East Side, West Side
All around the town
The tots sing “Ring-a-Rosy”
“London Bridge is falling down”
Boys and girls together
Me and Mamie O’ Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic
On the sidewalks of New York

East Side, West Side
All around the town
The tots sing “Ring-a-Rosy”
“London Bridge is falling down”
Boys and girls together
Me and Mamie O’ Rourke
Tripped the light fantastic
On the sidewalks of New York

参考译文
　　　　纽约人行道
东边，西边
在城市的各处
小孩们唱着“围着玫瑰丛绕圈子”
“伦敦大桥在倒塌”
男孩和女孩在一起
还有我和玛米·奥罗克
在纽约的人行道上
跳着舞蹈

英语ABC
1. The Sidewalks of New York: sidewalk: (美国英语) 人行道=英国英语的pavement。
2. All around the town
all around: (在……)周围，各处
3. “Ring-a-Rosy”中“a”在这里是around的缩写，为了省去音节，这种现象在诗歌中常见。
4. “London Bridge is falling down”伦敦大桥在倒塌。这是一首著名的儿童歌谣。
5. tripped the light fantastic = dance 跳舞
说明：
（1）该习语来自诗人米尔顿的诗句“Come, and trip it as you go. / On the light fantastic toe.”
（2）该习语有点陈旧，使用时带点开玩笑或幽默的语气。
（3）该习语中的trip可用dance和tread替代。

           　　          Introduction to the Song
　　Over a hundred years ago the world’s first big hydroelectric power station was built at Niagara Falls. Eventually the electricity went all the way to New York City. Cheap electricity revolutionized the way cities looked. It added bright colorful lights, electric trolley cars, electric heat and refrigerators to our modern world. Niagara Falls became a favorite romantic place to visit while on your honeymoon. The beautiful huge Niagara Falls is an awesome reminder of nature’s power.

　　Niagara Falls and the extravagant sidewalks of New York City continue to attract people from all over the world. This old song shows that some things have not changed much in over a hundred years.

　　一百多年前，在尼亚加拉瀑布建起了世界上第一座大水电站。然后电一直输送到纽约城。便宜的电彻底改变了城市面貌。它给我们现代社会增加了色彩缤纷的灯光，电车，电暖气和电冰箱。尼亚加拉瀑布成了度蜜月时要去参观的一个富有浪漫色彩的旅游胜地。美丽巨大的尼亚加拉瀑布使你想到大自然的力量，令你肃然起敬。

　　尼亚加拉瀑布以及纽约城奢华的人行道继续吸引着全世界的人们。这首古老的歌曲表明有一些东西一百多年来从没有发生大的变化。