Well met, well met, my own true love
你好啊，见到你真高兴，我的真爱
Well met, well met, cried she
我也是，能再见到你真的太好了。她（他的爱人）哭着说
I've just returned from the salt, salt sea
我刚刚从那泛着咸腥的海上归来
And it's all for the love of thee
只因我对你的爱从未改变
I could have married a King's daughter there
在那遥远的国度，我本可以和国王的女儿成亲
She would have married me
她亦钟情于我
But I have forsaken my King's daughter there
但我放弃了这份殊荣
It's all for the love of thee
因为我爱的人是你
Well, if you could have married a King's daughter there
哦，如果你本能娶到国王的女儿的话
I'm sure you're the one to blame
你的归来就是你的错了
For I am married to a house carpenter
因为我已经嫁给了一名木匠
And I'm sure he's a fine young man
他是一名很好的年轻人
Forsake, forsake your house carpenter
抛弃你的木匠吧
And come away with me
和我一起远走高飞
I'll take you where the green grass grows
我要带你去那绿草如茵的地方
On the shores of sunny Italy
去往意大利阳光灿烂的海岸
So up she picked her babies three
她挨个抱了抱她的三个孩子
And gave them kisses, one, two, three
亲吻他们，一个，两个，三个
Saying "take good care of your daddy while I'm gone
她说，照顾好你们的父亲
And keep him good company."
我离开的这段时间，别让他孤单
They were sailin' about two weeks
他们在海上航行了两周
I'm sure it was not three
还没到第三周的时候
When the younger of the girls, she came on deck
女孩跑到甲板上
Sayin' she wants company
说她需要陪伴
Are you weepin' for your house and home?
你是为你的房子和家而哭泣么
Is at where long to be
那是你想要停留一生的地方么
I'm not weepin' for my house carpenter
我不是在为那木匠哭泣
I'm weepin' for my babies three."
我是为我的孩子而哭
Oh what are those hills yonder, my love
哦，看那边的山啊，吾爱
They look as white as snow
它们如雪般洁白
Those are the hill of heaven, my love
那是天堂之山，吾爱
You and I'll never know
我们永远不会知晓它们的模样
Oh what are those hills yonder, my love
哦，那边是什么山，吾爱
They look as dark as night
它们如夜一般漆黑
Those are the hills of hell-fire my love
那是地狱之山，吾爱
Where you and I will unite
是我们将要去往的所在
Oh twice around went the gallant ship
巨轮原地摇摆了两圈
I'm sure it was not three
没错，可以肯定不是三圈
When the ship all of a sudden, it sprung a leak
突然之间，船板漏水了
And it drifted to the bottom of the sea
那船，悠悠地沉到了深深的海底
The House Carpenter