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He's In The Jailhouse Now - Little Milton
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Written by:Burt Murphy
I remember last election
我还记得上次选举
Sam Jones got in action
山姆·琼斯行动起来
Said he'd vote for the man
他说他会投那个人的票
Who paid the biggest price
谁付出了最大的代价
The next day at the polls
第二天在投票所
He voted with heart and soul
他全心全意地投票
But instead of voting once
可我没有投一次票
He voted twice
他投了两次票
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
Instead of staying at home
而不是待在家里
Leaving the white folks'
离开白人
Business alone
独自做生意
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
You remember Henry Crew
你还记得亨利·库鲁吗
He sold that no good brew
他卖的不是好东西
He sold it to the police on the beat
他在巡逻的时候卖给了警察
Now Henry's feeling funny
现在亨利感觉怪怪的
The police gave him marked money
警察给了他带标记的钞票
Now he's got a ball and chain
现在他戴着金链子
Around his feet
在他的脚边
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
The judge gave him two years
法官判他两年
And Henry shed a tear
亨利流下了眼泪
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
Tom was walking down the street
汤姆走在大街上
A little girl he chanced to meet
他偶然遇见一个小女孩
Took her to every cabaret in town
带她去城里的每个歌舞厅
He spent his money on liquor
他把钱都用来买醉
His trouble's getting thicker
他的麻烦越来越大
And now he's jailhouse bound
现在他被关进了监狱
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
If he's got a political friend
如果他有一个政治朋友
The judge's sentence
法官的判决
He will suspend
他会被停职
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
Jim Johnson liked to run around
吉姆·约翰逊喜欢到处跑
Flirt with every girl in town
Until one day he flirted
直到有一天他撩拨我
With Benny's wife
和Benny的老婆在一起
She was ugly
她丑陋无比
And benny cut him in the face
Benny一拳打在他脸上
It was a bad disgrace
真是奇耻大辱
But now he's graveyard bound
但现在他已经走上了坟墓
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里
And it was his friend
那是他的朋友
That let this matter end
让这一切就此结束
He's in the jailhouse now
他现在在监狱里