歌词
Long haired preachers come out every night
长发传教士每晚都出来布道
Try to tell you what's wrong and what's right
试着告诉你什么是错,什么是对
But when asked how 'bout something to eat
但一问吃点啥
They will answer with voices so sweet
他们就净说些好听的话
You will eat, bye and bye
不久你将会就餐的
In that glorious land above the sky
在天上的圣地
Work and Pray, live on hay
劳动吧!祈祷吧!靠干草过活吧!
You'll get pie in the sky when you die
你死后会得到天上掉下来的馅饼
And the starvation army they play
他们扮演饥饿大军
And they sing and they clap and they pray
他们唱歌、鼓掌、祈祷
Till they get all your coin on the drum
直到他们把你所有的硬币都敲到鼓上
Then they tell you when you are on the bum
然后他们会告诉你什么时候你在流浪
If you fight hard for children and wife
如果你努力争取孩子和妻子
Try to get something good in this life
试着在生活中找到一些好的东西
You're a sinner and bad man they tell
他们说你是个罪人,是个坏人
When you die you will sure go to hell
你死后一定会下地狱
Workingmen of all countries unite
全世界的工人联合起来
Side by side we for freedom will fight;
为了自由,我们并肩战斗
When the world and it's wealth we have gained
当世界和它的财富,我们已经获得
To the grafters we'll sing this refrain
我们要对嫁接者唱这副歌
You will eat, bye and bye
不久你将会就餐的
When you've learned how to cook and to fry
当你学会了如何烹饪和油炸
Chop some wood, 'twill do you good
劈点木柴,斜纹布对你有好处
And you'll eat in the sweet bye and bye
不久你将在美好的日子用餐
专辑信息
1.Ragged Hungry Blues (Pt.1)
2.Ragged Hungry Blues (Pt.2)
3.The Preacher & The Slave
4.The Hammer Song