I bought the Mississippi River 我买的密西西比河

Of course that don't include the towns 当然，这不包括城镇

or the people 或人

around the Mississippi 周围的密西西比河

Well, to cinch the deal the man threw 那么，以收紧交易的男子扔

in a boat with crew 在船员的船

and then I knew I'd better grab that 然后我知道我还是抢了

river fast 河快

It wouldn't last 它不会持续

They never do, they never do 他们从来没有这样做，他们永远不会做

It wouldn't last, last, last 它不会长久，最后，最后

   

So now I own the Mississippi 所以我现在所拥有的密西西比

I couldn't decide if I should leave it there 我不能决定我是否应该就此打住

or lug it out West with me 或与我拖着它西

The best thing was to think about it, 最好的事情就是想想，

not to make a move I might regret 不使一招我可能会后悔

cause then I'd have to have the 引起那么我必须有

Mississippi sent back East, complete 密西西比州送回东，完整

with boat and crew 用船和船员

That wouldn't do, do, do 这不会做，做什么，

   

It's mine, all mine 这是我的，都是我的

(You know, it's yours, all yours) （你知道，这是你，全是你的）

It's mine, all mine 这是我的，都是我的

(You know, it's yours, all yours) （你知道，这是你，全是你的）

   

Do rivers ever need companions 不要河流永远需要同伴

Should I enquire if the Seine is 我问，如果是塞纳河

available, yeah, I would rather have 可以，是的，我宁愿有

a classy little Frenchy than a Nile or 一个优雅的法国式小比尼罗河或

a Tybo, oh à Tybo哦

Now wait a minute, how about the 等一下，怎么样的

Amazon, now that could be real fun 亚马逊，现在可能是真正的乐趣

For Mississippi, for Mississippi, 对于密西西比州，密西西比州，

for Mississippi, My Mississippi 在密西西比，我密西西比

   

I hope that I didn't make an error 我希望我没有让错误

I hope this ain't a lot more trouble 我希望这不是多了很多麻烦

than it's all really worth 比这一切都值得