My poor broke mama told me 我可怜的破产妈妈告诉我

When I was twelve years old 当我十二岁的时候

You eat and talk much too fast 你吃，聊得太快

There's one thing you should know 有一件事你应该知道

Take your time my sweet baby 把你的时间我的甜蜜宝贝

Take your time my blue eyed son 把你的时间我的蓝眼睛的儿子

Well you may never have his money 那么你可能永远不会有他的钱

But you won't miss no rich man's fun 但你不会错过任何有钱人的乐趣

I can never give you money honey 我也永远不可能给你钱蜂蜜

I can never buy you clothes 我永远不能给你买衣服

But the way them women been lookin' at you 但它们的方式妇女被看着你

Someday you should have both 总有一天，你应该有两个

If you take your time my sweet baby 如果你把你的时间我的甜蜜宝贝

Take your time and love them slow 把你的时间和爱他们慢

And if you play your cards right 如果你打你的卡

You won't never wait no more 你不会永远等待没有更多

   

Well the ladies like their diamonds 好了女士们喜欢他们的钻石

They like their brand new clothes 他们喜欢自己的品牌的新衣服

But I was blessed with plenty of other things they love the most 不过，我很幸运有很多其他的事情，他们最喜欢的

I take my time with the ladies 我把我的时间与淑女

I take my time and I love 'em slow 我把我的时间，我爱他们慢

And since I turned thirteen 因为我原来13

Lord, I ain't never wait no more 主啊，我从来没有等待没有更多

   

I can never give you money honey 我也永远不可能给你钱蜂蜜

I can never buy you clothes 我永远不能给你买衣服

But the way them schoolgirls look at you 但途中他们女生看着你

Someday you should have both 总有一天，你应该有两个

If you take your time my sweet baby 如果你把你的时间我的甜蜜宝贝

Take your time and be my son 把你的时间，做我的儿子

Well you might never have his money 那么你可能永远不会有他的钱

But you won't miss his fun 但你不会错过他的乐趣