One weak chirp is her only note; 偶尔低声地唧喳两声，

　　Braggart and prince of braggarts is he, 夫君却是自吹自擂的王子，

　　Pouring boasts from his little throat: 颇为自豪地不停叫唤，

　　Bobolink, Bobolink, 食米鸟，食米鸟，

　　Spink, spank, spink, 斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

　　Never was I afraid of man, 我可从来不怕人，

　　Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can. 无赖！流氓！有胆你就放马过来，

　　Chee, chee, chee. 唧，唧，唧。

　　Six white eggs on a bed of hay, 干草上，六只白色的蛋，

　　Flecked with purple, a pretty sight! 紫色的斑点，温润美丽，

　　There as the mother sits all day, 妈妈整天地孵坐窝里，

　　Robert is singing with all his might: 父亲快乐地吐露心声，

　　Bobolink, bobolink, 食米鸟，食米鸟，

　　Spink, spank, spink, 斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

　　Nice good wife that never goes out, 尽职的母亲从不挪窝，

　　Keeping house while I frolic about. 我却在一边玩耍嬉戏，

　　Chee, chee, chee. 唧，唧，唧。

　　Soon as the little ones chip the shell, 雏鸟们很快破壳而出，

　　Six wide mouths are open for food; 六只嗷嗷小嘴盼着食物，

　　Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well, 罗伯特·林肯抖擞精神，

　　Gathering seeds for the hungry brood.. 衔来草籽喂养待哺的宝贝，

　　Bobolink, bobolink, 食米鸟，食米鸟，

　　Spink, spank, spink, 斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

　　This new life is likely to be hard for a gay young fellow like me. 新出世的雏鸟们，今后或许像我同样艰难辛苦，

　　Chee, chee, chee. 唧，唧，唧。

　　Robert of Lincoln at length is made 罗伯特·林肯变了模样，

　　Sober with work, and silent with care; 精心地照料孩子不再歌唱，

　　Off is his holiday garment laid, 它脱下假日漂亮的盛装，

　　Half forgotten that merry air: 忘却快乐的和煦阳光，

　　Bobolink, bobolink, 食米鸟，食米鸟，

　　Spink, spank, spink, 斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

　　Nobody knows but my mate and I 除了我们夫妻俩，

　　Where our nest and our nestlings lie. 没人知道孵蛋的小窝搭在哪，

　　Chee, chee, chee. 唧，唧，唧。

　　Summer wanes; the children are grown; 夏天过去，雏鸟们已长大，

　　Fun and frolic no more he knows; 不再只知道嬉戏玩耍，

　　Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone; 老伴变得干瘪无趣，

　　Off he flies, and we sing as he goes: 罗伯特飞走时，歌谣依然在唱，

　　Bobolink, bobolink, 食米鸟，食米鸟，

　　Spink, spank, spink, 斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，

　　When you can pipe that merry old strain, 风笛吹响，古老迷人的曲调，

　　Robert of Lincoln, come back again. 罗伯特终于飞回来了，

　　Chee, chee, chee. 唧，唧，唧。