Too Good For The Average Man歌词由Blossom Dearie演唱,出自专辑《Soubrette: Sings Broadway Hit Songs》,下面是《Too Good For The Average Man》完整版歌词!
Too Good For The Average Man歌词完整版
Too Good For The Average Man - Blossom Dearie (布洛森·迪儿莉)
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Written by:Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers
When russia was white
那时的俄罗斯还是白人
It was white for the classes
这是白色的
And black for the masses
黑人代表大众
Unfortunate asses
倒霉蛋
All wealth belonged to few
所有财富都属于少数人
When England was Tudor
当英国还是都铎王朝时
The king and his cronies
国王和他的亲信
Had cocktails at Tony's
在Tony家喝了鸡尾酒
The poor had baloneys
穷人有很多钱
And that's how England grew
这就是英格兰成长的原因
Sing lah and huzzah for the poor folks
为穷人歌唱吧欢呼吧
As long as the poor folks are your folks
只要穷人还是你的亲人
Finer things are for the finer folk
更好的东西都是为更优秀的人准备的
Thus society began
社会就这样开始了
Caviar for peasants is a joke
鱼子酱对农民来说就是个笑话
It's too good for the average man
一般男人都望尘莫及
Supper clubs are for the upper folk
夜宵俱乐部是上流人士的聚会
Packed like sardines in a can
就像罐头里的沙丁鱼
Through the smoke you get your check and choke
在硝烟弥漫的世界里你拼命挣钱
It's too good for the average man
一般男人都望尘莫及
Each poor man has a wife he must stick to
每个可怜的男人都有一个他必须依附的妻子
Men of fashion can be cocky
赶时髦的人可以骄傲自大
To be caught in flagrante delecto
被抓个正着
Is much too good for the average monkey
对普通猴子来说太好了
All night parties drinking like a lord
彻夜狂欢酣快畅饮
Fit into our social plan
融入我们的社会计划
Waking in the alcoholic ward
在嗜酒如命的病房里醒来
Is too good for the average man
对普通人来说太过美好
Fancy nerves are for the fancy class
上流社会的人都喜欢花里胡哨的神经
Since psychiatry began
自从精神病学出现以来
Neurostania isn't for the mass
精神紧张不适合大众
It's too good for the average man
一般男人都望尘莫及
Rich old age can blossom like a rose
富有的老年可以像玫瑰一样绽放
Plastic surgeons have a plan
整形外科医生胸有成竹
Cutting up your face to spite your nose
划伤你的脸来伤害你的鼻子
It's too good for the average man
一般男人都望尘莫及
Lots of kids for a poor wife or dandy
一个可怜的妻子和花花公子要好多孩子
Girls of fashion can be choosy
时尚女孩可以挑三拣四
Birth control and the modus operandi
计划生育和作案手法
Are much too good for the average floozy
对普通人来说太好了
Psychoanalysts are all the world
精神分析师就是全世界
Rich men pay them all they can
有钱人竭尽所能地付出代价
Waking up to find that he's a girl
一觉醒来发现他是个女孩
It's too good for the average man
一般男人都望尘莫及