There's a porch swing in Tupelo 有一个在图珀洛门廊秋千

In the shade of the south 在南部的阴影

Where the sweet honey drips off that old hush-yo'-mouth 凡甜蜜蜜淌掉旧嘘 - yo口

It's a slow road on down 这是一个缓慢的道路上跌

That old Natchez Trace 老Natchez踪影

Through Alabama cotton fields to a state of grace 通过阿拉巴马州的棉花田到一个国家的宽限期

It's a crisp golden Autumn 这是一个清晰的金秋

On the Tennessee line 在田纳西州行

Rolling down to Mississippi like you headed back in time 滚下密西西比就像你在一次头球回

Town's closed on Sunday 镇上的周日休息

Everybody's in church 每个人都在教堂

It's empty as the moon this place here on earth 它是空的月亮这个地方在地球上

   

And this place don't change 这个地方不改

Some places move slow 有些地方移动缓慢

I'm just rocking myself on this porch swing in Tupelo 我只是在摇自己在图珀洛这个门廊秋千

I got nothing to do 'cept hang in the breeze 我什么都没做“在微风中CEPT挂

Ghosts of the old south are all around me 老南鬼魂都在我身边

Yea swing high, yea swing low 是的摆动高点，是的摆动低点

Here on this porch swing in Tupelo 在这里，在这个图珀洛的门廊秋千

   

His mama must have loved him 他的妈妈一定是爱他

That truck drivin' boy 那卡车驾乘“男孩

With the grease monkey look and the rock 'n roll voice 与油猴外观和摇滚的声音

Well I was just thinkin' 'bout him 嗯，我只是想着回合他

'Cause I guess he sat here 因为我猜他坐在这里

Singing all praise to God through poverty's tears 通过贫困的眼泪都唱赞美神

   

And this place don't change 这个地方不改

Some places move slow 有些地方移动缓慢

I'm just rocking myself on this porch swing in Tupelo 我只是在摇自己在图珀洛这个门廊秋千

I got nothing to do 'cept hang in the breeze 我什么都没做“在微风中CEPT挂

Ghosts of the old south are all around me 老南鬼魂都在我身边

Yea swing high, yea swing low 是的摆动高点，是的摆动低点

Here on this porch swing in Tupelo 在这里，在这个图珀洛的门廊秋千

   

And this place don't change 这个地方不改

Some places move slow 有些地方移动缓慢

I'm just rocking' myself on this porch swing in Tupelo 我只是摇“我自己在图珀洛这个门廊秋千

I got nothing to do 'cept hang in the breeze 我什么都没做“在微风中CEPT挂

Ghosts of the old south are all around me 老南鬼魂都在我身边

Yea swing high, yea swing low 是的摆动高点，是的摆动低点

Here on this porch swing in Tupelo 在这里，在这个图珀洛的门廊秋千

   

And this place don't change 这个地方不改

Some places move slow 有些地方移动缓慢

I'm just rocking' myself on this porch swing in Tupelo 我只是摇“我自己在图珀洛这个门廊秋千

I got nothing to do but hang in the breeze 我什么都没做，但挂在微风

The ghosts of the old south all around me 老南所有我身边的鬼

Yea swing high, yea swing low 是的摆动高点，是的摆动低点

On this porch swing in Tupelo 在图珀洛这个门廊秋千

   

Here on this porch swing in Tupelo 在这里，在这个图珀洛的门廊秋千

   

Here on this porch swing in Tupelo 在这里，在这个图珀洛的门廊秋千