，那些绳索是有原因的”

I said, "Maybe if you're good, I'll tie it to the back of our car 我说， “也许你很棒，我会配合到我们的车的后座

and we can take it home", but I was only teasin' 我们可以把它带回家“ ，但我只是teasin ”

Then we went to the gift shop and stood in line 然后，我们去了礼品店和排队

Bought a souvineer miniature ball of twine, some window decals, 买麻线的souvineer微型球，有些窗口贴花，

and anything else they'd sell us 和其他任何他们想卖给我们

And we bought a couple post cards, "Greetings from the twine ball, 我们买了情侣明信片， “问候麻线球，

wish you were here" 希望你在这里“

Won't the folks back home be jealous 不会的乡亲回家吃醋

   

I gave our camera to Bernie and we stood by the ball and we all gathered 我把我们的相机伯尼，我们站在球，我们都聚集

'round and said, "Cheese" “团团说， ”奶酪“

The Bernie ran away with my brand new Insti-Matic, 伯尼跑了我全新的学院活动 - 马蒂奇，

but at least we got our memories 但至少我们得到了我们的回忆

Then we all just stared at the ball for a while and my eyes got moist, 然后，我们都只是盯着球了一段时间，我的眼睛湿润了，

but I said with a smile, "Kids, this here's what America's all about" 但我笑着说， “孩子们，这下面就是美国的所有关于”

Then I started feelin' kinda gooey inside and I fell on my knees 然后，我开始感觉有点糊糊中，我倒在我的膝盖

and I cried and cried 我哭了，哭

And that's when those security guards threw us out 那就是当这些保安把我们扔出去

You know, I bet if we unravelled that sucker, 你知道，我敢打赌，如果我们解开了吸盘，

It'd roll all the way down to Fargo, North Dakota 它会滚一路下跌到法戈，北达科他州

'Cause it's the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 因为它的麻线在明尼苏达州最大的球

I'm talkin' 'bout the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我说的回合缠绕在明尼苏达州最大的球

   

Well, we stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn 好了，我们住的晚上，在绳索球客栈

In the morning we were on our way home again 在早上，我们就上了路回家了

But we really didn't want to leave, that was perfectly clear 但是，我们真的不想离开，这是非常清楚

I said, "Folks, I can tell you're all sad to go" 我说：“伙计们，我可以告诉你所有的悲伤去”

Then I winked my eye and I said, "You know, I got a funny kind of feelin' 然后我眨眨眼睛我的眼睛，我说， “你知道，我有一个有趣的一种感觉的”

we'll be comin' back again next year" 我们将科曼回来了，明年“

'Cause I've been all around this great big world 因为我一直都围绕这个大大的世界

And I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather go to 我想不出任何地方否则我宁愿去

Than the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 比麻线在明尼苏达州最大的球

I said the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota 我说的麻线在明尼苏达州最大的球

Minnesota 明尼苏达州

Minnesota 明尼苏达州

Minnesota 明尼苏达州