He wore starched white shirts buttoned at the neck, 他穿着扣在脖子笔挺的白衬衫，

and he'd sit in the shade and watch the chickens peck. 他会坐在树荫下，看着鸡啄。

And his teeth were gone, but what the heck, 他的牙齿都不见了，但是什么，

I thought that he walked on water. 我以为他在水上行走。

   

He said he was a cowboy when he was young. 他说，他是个牛仔，当他年轻的时候。

He could handle a rope and he was good with a gun. 他能胜任绳子和他好了枪。

And my mama's daddy was his oldest son,-- 和我妈妈的爸爸是他的大儿子 -

and I thought that he walked on water. 我以为他在水上行走。

   

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If the story's told, only heaven knows. 如果这个故事是说，只有天知道。

But his hat seemed to me like an old halo. 但是，他的帽子在我看来，像一个老晕。

And although his wings, they were never seen. 而且虽然他的翅膀，他们从来没有见过。

I thought that he walked on water. 我以为他在水上行走。

   

Then he tied a cord to the end of a mop, 然后他绑一根绳子，以拖把年底，

and said, "Son, here's a pony, keep her at a trot." 并说：“儿子，这里有一个小马，让她小跑。 ”

And I'd ride in circles while he laughed alot. 而且我骑在圈子里，而他笑了很多。

Then I'd flop down beside him. 然后我扑倒在他身旁。

   

And he was ninety years old in sixty-three 他是九十岁的63

and I loved him and he loved me. 我爱他，他爱我。

And lord, I cried the day he died, 和主人，我，他死的那天哭了，

   

'cause I thought that he walked on water. 因为我以为他在水上行走。

   

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