This time last year there sure was 去年的这个时候出现了一定

A lot of sad faces around this old house 很多悲伤的面孔解决这个老房子

Our papa died without fulfillin' his life's dream 我们的爸爸不fulfillin “他一生的梦想死了

Of producing one of the best crops in Grimes County 在污秽物县产的最佳作物之一

   

Though papa died with that dream still in his head 虽然爸爸有这个梦想在他的头部仍然死

A desire in his heart, a promise on his lips, calluses on both hands 在他的心脏的渴望，在他的嘴唇的承诺，两手老茧

And two dollars in his pocket 而在他的口袋里两块钱

Papa didn't live long enough to see his dreams come true 爸爸没有在有生之年看到他的梦想成真

   

So he died from too much work, broken spirit, I guess 于是，他从工作太多死亡，忧伤的灵，我猜

But I promised our mama that if it was a last thing he'd ever do 不过，我答应我们的妈妈，如果它是一个过去的事情，他会永远做

He'd live long enough to see just one good crop come through 他希望在有生之年看到只有一个好收成来通过

But you see we can't plan on things without first talking to God 但是你看，我们不能计划的东西不先说神

   

Because we don't know his plans 因为我们不知道他的计划

And if we don't include him my friends the way can get mighty hard 如果我们不包括他朋友的方式可以得到强大的硬

They say that every time a good and righteous person 他们说，每一次很好的和义人

Is buried in God's good earth it's just fertilizer for the soil 被埋葬在神的大地，它只是肥的土壤

   

And I guess there must be some truth to that 我猜肯定有一定的道理的

Whether we believe it or not 不管我们信不信由你

I just wish that papa was here right now 我只希望爸爸现在在这里

So that he could see this good crop that we finally got 这样他就可以看到这个好收成，我们终于拿到了

   

Hey look at that beans and look at that corn 嘿，看那个豆子，看看玉米

And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long 我敢打赌，他们的西瓜必须是三英尺长

Man look at them tomatoes and look at them peas 男子看着他们西红柿，看看他们的豌豆

Well I know if papa was here right now he'd sure be pleased 嗯，我知道，如果爸爸现在在这里，他肯定会很高兴

   

And papa would sure be proud of his children too 和爸爸就一定是他的孩子太骄傲

My brother's famous now got his own show on the road 我的哥哥著名现在有了自己的表演之路

Traveling in customized bus imported from Europe 在定制公交车从欧洲进口的旅行

That boy always did love music and he loves to travel 那男孩总是喜欢做音乐，他喜欢旅行

   

I got a sister that's got a good job in a beauty shop 我得到的是有在美容店做好一姐

Making money, making other people look good 赚钱，让其他人好看

Ain't nobody here at a house now but me and mama 不是没有人在这里的房子，但现在我和妈妈

And mama she's gettin' weaker and she's gettin' older every day 妈妈和她刚开了虚弱，她刚开了老年人每天

   

And she talks softly about joinin' papa in his heavenly home 她轻轻地谈到人才加盟“爸爸在他的天家

But that woman sure did love that man 但那个女人肯定没有爱的男人

She worked beside papa for forty some odd years 她曾爸爸身边的一些40多年

Tryin' to produce a good crop and never could grow a single bean 试着去产生一个好收成，绝不可能长出一个bean

   

But I just wish that papa was here right now 不过，我只希望爸爸现在在这里

To see this good crop that we finally got 看到这样的好收成，我们终于拿到了

Man, look at that beans and look at that corn 男人，看那个豆子，看玉米

And I bet them watermelons must be three feet long 我敢打赌，他们的西瓜必须是三英尺长

   

Man, look at them tomatoes and look at them peas 人，看他们的西红柿，看看他们的豌豆

Well, I know if papa was here right now he'd sure be pleased 嗯，我知道爸爸现在在这里，他肯定会很高兴

And papa, if you can hear me look at them beans 和爸爸，如果你能听到我看着他们豆