Ole told me, I'm a fool 奥莱告诉我，我是一个傻瓜

So I walked on down the road a mile 所以，我走在路上一英里

Went to the house that brings a smile 又到了带微笑的房子

Sat upon my grandpa's knee 坐下后，我爷爷的膝盖

And what do you think he said to me? 那你觉得他对我说的吗？

   

[Chorus:] [合唱： ]

When you awake you will remember everything 当你醒来，你会记得所有的事情

You will be hangin' on a string from your... 你会犹豫不决，从您的一个字符串...

When you believe, you will relieve the only soul 如果你相信，你会减轻唯一的灵魂

That you were born with to grow old and never know 你出生了告老永远不知道

   

Ole showed me the fork in the road 奥莱给我的岔路口

You can take to the left or go straight to the right, 你可以向左或直行到右边，

Use your days and save your nights 用你的天，并保存你的夜

Be careful where you step, and watch what ya eat, 小心你的步骤，看什么雅吃，

Sleep with a light and you got it beat 睡一盏灯，你猜对了打

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

Ole warned me, it's a mean old world, 奥莱警告我，这是一个平均的旧世界，

The street don't greet ya, yes, it's true 这条街不招呼你，是的，这是真的

But what am I supposed to do 但我应该做的

Read the writing on the wall 阅读写在墙上

I heard it when I was very small 我听到它时，我感到非常小

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

Wash my hands in lye water 洗我的手在碱液水

I got a date with the Captain's daughter 我有个约会上尉的女儿

You can go and tell your brother 你可以去告诉你的兄弟

We sure gonna love one another all night 我们一定会彼此相爱了一夜

You may be right and you might be wrong 你可能是对的，你可能是错的

I ain't gonna worry all day long 我不会担心整天

Snow's gonna come and the frost gonna bite 斯诺的会来和霜冻会咬人

My old car froze up last night 我的旧车冻结了昨晚

Ain't no reason to hang my head 是不是没有理由挂我的头

I could wake up in the mornin' dead 我可以在早晨醒来死

And if I thought it would do any good 如果我认为这将带来什么好处

I'd stand on the rock where Moses stood... 我站在那里，摩西站在岩石...