The lord may live right royally,

地主或許稱地為王，

The soldier ride in pomp and pride,

軍人趾高氣昂，昂首闊步，

The sailor roam over ocean wide;

水手航遍洋海；

But this or that, whatever befall,

無論誰與共，

The farmer he must feed them all.

農夫須得養活天下之人。

The writer thinks, the poet sings,

作家振筆疾書，詩人吟唱，

The craftsmen fashion wondrous things,

工匠巧奪天工，

The doctor heals, the lawyer pleads,

醫師杏林春暖，律師雄才莫辨，

The miner follows the precious leads;

礦工沿著鉛礦的痕跡賣命；

But this or that, whatever befall,

無論誰與共，

The farmer he must feed them all.

農夫是大家求溫飽的糧人。

The merchant he may buy and sell,

商人待價而沽，

The teacher do his duty well,

教師克盡職守，

But men may toil through busy days,

人們幾家忙碌奔波，

Or men may stroll through pleasant ways;

幾家歡樂與共；

From king to beggar, whatever befall,

上至君王，下至乞討者，生死與共，

The farmer he must feed them all.

莊稼人須得餵飽天下人。

The farmer's trade is one of worth,

「農」之於士農工商，

He's partner with the sky and earth,

農人天地與共，

He's partner with the sun and rain,

陰晴與共，

And no man loses for his gain;

他們的獲利不仰賴任何犧牲，

And men may rise, or men may fall,

人們或許高昇，或許謫貶，

But the farmer he must feed them all.

農夫須得餵養天下人。

God bless the man who sows the wheat,

上天保佑播種的莊稼人，

Who finds us milk and fruit and meat,

我們得以擁有奶水、瓜果與肉，

May his purse be heavy, his heart be light,

願他們豐收，身心愉快，

His cattle and corn and all go right ;

家禽與良田皆茁壯；

God bless the seeds his hands let fall,

保佑他親手撒下的種子，

For the farmer he must feed us all.

因為，農夫須得養活天下眾人。