If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break, 如果它不断下雨，大堤的要打破，

If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break, 如果它不断下雨，大堤的要打破，

And the water gonna come in, have no place to stay 而水会进来，也没地方住

   

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan, 以及所有昨晚我坐在大堤和呻吟，

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan, 以及所有昨晚我坐在大堤和呻吟，

Thinking about my baby and my happy home, 想着我的孩子和我的幸福家园，

   

If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break, 如果它不断下雨，大堤的要打破，

If it keeps on raining, levee's going to break, 如果它不断下雨，大堤的要打破，

And all these people have no place to stay 而所有这些人都没有地方住

   

Now look here mama what am I to do?, 现在看看这里的妈妈我是什么做的？

Now look here mama what am I to do?, 现在看看这里的妈妈我是什么做的？

I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to 我没有得到任何人告诉我的麻烦

   

I works on the levee mama both night and day, 都晚一天，我的作品在大堤妈妈，

I works on the levee mama both night and day, 都晚一天，我的作品在大堤妈妈，

I ain't got nobody, keep the water away 我没有得到任何人，挡住了水，

   

Oh crying won't help you, praying won't do no good, 哦，哭也不会帮你，祈祷不会做没有好处，

Oh crying won't help you, praying won't do no good, 哦，哭也不会帮你，祈祷不会做没有好处，

When the levee breaks, mama, you got to lose 当大堤休息，妈妈，你又不会损失

   

I works on the levee, mama both night and day, í工程大堤，妈妈无论白天和黑夜，

I works on the levee, mama both night and day, í工程大堤，妈妈无论白天和黑夜，

I works so hard, to keep the water away í如此努力，保持了水，

   

I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me, 我有一个女人，她不会对我做什么，

I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me, 我有一个女人，她不会对我做什么，

I'm going back to my used to be 我要回到我曾经是

   

It's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan 这是一个平均的老大堤，使我哭泣和呻吟

It's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan 这是一个平均的老大堤，使我哭泣和呻吟

Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home 不会离开我的宝贝，我的幸福家园