Old Shoes And Leggings

A man that was old come a-courting one day
一個老牛仔有一天來求婚
And the girls wouldnt have him
姑娘們也不願嫁給他
He come down the lane on a walking cane
他拄著拐杖沿著小巷走下來
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to give him a chair
我媽媽讓我給他一把椅子
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I give him a chair and he looked mighty queer
我給了他一把椅子，他看上去很奇怪
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to hang up his hat
我媽媽讓我把他的帽子掛起來
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I hung up his hat and he kicked at the cat
我把他的帽子掛起來，他朝貓踢去
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to give him some meat
我媽媽讓我給他端一些肉
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I give him some meat, and oh how he did eat
我給他一些肉，哦，看著他怎麼吃掉
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to give him the hoe
我媽媽讓我把鋤頭給他
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I give him the hoe and he jumped Jim Crow
我把鋤頭給了他，他跳起了黑人奴隸吉姆·克羅舞
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to give him the saw
我媽媽讓我把鋸子給他
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I give him the saw and he played 'Rye Straw'
我把鋸子給他，他就彈唱起《黑麥秸稈》
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to put him to bed
我媽媽讓我把他扶到床上
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I put him to bed and he stood on his head
我扶他上床，他頭朝下倒立著
With his overshoes onand his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿
My mother she told me to send him away
我媽媽讓我把他送走
For the girls wouldnt have him
因為女孩們不想要他
I sent him away and he left Christmas Day
我把他送走了，他在聖誕節那天離開了
With his overshoes on and his leggings
他穿著套鞋和護腿