The ice cream man he's a hillbilly fan, 冰淇淋的人，他是个乡巴佬风扇，

He's got seventy-eights by Hank Snow; 他有七十八分汉克雪;

Walks down the street, shufflin' his feet, 走在街上， shufflin “他的脚，

To the rhythm that only he knows. 要，只有他知道的节奏。

And I've seen him in so many places, 我也看到了他在那么多地方，

I saw him the night I was born; 我看到他我出生的晚;

In a Bourbon Street bar I received my first scar 在波旁街的酒吧里，我收到了我的第一个伤疤

From an old man so tattered and torn. 从一个老男人如此穿破衣服。

   

And the Wino and I know the pains of street singin' 和酒鬼，我知道街头的痛苦欢唱

Like the door-to-door salesman knows 如送货上门的推销员都知道

the pains of bell ringin' 铃在响的阵痛

It's a strange situation, 这是一个奇怪的现象，

a wild occupation, 野生职业，

Living my life like a song. 生活我的生活就像一首歌。

   

Well the coffee is strong 好咖啡是强

at the Cafe Du Monde, 在咖啡馆大红大紫，

And the donuts are too hot to touch; 和甜甜圈太烫手;

But just like a fool, when those 但就像一个傻瓜，当那些

sweet goodies cool, I ate 'til I ate way too much. 甜好吃的东西凉，我吃，直到我吃了太多。

Cause I'm livin' on things that excite me, 因为我的事情，激发我活着，

Be they pastries or lobsters or love; 无论是糕点或龙虾或爱情;

I'm just tryin' to get by being quiet and shy, 我只是试着由是安静，害羞得，

In a world full of pushin' and shove. 在一个充满甩卖的世界搡。

   

And the Wino and I know the pains of backbustin', 和酒鬼，我知道backbustin的痛苦“ ，

Like the farmer knows the pain of his pick-up 像农夫知道他捡拾的痛苦

truck rustin'. 卡车斯廷“ 。

It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, 这是一个奇怪的现象，野生职业，

Living my life like a song. 生活我的生活就像一首歌。

   

Sweet Senorita, Won't you please come with me? 甜Senorita ，会不会请你和我一起去？

Back to the island, honey, back to the sea; 回到岛上，蜂蜜，回到海中;

Back to the only place that I want to be. 回到那个我想成为的唯一地方。

   

And the Wino and I know the joys of the ocean, 和酒鬼，我知道大海的乐趣，

Like a boy knows the joys of his milkshake 就像一个男孩知道他的奶昔的乐趣

in motion. 在运动。

It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, 这是一个奇怪的现象，野生职业，

Living my life like a song. 生活我的生活就像一首歌。