Lyric

Long, long ago, in a certain place, there lived an old man and an old woman

Every day, the old man went to the mountains to cut firewood, and the old woman went to the river to wash clothes

One day, while the old woman was washing clothes at the river, she saw a huge peach floating down the stream, bobbing along

“Goodness! What a wonderful treat this will be,” she said

She picked up the big peach and carried it home

When the old man and the old woman tried to cut the peach to eat it, a healthy baby boy jumped out from inside

“This must be a gift from the gods,” they said

The old man and the old woman, who had no children, were overjoyed

They named the boy Momotaro, the Peach Boy

Momotaro grew quickly and soon became a strong, brave young man