As I rode into Burrumbeet,

I met a man with funny feet;

And when I asked him why his feet were strange,

he rolled his eye

And said the rain would spoil the wheat;

So I rode into Burrumbeet.

 

As I rode into Beetaloo,

I met a man whose nose was blue;

And when I asked him how he got a nose like that, 

he answered, 

"What do bullocks mean when they say 'moo'?"

So I rode on to Beetaloo.

 

As I rode into Ballarat,

I met a man without a hat;

And when I said he might take cold,

He cried, "The hills are quite as old

as yonder plains, but not so flat."

So I rode on to Ballarat.

 

As I rode into Gundagai,

I met a man and passed him by.

without a nod, passed him by.

He turned and said he'd never heard

or seen a man as wise as I.

But I rode on to Gundagai.

 

As I rode homeward, full of doubt,

I met a stranger, riding out;

A foolish man he seemed to me;

But nay! " I am yourself, yourself," said he,

"Just as you were when you rode out."

So I rode homeward, free of doubt!

 

當我騎馬到布隆畢特時， 

我遇到了一個腳長得很有趣的男人； 

而且，當我問他為什麼他的腳很奇怪，

他翻了個白眼 

並說雨會破壞小麥；

所以我騎馬去布隆畢特。

 

當我騎馬去比塔盧時， 

我遇到了一個有藍鼻子的男人；

當我問他是怎麼得到這樣的鼻子，

他回答說，

「當公牛說哞，意味著什麼？」 

所以我騎去比塔盧。

 

當我騎馬去巴拉瑞特時，

我遇到了一個不戴帽子的男人；

而且當我說他這樣可能會感冒， 

他喊道，「山丘已經老了 

如同平原，但不是那麼平坦。」

所以我騎馬去巴拉瑞特。

 

當我騎馬去岡德蓋時， 

我遇到了一個男人，從他身旁經過。 

沒有點頭，從他身旁經過。 

他轉身並說他從未聽過 

或看過一個男人像我這樣如此聰明。 

但我騎馬去岡德蓋。

 

當我騎馬回家時，充滿疑惑， 

我遇到一個騎著馬的陌生人；

在我看來，他是個愚蠢的人；

但是，不，「我就是你」，他說， 

「就像你騎馬的時候。」

所以我毫無疑問地騎馬回家！