Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway 六六仍然是一个狭窄的双车道公路

Harry Truman was the man who ran the show 哈里·杜鲁门是谁跑展会的人

The bad Korean war was just beginning 坏朝鲜战争才刚刚开始

And I was just three years too young to go 而我仅仅三年太年轻了，去

   

Country music hadn't gone to New York City yet 乡村音乐并没有去纽约市还

And a service man was proud of what he'd done 而服务人员是什么他做骄傲

And Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox 和汉克和左撇子挤每一个点唱机

That's the way it was in '51 这就是它的方式是在51

   

There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell 有这么多的好时光，我很乐意告诉

And there's folks around I know, still remember well 还有的人身边，我知道，记忆犹新，

Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played 慢跳舞并拢时，民谣演奏

'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come “导致一种称为，事情摇滚尚未到来

It was a big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop 这是一个丰收的一年一个驱动器中restrant ， Carhop

And that's the way it was in '51 这就是它的方式是在51

   

There's so much about the good old days I'd love to tell 有这么多的好时光，我很乐意告诉

And there's folks around I know, still remember well 还有的人身边，我知道，记忆犹新，

Slow dancin' close together when a ballad played 慢跳舞并拢时，民谣演奏

'Cause a thing called, 'Rock and Roll' was yet to come “导致一种称为，事情摇滚尚未到来

A big year for a drive-in rest'rant, Carhop 丰收的一年一个驱动器中restrant ， Carhop

And that's the way it was in '51 这就是它的方式是在51

   

Hank and Lefty crowded every jukebox 汉克和左撇子挤每一个点唱机

Oh Lord, that's the way it was in '51 哦，上帝，那就是它的方式是在51