From this day on I own my father's gun 从今天起我自己父亲的枪

We dug his shallow grave beneath the sun 我们挖了浅浅的墓穴在阳光下

I laid his broken body down below the southern land 我把他破碎的身体向下南部的土地下面

It wouldn't do to bury him where any Yankee stands 它不会做埋葬他的地方任何代表洋基

   

I'll take my horse and I'll ride the northern plain 我要我的马，我会骑北部平原

To wear the color of the greys and join the fight again 穿灰色的颜色，并再次加入战斗

I'll not rest until I know the cause is fought and won 我不会休息，直到我知道原因战斗，赢得了

From this day on until I die I'll wear my father's gun 从今天起，直到我死，我会穿我爸爸的枪

   

I'd like to know where the riverboat sails tonight 我想知道那里的河船今晚帆

To New Orleans well that's just fine alright 新奥尔良清楚，这只是正常的细

`Cause there's fighting there and the company needs men `原因有战斗那里，该公司需要的人

So slip us a rope and sail on round the bend 所以滑了我们的帆绳在拐弯

   

As soon as this is over we'll go home 当这一切结束，我们就回家

To plant the seeds of justice in our bones 种植正义的种子在我们的骨骼

To watch the children growing and see the women sewing 观看孩子成长，看到了女性的缝制

There'll be laughter when the bells of freedom ring 就会有笑声，当自由的钟声响起的钟声