I've been all across the country, and I've stayed in every town; 我一直都在全国各地，而且我住在每一个城市;

You see, I'm trying to find my baby, and he ain’t nowhere around... Can you understand? 你看，我试图找到我的孩子，他不在身边无处...你能明白吗？

You know which way I'm heading, if my baby can’t be found... oh, yeah... 你知道哪种方式，我的标题，如果我的孩子能不能找到......哦，是啊...

   

Well, I spoke to the river, and the river, the river spoke back to me; 好吧，我跟江，河，河水说话还给我;

It said, "Oh! You look so lonely, and so much full of misery... Yes, you do now... 它说：“哦！你看起来很寂寞，这么多充满了痛苦的......是的，你现在做的...

If you can't find your baby, come on, girl, and make your home with me. Oh, yeah..." 如果你不能找到你的宝贝，来吧，姑娘，让你跟我回家。哦，是啊......“

   

I don't wanna leave him - No, I know, I know he’s still alive! 我不想离开他 - 不，我知道，我知道他还活着！

And someday, I'm gonna find him, and he's gonna take me for a ride... Yes, he will now... 总有一天，我会找到他，他要带我兜风......是的，他现在将...

And then we'll live forever and ever and ever, forever and ever among the tides... Oh, yes, we will! 然后，我们会住，直到永远永远，永永远远的潮汐之中......哦，是的，我们会的！

   

Just in case I don't find him, I'm gonna take that river's invitation... river's invitation... 为了以防万一，我不找他，我要把这条河的邀请...河的邀请...

Oh, oh, the river! Oh, oh, the river! 哦，哦，这条河！哦，哦，这条河！

Oh, the river, yeah... Oh, river's invitation... 呵呵，这条河，是啊...呵呵，河流的邀请...

Yeah, the river... 是啊，这条河...