□孫建秋 孫建和
When I was a Lad
When I was a lad and so was my dad,
I came out of a bean swad;
The bean swad it was too full,
And I jumped into a roaring bull;
The roaring bull it was too fat,
And I jumped in a gentleman’s hat;
The gentleman’s hat it was too fine,
So I jumped in a bottle of wine;
The bottle of wine it was too clear,
So I jumped in a barrel of beer;
The barrel of beer it was too thick,
So I jumped out on an oak stick;
The oak stick it began to crack,
And I jumped on a horse’s back;
The horse’s back began to bend,
So I jumped on a turkey hen;
The turkey hen began to lay,
And I got an egg upon that day.
當我還是個小男孩,
跟我爸一樣,
我從豆莢里蹦出來;
豆莢擠得太滿,
我蹦到公牛肚里面,
公牛又太胖,
我蹦到紳士帽里藏;
帽子太考究,
我蹦進了一酒瓶,
酒又太透明,
我蹦進了啤酒桶;
啤酒又太濃,
我順著木條出了桶,
木條開始裂;
我蹦到馬背上,
馬背開始彎,
我順著火雞往下躥;
火雞在下蛋,
那天我得了個火雞蛋。