笨小笨Mill Mother’s Lament歌词由Pete Seeger演唱，出自专辑《Pete Seeger ”The Banjo Man” American Folkways ballads (50 Successes - 1959-1962)》，下面是《Mill Mother’s Lament》完整版歌词！
Mill Mother’s Lament歌词完整版
Mill Mother's Lament - Pete Seeger
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We leave our homes in the morning
我们早上离开家
We kiss our children goodbye
我们与孩子吻别
While we slave for the bosses
当我们为老板卖命时
Our children scream and cry
我们的孩子嚎啕大哭
And when we draw our money
当我们赚到盆满钵满
Our grocery bills to pay
我们的杂货店账单要付
Not a cent to spend for clothing
连一分钱买衣服的钱都没有
Not a cent to lay away
一分钱都不存
And on that very evening
就在那一晚
Our little son will say
我们的小儿子会说
I need some shoes mother
我需要鞋子妈妈
And so does sister May
梅姐也一样
How it grieves the heart of a mother
一个母亲多么伤心
You everyone must know
你们每个人都知道
But we can't buy for our children
但我们给孩子买不到
Our wages are too low
我们的工资太低了
It is for our little children
都是为了我们的孩子
That seem to us so dear
在我们看来如此珍贵
But for us nor them dear workers
不是为了我们也不是为了那些亲爱的工人
The bosses do not care
老板不在乎
But understand all workers
但是要理解所有工人
Our union they do fear
他们害怕我们的结合
Let's stand together workers
让我们团结一致工人们
And have a union here
在这里建立一个联盟
