Last Mile Blues歌词由Ida Cox演唱,出自专辑《We Love Vintage Music, Vol. 15》,下面是《Last Mile Blues》完整版歌词!
Last Mile Blues歌词完整版
Last Mile Blues - Ida Cox
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You wonder why I'm grieving
你想知道我为什么悲伤
And feeling blue
郁郁寡欢
All I do is moan and cry
我所做的一切就是呻吟和哭泣
With me you'd be in sympathy
和我在一起你会感同身受
If you only knew
如果你知道
And here's the reason why
这就是为什么
Have you heard what
你是否听说
That mean old judge has done to me
那个刻薄的法官对我做了什么
He told the jury not to let my man go free
他告诉陪审团不要放了我的兄弟
There I stood
我伫立在那里
With my heart so full of misery
我的心中充满痛苦
He must die on the gallows
他必须死在绞刑架上
That was the court's decree
这是法院的裁决
I walked the floor
我走过舞池
Until his time was through
直到他的时代结束
The judge he said there's
法官说
Nothing you can do
你无能为力
He must die on the gallows
他必须死在绞刑架上
By his neck be hung
扼住他的脖子
He must pay with his life
他必须付出生命的代价
When that there trap is sprung
当那个陷阱出现时
He refused folks to talk
他拒绝别人的交谈
Until it was too late
直到一切都来不及
He gave his life to satisfy the state
他献出生命来满足这个状态
When they pull the black cap down
当他们摘下黑色帽子
Over my daddy's face
在我爸爸的面前
Lord I beg the sheriff
上帝啊我乞求警长
To let me take his place
让我取代他的位置
Now everyday I seem to see that news
如今我似乎每天都能看到新闻
I cry to hide my tears
我用哭来掩饰我的泪水
But what's the use
但是有什么用
Thirteen steps with his loving arms bound to his side
迈着十三步他充满爱的双臂紧抱着身旁
With a smile on his face
他面带微笑
That's how my daddy died
我爸爸就是这样死的