They say that Susan has no heart for learning;

They say, She simply dreams the day away for Sam’s returning.

They say that Jean and Jill have lost their hearts to James,

While neither has a care for education’s aims.

They say that pretty Helen’s eyes are burning

With misty dew of love’s sweet rosy yearning.

They say that Pat and Mike and Jane and John

Are Spring’s Eternal Lovers,

While knowledge only gathers dust in dusty covers.

Sing high, sing low,

Sing ever roundelay;

In twenty years,

let’s listen aye, again to what they say.

 

他們說蘇珊沒有學習的心；

他們說，她只是夢想著山姆回歸的那一天。

他們說吉恩和吉爾已經失去了對詹姆斯的心，

雖然他們都沒有關心教育的目標。

他們說漂亮海倫的眼睛在燃燒

伴隨著朦朧的愛情，甜美的玫瑰色嚮往。

他們說派特和麥克，以及珍和約翰

是春天的永恆戀人，

雖然知識只會在塵土飛揚的封面上收集灰塵。

高唱，低唱，

唱歌永遠響亮；

二十年來，

讓我們再聽聽他們說的話。