當我還是個小男孩

□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。