Pretty Boy Floyd歌词由Woody Guthrie演唱,出自专辑《Camping & Folk Music》,下面是《Pretty Boy Floyd》完整版歌词!
Pretty Boy Floyd歌词完整版
Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie (伍迪·格思里)/Pete Seeger
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Written by:Guthrie
If you'll gather 'round me children
孩子们如果你们聚集在我身边
A story I will tell
我会讲述一个故事
'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd an outlaw
漂亮男孩弗洛伊德是个亡命之徒
Oklahoma knew him well
奥克拉荷马对他了如指掌
It was in the town of Shawnee
那是在肖尼镇
A Saturday afternoon
周六的下午
His wife beside him in his wagon
他的妻子坐在他的车里
As into town they rode
他们开车进城
There a deputy sheriff approached him
有个副警长来找他
In a manner rather rude
粗鲁无礼
Vulgar words of anger
粗俗的愤怒话语
An' his wife she overheard
他的妻子无意中听到了
Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain
漂亮男孩拿起一条木链
And the deputy grabbed his gun
警官拿起他的枪
In the fight that followed
在随后的战斗中
He laid that deputy down
他干掉了那个警官
Then he took to the trees and timber
然后他来到树林和树林里
To live a life of shame
过着耻辱的生活
Every crime in Oklahoma
奥克拉荷马的每一次犯罪
Was added to his name
被添加到他的名字里
But a many a starvin' farmer
还有许多饥肠辘辘的农民
The same old story told
老生常谈的故事
How the outlaw paid their mortgage
亡命之徒如何偿还抵押贷款
And saved their little homes
拯救了他们小小的家园
Others tell you 'bout a stranger
别人对你说陌生人的事情
That come to beg a meal
都是来讨口饭吃的
Underneath his napkin
藏在他的纸巾下面
Left a thousand-dollar bill
留下一张千元大钞
It was in Oklahoma City
那是在奥克拉荷马城
It was on a Christmas Day
那是在圣诞节
There was a whole car load of groceries
有一整辆车装满了食品杂货
Come with a note to say
带着一张纸条来告诉我
Well you say that I'm an outlaw
你说我是个亡命之徒
You say that I'm a thief
你说我是贼
Here's a Christmas dinner
这是一顿圣诞大餐
For the families on relief
为了那些靠救济过活的家庭
Yes as through this world I've wandered
没错就像我在这世界徘徊
I've seen lots of funny men
我见过很多有趣的男人
Some will rob you with a six-gun
有人会拿着手枪抢劫你
And some with a fountain pen
有些人拿着钢笔
And as through your life you travel
在你的人生旅途中
Yes as through your life you roam
你的人生四处漂泊
You won't never see an outlaw
你永远不会看到亡命之徒
Drive a family from their home
把一家人赶出家园