Well the old man looked down and this grandson 好了，老人低下头，这孙子

And he whispered this Penny’s for good luck 他低声说这个竹篙好运

And then he opened his hand and showed him the coin 然后，他打开他的手，向他展示了硬币

And the date on The Penny was 1911 而在竹篙日期是1911

And he said when you get older boy maybe you’ll understand 他说，当你变老的男孩，也许你会明白

You see this Penny don’t shine anymore like it used to 你看这一分钱不亮再像以前的

And this Penny’s been lost and this Penny’s been found 这竹篙丢失，这竹篙被发现

This Penny’s been hid in the jar in the attic 这竹篙被藏在罐子在阁楼

And this Penny’s been buried in a car in the ground 这竹篙被埋葬在一辆汽车在地面

This Penny’s seen wars and this Penny’s has seen the sunshine 这竹篙看到战争，这竹篙已经看到阳光

This Penny’s felt teardrops and this Penny’s seen rain 这竹篙觉得泪珠，这竹篙看到雨

And this Penny’s been with me since I was a young man 这竹篙一直陪着我，因为我是一名年轻男子

In fact this Penny’s is all of my life that remains. 事实上，这竹篙是我所有的剩余寿命。

   

And the old man seemed sad as he tried to remember 和老男人似乎伤心，因为他努力回忆

The stories he told of the life that he led 这些故事，他告诉生活，他带领

Why there was the one about the time the old Penny rolled down in the gutter 为什么有一个关于时间的老竹在阴沟里滚落

And he said why I can’t count the times that I took that old Penny to bed 他说，为什么我不能指望我把老竹睡觉的时间

Then he told how he lost everything that once mattered 然后他告诉他如何失去，一旦一切都无所谓

Lost his wife, his money, his job, and then finally his health 失去了他的妻子，他的钱，他的工作，最后他的健康

He always held on to that old luck Penny 他总是扶着老竹运气

Lord was he proud of himself. 耶和华是他引以为傲的自己。

   

Well the boy took The Penny and wrapped it in a piece of cloth 好男孩拿了一分钱，并包裹在一块布

And he placed it in his pocket 他把它放进自己的口袋里

And he said thanks grandad and the old man just nodded 他说，感谢爷爷，老人点点头

Then he walked to his bedroom and he laid down this head 然后，他走到自己的卧室，他放下这头

They found him there the next mornin’ he was layin’ there dead 他们发现他还有下一个早上，他开始裁员有死

Then the boy reached into his pocket 然后，男孩把手伸进口袋

And took out The Penny that his grandpa had givin’ him 掏出一分钱，他的爷爷曾经得到安宁他

Slowly opened the old man’s hand and placed The Penny inside 慢慢地打开了老人的手，放在竹内

Then he closed the old man’s fingers around the old coin 然后，他关上了老人的手指在老硬币

And let his hand lay on the old man’s chest 而让他的手躺在了老人的胸膛

Grandpa he said there’s one place this old Penny hasn’t been 爷爷，他说，有一个地方，这个老竹一直没有

So you better take it with you now 所以你最好把它与你现在

And besides there’s not much you can buy with a Penny these days 除此之外没有太多可以用一分钱买到这些天

And by the way grandpa, I love you. 而到了爷爷的方式，我爱你。