In a deep dark jungle, long time ago 在深黑的丛林，很久以前

Lived a lonesome caveman 过着寂寞的穴居人

He was a solitary soul 他是一个孤独的灵魂

And he spent his playtime 他度过了他的游戏时间

Chewing meat from bones. 从骨头嚼肉。

He didn't know how to talk much 他不知道该如何说的多了

He only knew how to groan 他只知道如何呻吟

Then he lifted up his hands and reached to the sky 然后，他举起双手，并达成向天空

Let out a yell and no one replied. 让出的叫喊，没有人回答。

Frustration and torment tore him inside 挫折和痛苦撕毁了他的内部

Then he fell to the ground and he cried and he cried. 然后他倒在地上，他哭了，他哭了。

But then education saved the day. 但是教育化险为夷。

He learned to speak and communicate 他学会了说话和交流

Education saved the day. 教育化险为夷。

He thanked God for the friends he made. 他感谢上帝，他做了朋友。

'Cos everybody needs an education 因为每个人都需要教育

Everybody needs an education. 每个人都需要教育。

Black skin, red skin, yellow or white, 黑皮肤，皮肤红，黄色或白色，

Everybody needs to read and write 每个人都需要读写

Everybody needs an education. 每个人都需要教育。

   

Thank the day when that primitive man 感谢的日子，是原始人

Learned to talk with his brothers 据悉与他的兄弟说话

And live off the land. 和生活过的土地。

He left his cave and he moved far away 他离开了山洞，他搬到很远

And he lived with his friends in a house that they'd made 和他住在一起，他的朋友在一所房子，他们就做

He learned to think and to work with his brain 他学会了思考，并用自己的大脑工作

And he astounded his friends with all the knowledge he gained 他震惊他的朋友与他所获得的知识

   

He wrote it down on a rock that he found 他写下来一块岩石上，他发现

And he showed all his friends and they passed it around 他显示了他所有的朋友，他们通过它周围

And then education came that day. 然后教育来的那一天。

The day it came was a sacred day. 它来了这一天是一个神圣的日子。

Education came that day 教育出来的那一天

He thanked God for the friends he'd made. 他感谢上帝，他就做了朋友。

   

Well man built a boat and he learned how to sail 男人嘛建造一艘船，他学会了如何起航

And he traveled far and wide 他游历甚广

Then he looked up above saw the stars in the sky 然后，他抬起头，看到了上面的星星在天空中

So he learned how to fly. 于是，他学会了如何飞翔。

And the inventors with their high I.Q.s 并且本发明人用他们的高I.Q.s

And the professors in their colleges 而在他们的大学教授

Trying to feed me knowledge 想喂我的知识

That I know I'll never use. 我知道我永远不会使用。

Thank you sir for the millions of words 谢谢你，先生的百万字

That you've handed me down and you've told me to learn 你已经给了我下来，你告诉我要学会

   

But I've got words in my ears and my eyes 但我有我的耳朵，我的眼睛的话

I've got so many facts that I must memorize 我有，我必须记住这么多的事实

Because education's doing me in 因为教育的做我

I want to stop but my head's in a swim 我想停止，但我的头在游泳

Education drives me insane 教育使我疯狂

I can't recall all the facts on my brain. 我不记得我的大脑所有的事实。

Education came that day 教育出来的那一天

The day it came was a sacred day 它来到那是一个神圣的日子

Education saved the day 教育化险为夷

He thanked God for all the friends he made. 他感谢上帝，他所交的朋友。

   

Teacher, teach me how to read and write, 老师，教我如何读取和写入，

You can teach me about biology, 你可以教我一下生物学，

But you can't tell me what I am living for 但你不能告诉我什么，我的生活

'Cos that's still a mystery. 因为这仍然是个谜。

Teacher, teach me about nuclear physics 老师，教我有关核物理

And teach me about the structure of man, 教教我关于人的结构，

But all your endless calculations 但是，所有的没完没了的计算

Can't tell me why I am. 能不能告诉我，为什么我。

No you can't tell me why I am, 不，你不能告诉我为什么，我，

No you can't tell me why I am. 不，你不能告诉我，为什么我。

   

Everybody needs education, 每个人都需要教育，

Open Universities, education. 开放大学教育。

Every race, every creed, education. 每一个种族，每一个信仰，教育。

And every little half-breed. 而每一个小混血儿。

Every nationality, education. 每一个民族，教育。

All the little people need education. 所有的小人物需要教育。

Eskimos and pygmies need 爱斯基摩人和俾格米人需要

And even aborigines, education. 甚至是原住民，教育。

   

Well, physics and geography, education. 好吧，物理，地理，教育。

Philosophy and history, education. 哲学和历史学，教育学。

Science and biology, education, 科学与生物学，教育，

Geometry and poetry, education. 几何和诗歌，教育。

Well, education, education, education, education 那么，教育，教育，教育，教育

   

[Repeat 'education' till end] [重复“教育” ，直到结束]