He can knock down the wall 他可以打掉墙

Build it up strong 建立起来强

Set the flagstones in a path 将石板的路径

   

With a nail and a hammer 用钉子和锤子

Barrow and saw 巴罗和锯

See about the hole in the roof 请参阅有关在屋顶上的洞

   

And the gathered all breathe 和聚集都呼吸

A sigh of relief 松了一口气

At completion of a well-laid plan 在一间铺设计划完成

It's wearing the day long 它穿着一整天

And breaking the skin 并打破了皮肤

In the palms of the workingman's hands 在该个工人的手掌

   

Let the tool do the work 让工具做的工作

Pull and don't push 拉不推

Drag that wagon over the hill 拖动货车在山上

   

Measure twice and cut once, son 测量两次，切割一次，儿子

Clear the felled brush 清除砍伐刷

Edge around the gardens and walks 周围的花园和散步边

   

On a shiny John Deere 上一个闪亮的约翰迪尔

Will he reappear 他将重新出现

With a power drill and a paintbrush 用电钻和画笔

And a chip on his shoulder 而在他的肩膀上的芯片

As wide as a barn 由于宽为谷仓

And as hard as the workingman's hands 而硬如个工人的双手

   

Now your Uncle John walked 现在，你的叔叔约翰走路

A mile to school 一英里上学

In a storm and it was uphill both ways 在风暴中，这是一场艰苦的两种方式

Oh, you save your money for a hole in the ground 哦，你保存你的钱在地上的一个洞

A black car and a long wall of roses 一辆黑色轿车，玫瑰长墙

   

And the gathered all breathe 和聚集都呼吸

A sigh of relief 松了一口气

At completion of a well-laid plan 在一间铺设计划完成

It's wearing the day long 它穿着一整天

And breaking the skin 并打破了皮肤

In the palms of the workingman's hands 在该个工人的手掌

   

Now the old iron gate 现在老铁门

Could use some fresh paint 可以使用一些新鲜的油漆