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Merrily swinging on brier and weed,
在荊棘野草上，歡快地蕩著秋千，
Near to the nest of his little dame,
身邊，嬌小雌鳥的窩，
Over the mountain side or mead,
飛過山脊或草地，
Robert of Lincoln is telling his name:
羅伯特.林肯呼喚自己名字，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鳥，食米鳥，
Spink, spank, spink.
斯賓克，斯潘克，斯賓克，
Snug and safe is that nest of ours.
我們的窩安全又舒適，
Hidden among the summer flowers.
藏在夏季花叢間，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Robert of Lincoln is gaily dressed,
羅伯特.林肯盛裝華麗，
Wearing a bright black wedding coat:
黑色燕尾服閃亮奪目，
White are his shoulders, and white his crest,
雪白的肩飾和頂冠，
Hear him call in his merry note:
它在空中盡情歡唱，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鳥，食米鳥，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯賓克，斯潘克，斯賓克，
Look what a nice new coat is mine;
瞧！我這漂亮的新外套，
Sure, there was never a bird so fine.
別的鳥兒怎能比得上，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Robert of Lincoln's Quaker wife,
那可愛寧靜的雌鳥，
Pretty and quiet, with plain brown wings,
不時撲閃灰褐色雙翼，
Passing at home a patient life,
安心靜臥于溫暖鳥巢，
Broods in the grass while her husband sings:
精心地孵化它的寶貝，旁邊，它的夫君歌聲相伴，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鳥，食米鳥，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯賓克，斯潘克，斯賓克，
Brood, kind creature; you need not fear thieves and robbers while I am here.
可愛的孩子，別害怕，小偷，還有強盜，哪個敢來？
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
