(1)
Dark brown is the river，黑褐色的河流，
Golden is the sand.金黃色的沙丘
It floats along forever，沿着樹的兩邊
With trees on either hand.它永遠在漂流。
(2)
Green leaves a-floating，綠葉在水上漂流，
Castles of the foam，泡沫造成的城堡，
Boats of mine a-floating---我的`船在水上漂浮，
Where will all come home? 那裏才是歸途?
(3)
On goes the river 河水繼續地流着
And out past the mill，經過了磨坊，
Away down the valley，流下山谷，
Away down the hill.再流下山崗。
(4)
Away down the river，河水向下流轉，
A hundred miles or more，有一百哩長，或者更多，
Other little children 別的孩子們
Shall bring my boats ashore.將會把我的船帶到岸邊。
by R. L. Stevenson
