A
A was an Area Arch
Where washerwomen sat;
They made a lot of lovely starch
To starch Papa's Cravat.
A曾是個大橋洞，
洗衣婦們坐洞中，
搓呀洗呀多賣力，
洗出領帶供爸爸用。
B
B was a Bottle blue,
Which was not very small;
Papa he filled it full of beer,
And then he drank it all.
B曾是一隻酒瓶，
個頭兒不小的藍瓶，
爸爸每回裝滿了酒，
咕咚咕咚一飲而盡。
C
C was Papa's gray Cat,
Who caught a squeaky Mouse;
She pulled him by his twirly tail
All about the house.
C曾是爸爸的大灰貓，
捉了隻耗子在玩鬧；
抓住耗子的卷尾巴，
拖著它轉圈滿屋子跑。
D
D was Papa's white Duck,
Who had a curly tail;
One day it ate a great fat frog,
Besides a leetle snail.
D曾是爸爸的小白鴨，
甩著翹翹的尾巴；
有一天吃了隻小蝸牛，
還吃了一隻大肥蛙。
E
E was a little Egg,
Upon the breakfast table;
Papa came in and ate it up
As fast as he was able.
E曾是隻小雞蛋，
擱在桌上當早餐；
爸爸早晨一進來，
狼吞虎咽就吃完。
F
F was a little Fish.
Cook in the river took it Papa said,
"Cook! Cook! bring a dish!
And, Cook! be quick and cook it!"
F曾是條小魚，
被廚師在河裏捉去；
爸爸說：“快，煮了它！
趕緊端到桌上去！”
G
G was Papa's new Gun;
He put it in a box;
And then he went and bought a bun,
And walked about the Docks.
G曾是爸爸的新槍，
在盒子裏麵安放；
他買了個饅頭離開，
到碼頭上閑逛。
H
H was Papa's new Hat;
He wore it on his head;
Outside it was completely black,