Well look what's going down the river now
看看河边情况如何
Big steam whistle gonna blow, man, blow
我吹着汽笛大杀四方
Look what's going down the river now
看看河边情况如何
Let the wheels stop turning, let the anchors go
让轮子停止转动让锚离开
Show boat, pretty boat, stop a while
炫耀漂亮的船，停一会
Make a little music for the baby to smile
做点音乐让宝宝微笑
Show boat, pretty boat, you and me
炫耀漂亮的船和你我
Gonna sail on down to the shiny sea
驶向闪耀的大海
They go down to fields to the sandy shore
他们穿过田野拥抱沙滩
Lay down the plough, leave the milk in the cow
放下犁，牛奶留给牛
Down to the fields to the sandy shore
穿过田野拥抱沙滩
Just to look at what's going down the river now
就看看河边怎么样
Master's in the cabin with his head hung low
主人在船里垂头丧气
The tide's been a-turning but the boat won't go
潮涨潮落可船停不下来
Hit rock bottom, left high and dry
跌入人生谷底孤立无援
Down in the delta where the river runs high
在三角洲下河水高涨
There's a church on my hill, got a brand new choir
在我山丘上的教堂得到一个新的合唱团
Got a big bell tower and it's burnin' hot fire
一座巨大的钟楼熊熊燃烧
The graveyard's empty and the book's been closed
墓地空无一人书已经被合上
Don't pass the plate, just put down the rose
不要递给我盘子把玫瑰放下
The baby's in the cradle rockin' to and fro
婴儿躺在摇篮里来回摇摆
Gonna get out the valley so the shadow don't grow
走出山谷不让阴影蔓延
And if that brand new choir don't sing
如果新的合唱团不再唱歌
I'm gonna get that baby a bell to ring
我会给那宝贝一个铃铛去响
