Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Would not take the garbage out
Tidak akan membuang sampahnya
She’d scour the pots and scrap the pans
Dia melahap pot dan memo panci
Candy the yams and spice the hams
Permen ubi jalar dan bumbu paha
And though her daddy would scream and shout
Dan meskipun ayahnya akan berteriak dan berteriak
She simply would not take the garbage out
Dia tidak akan membuang sampahnya
And so it pulled up to the ceilings
Jadi ditarik ke langit-langit
Coffee grounds, potato peelings
Beras kopi, kulit kentang
Brown bananas, rottens peas
Pisang coklat, kacang polong rottens
Chunks of sour cottage cheese
Potongan keju cottage asam
It filled the can it covered the floor
Isi kaleng itu menutupi lantai
It cracked the window and blocked the door
Pintu itu membuka jendela dan menutup pintu
With bacon rinds and chicken bones
Dengan kulit bacon dan tulang ayam
Drippy ends of ice cream cones
Tepung es krim tipis
Prunes pits, peach pits, orange peel
Lubang plum, selai persik, kulit jeruk
Gloppy glumps of cold oatmeal
Glumpul dingin oatmeal dingin
Pizza crusts and withered greens
Pizza remah dan sayuran layu
Soggy beans and tangerines
Kacang basah dan jeruk keprok
Crusts of black burned butter toast
Kerak roti mentega yang dibakar hitam
Grisly bits of beefy roast
Goreng daging panggang gemuk
The garbage rolled on down the hall
Sampah itu terguling di lorong
It raised the roof, it broke the wall
Ini mengangkat atap, dindingnya pecah
Greesy napkins, cookie crumbs
Serbet kesayangan, remah kue
Glops of gooey bubble gum
Glops permen karet gelisah
Celaphane from green bologna
Celaphane dari bologna hijau
Rubbery blubbery macaroni
Pereda karet macaroni
Peanut butter caked and dry
Selai kacang dilapisi dan dikeringkan
Curdled milk and crusts of pie
Susu basah dan remah-remah kue
Moldy melons, dried up mustard
Melon berjamur, mustard kering
Egg shells mixed with lemon custard
Cangkang telur dicampur dengan custard lemon
Cold french fries and rancid meat
Kentang goreng dingin dan daging tengik
Yellow lumps of cream-of-wheat
Kuning benjolan krim-of-gandum
At last the garbage reached so high
Akhirnya sampahnya sampai begitu tinggi
That finally it touched the sky
Itu akhirnya menyentuh langit
All the neighbors moved away
Semua tetangga pindah
And none of her friends would come to play
Dan tidak ada teman-temannya yang datang untuk bermain
And finally Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Dan akhirnya Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Said “Okay, I’ll take the garbage out”
“Oke, saya akan mengambil sampahnya”
Then of course it was too late
Lalu tentu saja sudah terlambat
The garbage reached across the state
Sampahnya sampai ke seluruh negara bagian
From New York to the Golden Gate
Dari New York ke Golden Gate
And there in the garbage she did hate
Dan di sana ada sampah yang memang dia benci
Poor Sarah met an awful fate
Sarah malang menemui nasib yang mengerikan
That I cannot right now relate
Bahwa sekarang saya tidak bisa berhubungan
Because the hour is much to late
Karena jamnya sudah sangat terlambat
The children remember Sarah Stout
Anak-anak ingat Sarah Stout
And always take the yummy garbage out
Dan selalu ambil sampah yang enak