Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbours a long time back 威利和劳拉美琼斯是我们的邻居很长一段时间回来

They lived down the road from us in a shack just like our shack 他们在一个小屋里，就像我们的小屋里住了下来在路上，我们

We worked the fields together learned to count on each other 我们工作的领域一起学会了依靠对方

When you live off the land you ain't got time to think of another man's color 当你生活过的土地，你是没时间想别的男人的颜色

   

The cotton was high and the corn was growing fine 棉花是高，玉米的成长罚款

That was another place and another time 这是另一个地方，另一个时间

   

Sit out on the front porch every evening when the sun went down 每天晚上可以坐在前廊，当太阳下山

Willie would play and Laura would sing and them younguns'd dance around 威利将扮演和劳拉会唱歌，他们youngunsd起舞

I'd bring out my guitar and we'd play on through the night 我会带上我的吉他，我们就彻夜玩

Every now and then ol' Willie would grin and say boy you play all right 飘飞OL “威利会眉开眼笑，说孩子你玩好吗

   

The cotton was high... 棉花是高...

   

The years rolled past our land and took back what they'd given 这些年来轧过去我们的土地，并收回他们会给出什么

We all knew we'd had to move if we were gonna make a livin' 我们都知道我们必须移动，如果我们是打算做一个活着

So we all moved off and went about our separate ways 所以，我们都感动了，去了解我们各奔东西

It sure was hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae 这肯定是很难说再见威利和劳拉美

   

The cotton was high... 棉花是高...

   

The years rolled past our doors and we heard of them no more 这些年来轧过去我们的大门，我们听说过他们没有更多的

When I saw Willie downtown the other day 当我看到威利市中心的一天

Said y'all stop right by now we could all sit down and eat by 说你们右停下来，现在我们都可以坐下来和吃饭

Sure love to see your children and Laura Mae 当然喜欢看你的孩子和劳拉美

   

Shook his head real slow and his eyes were kind 摇了摇头真慢，他的眼睛是那种

This is another place and another time 这是另一个地方，另一个时间

   

The cotton was high... 棉花是高...