老家鄉
我離開老家已經十來年
我生長的小小村庄
秋夜颼颼涼、炊煙裊裊升
蟋蟀叫聲輕輕響
我愛上城鎮的小姑娘
以為他真心始終
我離開家跑到邵武去
在木材場辛勤打工
哦怎麼辦我的老家鄉
為什麼全部都被拆
為什麼我不在家乡种田
而去大城當打工仔
哦那姑娘他突然跟別人跑掉
我喝醉，錢也都花光
現在我回到曾經的家
眼前只有空蕩蕩
寒風吹，大雁往南飞
我站這兒垂頭喪氣
我失了戀，又沒了家
我不如现在死去
哦怎麼辦我的老家鄉
為什麼全部都被拆
為什麼我不在家乡种田
而去大城當打工仔
Old Home Place
It’s been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the foxhunter blows his horn
I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill or two
What have they done with the old home place
why did they ever tear her down?
why did I leave my plow in the field
to look for a job in the town
Well my girl she ran off with somebody else
The taverns took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away
Now the geese they fly south and the cold wind blows
As I stand here and hang my head
I’ve lost my love I’ve lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead
What have they done with the old home place
why did they ever tear her down?
why did I leave my plow in the field
to look for a job in the town