Way out back of the Coolgardie 出路回库尔加迪的

Round the turn of the century 回合世纪之交

Two riders came out of the west 两位车手出来西部

They were lookin' for the colour of gold 他们追寻的黄金色

Trading on an old red blanket 交易在旧红毯

Took 'em in a young boy 把时间在一个年轻男孩

Passed him on to a pearl lugger 通过他上的一颗明珠单桅

That was Java bound outta Roebuck Bay 这是Java的约束失控的罗巴克湾

The crew were mainly Manila men 船员们主要是马尼拉的男人

And the young boy must have known 和年轻的男孩必须知道

He'd never be back now 他从来没有回来，现在

Down in the red sand 倒在红沙

Manila-man got the machete 马尼拉人得到了大砍刀

Manila-man cut him down cold 马尼拉人把他放下来冷

Die with the Balander boss on a lugger 模具与Balander老板在单桅

Could not have been more 已经不能更

Than twelve years old 超过12年的老

Looking out on a clear sky 看着窗外的一片晴空

As the sun beats down on her head 当太阳落山她的头

A mother alone 仅一位母亲

Fails to understand 不明白

And as the long years go by 而随着漫长的岁月流逝

Just an old red blanket to dry 只是一个旧的红色毯子干

The tears for the son 眼泪为儿子

Who'll never be home 谁永远不会成为家

Down in the red sand 倒在红沙