笨小笨Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You歌词由The Carter Family演唱，出自专辑《Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way》，下面是《Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You》完整版歌词！
Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You歌词完整版
Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand - The Carter Family
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My tender parents brought me up
我温柔的父母养育了我
Provided for me well
让我心满意足
Was in the city of Lanson town
在兰森市的一个小镇上
They placed me in a mill
他们让我挣到了很多钱
It was there I spied a pretty fair miss
就在那里我发现了一个漂亮姑娘
On whom I cast my eye
我目不转睛地看着她
I asked her if she'd marry me
我问她是否愿意嫁给我
And she believed a lie
她相信了谎言
Three weeks ago last Saturday night
三周前上周六晚上
Of course it was the day
当然是那天
The devil put it in my mind to take her life away
恶魔让我耿耿于怀想夺走她的生命
I went into her sister's house
我去了她姐姐家
At eight o'clock one night
一天晚上八点
But little did the critter think on her
可这家伙对她不屑一顾
I had my spite
我心怀怨恨
I asked her
我问她
If she'd take a walk with me a little way
如果她愿意和我走一走
That she and I might have a talk
她和我可能会好好谈谈
About our wedding day
关于我们的婚礼
We walked along until we came to
我们一路向前走直到我们
My little desert place
我的荒漠之地
I grabbed this stick off of the fence
我从栅栏上抓起这根树枝
And struck her in the face
一拳打在她脸上
I run my fingers
我用我的手指
Through her coal-black hair to cover up my sins
透过她漆黑的秀发掩盖我的罪孽
I drug her to the riverside
我把她迷倒在河边
And there I plunged her in
我让她沉浸其中
I started back unto my mill I met my servant John
我回到我的工厂我遇见我的仆人约翰
He asked me why I was so pale
他问我为什么脸色这么苍白
And it so very warm
如此温暖
Come all young men and warning take
来吧年轻人听好了
Unto your lovers be true
忠于你的爱人
And never let the Devil get the upper hand of you
绝不要让恶魔占据你的上风
