First, Mama Papa call a little boy 'Ned' 首先，妈妈爸爸叫一个小男孩德

Raise him on the banks of the riverbed 叫他在河床的银行

In a houseboat tied to a big tall tree 在绑在高高大大的树船屋

Home for my mama and my papa and me 首页我的妈妈和我的爸爸和我

   

Half-past three, Papa jumps to his feet 半场过去三年，爸爸跳到他的脚

Already Mama cooking Papa somethin' to eat 已经烹调妈妈爸爸事端吃

Half-past five, Papa's ready to go 五点半，爸爸的准备好了

Jumps in his hero, headed down the bayou 跳跃在他的英雄，率领下来河口

   

Got fishin' lines running 'cross the Louisiana River 有钓鱼“线在运行，穿过路易斯安那州河

Gonna catch a big fish for us to eat 要去钓大鱼给我们吃

Settin' traps in the swamp, catchin' everything they can 设置搜索“陷阱在沼泽，捉一切可能

Gonna make a livin', he's a Lousiana man 会是一个活着的，他是一个路易斯安那人

Gonna make a livin', he's a Lousiana man 会是一个活着的，他是一个路易斯安那人

   

Muskrat hides hangin' by the dozen 麝鼠的十几隐藏犹豫不决，

Even got a little baby muskrat cousin 甚至有一个小宝宝麝鼠表弟

Got 'em out dryin' in the hot, hot sun 有时间了dryin “在炎热，烈日

Tomorrow, Papa's gonna turn 'em into money 明天，爸爸的会变成时间变成金钱

   

I can hardly wait until the mornin' comes around 我几乎不能等到早上，恶有恶报

That's the day my Papa taked the furs to town 那是一天，我爸爸抽放皮草小镇

Last time he told me that I could go 最后一次，他告诉我，我可以去

Maybe even catch a cowboy show 甚至搭上牛仔秀

   

Saw cowboys and Indians for the first time then 看到牛仔和印第安人第一次那么

Told my Papa: Got to come back again 告诉我爸爸：一定得再来

Papa said: Son, we got lines to run 爸爸说：儿子，我们得到线运行

We'll come back again; there's work to be done 我们会再回来;还有工作要做