Robert owes half to Grenville 罗伯特欠一半嘉慧

Who in turn gave half to Larry 谁又将给一半拉里

Who adored my instrumentals 谁崇拜我的乐器

And so he gave half to a foreign publisher 于是他给了一半给国外出版商

She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land 她把一半是赚了一些遥远的土地的钱

Gave back half to Larry and I end up with half of goodness knows what 还给半拉里和我结束了一半，天知道是什么

Oh can somebody explain why things go on this way 哦，有人可以解释为什么事情就这样

I thought they were my friends I can't believe it's me, I can't believe that I'm so green 我以为他们是我的朋友，我不能相信这是我的，我不能相信，我是那么的绿

Eyes down round and round let's all sit and watch the moneygoround 眼睛向下团团转，让我们都坐着看moneygoround

Everyone take a little bit here and a little bit there 每个人都需要在这里一点点，一点点有

Do they all deserve money from a song that they've never heard 难道他们都应该得到的钱，他们从来没有听说过的一首歌

They don't know the tune and they don't know the words 他们不知道的曲调和他们不知道的字

But they don't give a damn 但他们不给一个该死

There's no end to it I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it 有没有尽头，我在坑里，我被困在这

The money goes round and around and around 这笔钱去圆一圈又一圈

And it comes out here when they've all taken their share 而说到这儿的时候，他们已经采取了所有的份额

I went to see a solicitor and my story was heard and the writs were served 我去看了一名律师，我的故事被听到和被令状送达

On the verge of a nervous breakdown I decided to fight right to the end 在精神崩溃的边缘，我决定打右到底

But if I ever get my money I'll be too old and grey to spend it 但是如果我要得到我的钱我会太老和灰色花钱

Oh, but life goes on and on and no one ever wins 哦，但生活还要继续，并在没有人永远赢

And time goes quickly by just like the moneygoround 和时间就像moneygoround过得很快

I only hope that I'll survive 我只希望，我会活下去