A dirt dobber built its nest 一条土dobber建巢

On my only Sunday dress 我只有星期天礼服

And the roof leaked in my shoes 和屋顶泄露在我的鞋

And when they dried they were too small 而当它们干燥太小

And the rats chewed a great big hole 和鼠咬一个伟大的大洞

In my only winter coat 在我唯一的冬季大衣

And at night I'd hear them gnaw 晚上我听到他们咋

The paper on my bedroom wall 在我卧室的墙上的纸

But I still say 但我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子

Some happy and some sad 有些快乐，有些伤感

Some good and some bad 有些好，有些坏

But I still say 但我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子

I used to wait by the garden gate 我用的花园门口等待

Where the hummingbirds came ev'ry day 凡蜂鸟来了内心的每一次​​天

To kiss the yellow roses 亲吻黄玫瑰

Growing up the garden wall 长大后的花园围墙

And in the tall grass I would lie 而在高高的草丛中，我趴

'Til ev'ning shadows brought the night 直到evning阴影所带来的一夜

Thru the window of my room 经过我的房间的窗户

I'd hear the whippoorwill's sad call 我听到夜鹰的悲哀电话

And I still say 我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子

Some happy and some sad 有些快乐，有些伤感

Some good and some bad 有些好，有些坏

But I still say 但我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子

   

Now as I make my way 现在，当我把我的路

Along the busy city sidewalks 除了繁忙的城市人行道

My head arouring from the deafening city sound 我的头在震耳欲聋的城市声音arouring

You can't hear a whipporwill in this noisy city 你不能听到whipporwill在这个喧闹的城市

And tall green grass don't grow 和高大的绿草不长

Along the sidewalks of this town 沿着这个城市的人行道

And hummingbirds don't fly around 和蜂鸟不飞出去

These artificial roses 这些人工玫瑰

Like they did around the garden wall 像他们周围的花园围墙做

And, oh, so often in my mind 而且，哦，所以经常在我的脑海

I'll go back to another time 我会回去换个时间

And I still say 我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子

I still say 我还是要说

Those were the greatest days of all 这些都是最伟大的日子