Workingman's Hands

He can knock down the wall
他可以推倒这面墙
Build it up strong
因为他明白如何使这面墙更结实
Set the flagstones in a path
再用小石板来装饰这条小径
With a nail and a hammer
只需要一把锤子和些许钉子
Barrow and saw
推着手推车看到了？
See about the hole in the roof
看到了屋顶上有个洞
And the gathered all breathe
深深的吸一口气
A sigh of relief
再慢慢呼出
At completion of a well-laid plan
来列个如何修补屋顶的周密计划
It's wearing the day long
一天到晚都穿着这身衣服
And breaking the skin
但身上还是会磨破皮肤
In the palms of the workingman's hands
连工人们的手掌和手心也是

工人们就用这双手工作
Let the tool do the work
只能拉不能推
Pull and don't push
装着货物的马车吃力缓慢的爬上山顶
Drag that wagon over the hill
来回两次就有一次要割伤这双手，孩子啊
Measure twice and cut once, son
清理砍伐这些灌木丛
Clear the felled brush
在花园旁边慢慢走路休息
Edge around the gardens and walks
在约翰迪尔这家很棒的农业公司
On a shiny John Deere
他将会再次出现
Will he reappear
带着电钻和油漆刷
With a power drill and a paintbrush
还有一些零件在他的膝盖上
And a chip on his shoulder
几乎就像谷仓那么宽
As wide as a barn
那工人努力工作的双手
And as hard as the workingman's hands
现在你的约翰舅舅走来了

离学校还有一英里
Now your Uncle John walked
在暴风雨中有两条艰难的路
A mile to school
唉，你为了节省钱不管地板的那个坑
In a storm and it was uphill both ways
一辆黑色的车与一面种满玫瑰的院墙
Oh, you save your money for a hole in the ground
深深吸了一口气
A black car and a long wall of roses
然后缓缓呼出

制定的那个计划已经完成
And the gathered all breathe
一天到晚穿的都是这身衣服
A sigh of relief
总是会使皮肤磨破
At completion of a well-laid plan
连工人的手掌和手心也是
It's wearing the day long
还有现在那破旧的铁门
And breaking the skin
工人们可以用新的油漆重新漆门么？
In the palms of the workingman's hands
Now the old iron gate
Could use some fresh paint