I was born on a farm out in Ioway 我出生在一个农场在Ioway

A flaming youth I was bound I would 燃烧的青年，我注定我会

I packed my grip and I grabbed 我收拾我的抓地力，我抓起

my saxophone 我的萨克斯风

Can't read notes, but I play 看不懂的笔记，但我玩

anything by ear 用耳朵什么

I made up tunes on the sounds 我做了曲调的声音

that I used to hear 我曾经听

When I'd start to play folks used to say 当我开始玩常说人

"Sounds a little Goofus to me" “听起来有点Goofus给我”

   

Cornfed chords appeal to me Cornfed和弦吸引我

I like rustic harmony 我喜欢质朴和谐

Hold a note and change the key 持有一张纸条，改变的关键

Hey but that's "Goofus" 嘿，但那是“ Goofus ”

   

Not according to the rules 不按照规则

That you learn in music schools 您在音乐学校学习

But the folks just dance like fools 但是，人们恰恰舞像傻瓜

They sure go for "Goofus" 他们肯定去“ Goofus ”

   

Got a job but I just couldn't keep it long 找到了一份工作，但我就是无法保持长久

The leader said that I played all 领导说，我打所有

the music wrong 音乐错了

So I stepped out with an outfit of my own 所以，我走出我自己的衣服

Got together a new kind of orchestree 聚在一起的一种新型orchestree的

And we all played just the same 而且大家都玩过一样

"Goofus" harmony “ Goofus ”和谐

And I must admit we made a hit 我必须承认，我们做了一个打

"Goofus" has been lucky for me “ Goofus ”是很幸运的我