I'd rather be rich, it sounds a little funny; 我宁愿丰富，听起来有点搞笑;

If diggin' a ditch would earn me lots of money, 如果陷“一沟就赚了我很多钱，

I'd dig like a fool in the land of milk and honey; 我挖喜欢在牛奶和蜂蜜的土地傻瓜;

Where everything's cool, provided you have money, yeah, yeah, yeah. 这里的一切的冷静，只要你有钱，是啊，是啊，是啊。

I'd rather be rich, just short of being greedy; 我宁愿有钱，只是短期的贪婪;

I'm eager to switch, to hell with being needy. 我很想转，管它是有需要的。

I'd rather be rich, the truth of cash is tragic, 我宁愿有钱，现金的事实是悲惨的，

The system's a bitch, but money works like magic, yeah, yeah, yeah. 该系统是一个婊子，但钱就像魔术，是啊，是啊，是啊。

Money makes the world go round; 金钱使世界运转;

Buy and sell it by the pound; 购买和英镑出售;

Bitter truth that I have found: 痛苦的真理，我发现：

Food to eat, shoes on your feet, 吃的东西，鞋子你的脚，

Maybe some heat, you live with defeat. 也许有些发热，你生活的失败。

Bridge: 大桥：

Money gets you justice, money sets you free, 钱让你正义，钱给你自由，

Money makes it possible to be or not to be. 金钱使得有可能会或不会再有了。

Money is the power, money is the key, 钱是权力，金钱是关键，

Sad and so unfortunate, but real as it can be, yeah, yeah, yeah. 悲伤和不幸，但真正的，因为它可以，是啊，是啊，是啊。

I'd rather be rich, than what the other choice is; 我宁愿要丰富，比其他选择是什么;

My thumb out to hitch, or riding in Rolls Royces; 我的拇指出去栓，或乘坐劳斯莱斯;

'Cause I ain't no fool in the land of milk and honey; 因为我不是在牛奶和蜂蜜的土地不是傻瓜;

Where everything's cool until you lose your money. 在那里一切都很酷，直到你失去了你的钱。