I was watching TV late last night 我正在看电视昨晚深夜

And a scene transported me 和场景运送我

Long gone figures came back to life 早已不复存在的数字又活过来了

In a documentary 在纪录片

Though I saw them dance for joy 虽然我看到他们欢欣鼓舞

I was sad I missed that show 我很伤心，我错过了节目

If I had a time machine 如果我有时光机

I know just where I'd go 我知道哪里我会去

   

I was born too late to see Josephine Baker 我出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

Dancing in a Paris cabaret 舞蹈在巴黎歌舞表演

Born too late to see Josephine Baker 出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

She must have been great in her heyday 她一定是在她的全盛时期有了很大的

   

Now some they stand out from a crowd 现在一些他们从众人中脱颖而出

Even at an early age 即使在很小的时候

I suppose that her call was loud 我想，她的电话响了

'Cause she just lit up the stage 因为她只是照亮了整个舞台

You can put on all that gloss 你可以把所有的光泽

And still not have to feel 仍然没有感觉

What's inside will come across 里面有什么会遇到

And only real is real 而只有真正的是真实的

   

I was born too late to see Josephine Baker 我出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

Dancing in a Paris cabaret 舞蹈在巴黎歌舞表演

Born too late to see Josephine Baker 出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

She must have been great in her heyday 她一定是在她的全盛时期有了很大的

   

I'm sometimes trapped by the close confines 我有时会被困在靠近界限

Of the age I'm born into 岁的我出生在

Though there were others worse than mine 虽然有其他比我更差

Well, I miss what I can't do 好吧，我想我不能这样做

Join the feast of Ancient Greece 加入古希腊的盛宴

See Alexander's Library 看到亚历山大图书馆

Maybe clink a champagne toast 也许碰杯香槟祝酒

With a jazz age dancing queen 随着年龄的爵士舞女王

   

I was born too late to see Josephine Baker 我出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

Dancing in a Paris cabaret 舞蹈在巴黎歌舞表演

Born too late to see Josephine Baker 出生太晚看到约瑟芬·贝克

She must have been great in her heyday 她一定是在她的全盛时期有了很大的

In black and white film you can't mistake her 在黑白电影，你可不能错过她

She must have been great in her heyday 她一定是在她的全盛时期有了很大的