My Name Is John Johanna歌词由吴尐少演唱,出自专辑《Anthology of American Folk Music》,下面是《My Name Is John Johanna》完整版歌词!
My Name Is John Johanna歌词完整版
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My name is John Johanna
我的名字是约翰约翰娜
I came from Buffalo town
我来自水牛城
For nine long years
整整九年
I've traveled this wide wide world around
我走遍了大千世界
Through ups and downs and miseries
经历起起落落和痛苦
And some good days I saw
我看见美好的日子
But I never knew what misery was
但我不知道什么是痛苦
'Til I went to Arkansas
直到我去了阿肯色州
I went up to the station
我去了车站
The operator to find
运营商找
Told him my situation and where I wanted to ride
告诉他我的处境我想去哪里
Said Hand me down five dollars
给我五块钱
Lad a ticket you shall draw
哥们你得开一张罚单
That'll land you safely railway
这会让你安全着陆
In the state of Arkansas
在阿肯色州
I rode up to the station
我开车去了车站
Then chanced to meet a friend
偶然遇见一位朋友
Alan Catcher was his name
他的名字是AlanCatcher
Although they called him Cain
虽然他们叫他该隐
His hair hung down in rat tails below his under jaw
他下巴下方垂挂着鼠尾状的头发
He said he run the best hotel
他说他经营着最好的酒店
In the state of Arkansas
在阿肯色州
I followed my companion
我跟随我的同伴
To his respected place
去往他尊敬的地方
Saw pity and starvation was pictured on his face
他的脸上流露出怜悯和饥饿的表情
His bread was old corn dodgers
他的钞票都是那种东西
His beef I could not chaw
他的恩怨我不屑一顾
He charged me fifty cents a day
他一天收我五十美分
In the state of Arkansas
在阿肯色州
I got up that next morning
第二天早上我醒来
To catch that early train
去赶早班火车
He said Don't be in a hurry lad
他说不要着急小伙子
I have some land to drain
我有一片土地需要开发
You'll get your fifty cents a day
你一天就能挣到五毛钱
And all that you can chaw
你可以尽情咀嚼
You'll find yourself a different lad
你会发现你已经变了一个人
When you leave old Arkansas
当你离开阿肯色州
I worked six weeks for the son of a gun
我为一个工作了六个星期
Alan Catcher was his name
他的名字是AlanCatcher
He stood seven feet two inches
他身高七英尺二英寸
As tall as any crane
和起重机一样高
I got so thin on sassafras tea
喝着黄樟茶我好瘦
I could hide behind a straw
我可以躲在稻草后面
You bet I was a different lad
你确信我是个与众不同的男孩
When I left old Arkansas
当我离开阿肯色州
Farewell you old swamp rabbits
再见了你们这些沼泽兔
Also you dodger pills
还有你那种东西
Likewise you walking skeletons
同样你是行走的骷髅
You old sassafras hills
你这黄泉山
If you ever see my face again
如果你再见到我
I'll hand you down my paw
我会把你放在手心
I'll be lookin' through a telescope
我会用望远镜观察
From home to Arkansas
从家乡到阿肯色州