《這位老人》的中文歌詞翻譯如下:
《This Old Man》
This old man, this old man
這位老人,這位老人
Knew how to handle it
懂得如何把握
And he did it in style
且以風範處理
Now he's a rusty hunk of junk
如今他是一個生鏽的破舊物件
The things he used to know
他曾懂得的事物
He used to know so well
他曾瞭若指掌
Now they're gone, they're rusted out and old
如今他們已消失,生鏽且老舊
This old man, this old man
這位老人,這位老人
Knew how to handle it
懂得如何把握
And he did it in style
且以風範處理
Now he's a rusty hunk of junk
如今他是一個生鏽的破舊物件
But he still can't let it go
但他仍然無法放手
He's got a rusty hunk of pride
他有一個生鏽的自尊心
That won't let him down
不會讓他跌倒
He's got a rusty hunk of history
他有一個生鏽的歷史故事
That he's gonna keep forever more
他將永遠保留下去
This old man, this old man
這位老人,這位老人
Gonna hang onto that rusty hunk of junk a while longer
將要再執著那個生鏽破舊物件一會兒
這首歌以輕鬆幽默的方式歌頌了老人過去的熱情和才智,即使現在年老力衰,仍有一種不屈不撓的精神。歌詞簡單易懂,富有哲理,是當地家喻戶曉的一首民歌。