Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop [1] and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And ships are tossed [2] at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
[1] gallop [ˈɡæləp] v. 飞驰
[2] toss [tɔs] v. 颠簸