Come here ladies and gentleman 来这里的女士们，先生们

Listen to my song 听我的歌

Play it to you right 它发挥你的权利

But you may think it wrong 但是你可能会认为是错误的

May make you mad 可能会让你发疯

But I mean no harm 但我的意思是没有害处

It's just about the renters 这只是关于租房

On Penny's farm 在竹篙农场

It's a hard time in the country 这是在国内很难

Down on Penny's farm 倒在竹篙农场

   

Go into the fields 到田野

And you work all day 而你工作了一整天

Deep into the night 到深夜

But you get no pay 但是，你没有工资

Promise you some meat 答应你一些肉

Or a little bucket of lard 或猪油一点点斗

It's hard to make a living 很难谋生

On Penny's farm 在竹篙农场

It's a hard time in the country 这是在国内很难

Down on Penny's farm 倒在竹篙农场

   

Hear George Penny 听到乔治竹

He'll be coming into town 他将进入城镇

With a wagon load of peaches 桃子的旅行车的负载

Not a one of them sound 不是一个人的声音

Gotta get his money 总得拿到他的钱

Gotta get a check 得让检查

Pay you for a bushel 付你一蒲式耳

But you never get a peck 但你永远不会得到啄

It's a hard time in the country 这是在国内很难

Down on Penny's farm 倒在竹篙农场

   

George Penny's renters 乔治竹篙租房

They be coming into town 他们将进入城镇

With their hands in their pockets 在他们的口袋里的手

And their heads hanging down 而他们的头垂了下来

Go to the merchant 去商家

And the merchant he'll say, 他会说商人，

"your mortgage it is due “你的抵押贷款是由于

And I'm looking for my pay" 而我在找我的工资“

It's a hard time in the country 这是在国内很难

Down on Penny's farm 倒在竹篙农场

   

Deep into his pocket 深入到他的口袋里

With a trembling hand, 用颤抖的手，

"can't pay you what I owe “不能付给你什么我欠

But I'll pay you what I can" 不过，我会付你我所能“

Down to the merchant 下到商人

And the merchant make a call 与商家进行通话

Put you on the chain gang 把你的帮派链

Don't pay at all 不要支付所有

It's a hard time in the country 这是在国内很难

Down on Penny's farm 倒在竹篙农场