Grandma's Feather Bed - John Denver (约翰·丹佛)

When I was a little bitty boy just up off a floor

当我还是个小孩子时 我就能自己爬上爬下

We used to go down to Grandma's house every month end or so

我们曾经去过奶奶家 在每个月月末的时候

We'd have chicken pie and country ham

我们吃鸡肉派和乡村火腿

Homemade butter on the bread

以及抹了自制黄油的面包

But the best darn thing about Grandma's house

但奶奶家最好的东西

Was her great big feather bed

是她的大羽毛床

It was nine feet wide and six feet high soft as a downy chick

它有九英尺高 六英尺宽 像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软

It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese

它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成

Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick

用了一整匹亚麻布

It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs

可以装下八个孩子 四只猎犬

And a piggy we stole from the shed

以及一只我们从棚子里偷来的小猪

We didn't get much sleep

我们几乎没怎么睡

But we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed

但在奶奶的大羽毛床上 我们很开心

After supper we'd sit around the fire

晚饭过后 我们围绕着火炉坐着

The old folks would spit and chew

老人们一直在咀嚼着

Pa would talk about the farm and the war

爸爸谈论着农场和战争

And Granny'd sing a ballad or two

奶奶唱着民谣

I'd sit and listen and watch the fire till the cobwebs filled my head

我坐在那里 一边听着一边看着跳动的火焰直到昏昏欲睡

Next thing I'd know I'd wake up in the morning

我知道接下来的事就是在早上起床

In the middle of the old feather bed

在大羽毛床的中间

It was nine feet wide and six feet high

它有九英尺高 六英尺宽

Soft as a downy chick

像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软

It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese

它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成

Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick

用了一整匹亚麻布

It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs

可以装下八个孩子 四只猎犬

And a piggy we stole from the shed

以及一只我们从棚子里偷来的小猪

We didn't get much sleep

我们几乎没怎么睡

But we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed

但在奶奶的大羽毛床上 我们很开心

Well I love my Ma I love my Pa

我爱我的爸爸 我爱我的妈妈

I love Granny and Grandpa too

也爱我的爷爷奶奶

I been fishing with my uncle I ras'led with my cousin

我和叔叔一起钓鱼 同表弟一起摔跤

I even kissed Aunt Lou ew

我甚至亲吻了卢阿姨

But if I ever had to make a choice I guess it oughta be said

但如果能再选择一次 我想应该这么说

That I'd trade 'em all plus the gal down the road for

我在将来会好好对待他们

Grandma's feather bed

奶奶的大羽毛床

It was nine feet wide and six feet high soft as a downy chick

它有九英尺高 六英尺宽 像毛茸茸的小鸡一样柔软

It was made from the feathers of forty-eleven geese

它由四十只鹅的羽毛制成

Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick

用了一整匹亚麻布

It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs

可以装下八个孩子 四只猎犬

And a piggy we stole from the shed

以及一只我们从棚子里偷来的小猪

We didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun

我们几乎没怎么睡 但我们拥有许多乐趣

On Grandma's feather bed

在奶奶的大羽毛床上

We didn't get much sleep

我们几乎没怎么睡

But we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed

但在奶奶的大羽毛床上 我们很开心