当我还是个小男孩

□孙建秋 孙建和

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.

当我还是个小男孩，

跟我爸一样，

我从豆荚里蹦出来；

豆荚挤得太满，

我蹦到公牛肚里面，

公牛又太胖，

我蹦到绅士帽里藏；

帽子太考究，

我蹦进了一酒瓶，

酒又太透明，

我蹦进了啤酒桶；

啤酒又太浓，

我顺着木条出了桶，

木条开始裂；

我蹦到马背上，

马背开始弯，

我顺着火鸡往下蹿；

火鸡在下蛋，

那天我得了个火鸡蛋。