歌词
I live on a street named after a Saint
我住在一条“圣”字打头的街道
Women in the churches wear powder and paint
教堂里的女人身着粉彩与颜料
Where the Jews and Catholics and the Muslim all pray
犹太人、天主教徒和穆斯林在一起祈祷
I can tell they're praying from a mile away
在一英里以外祈祷
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Reed indeed
再见，吉米里德（美国著名黑人蓝调音乐家，于1976年逝世）
Give me that old time religion, it's just what I need
把旧时的宗教带给我，这正是我所需要的
For thine is kingdom, the power, the glory
王国、权力、荣耀皆归于汝
Go tell it down the mountain, go tell the real story
到山下去，去传颂真正的故事
Tell it in that straightforward, puritanical tone
用清教徒的语调直截了当地说出来
In the mystic hours when a person's alone
在一个人独处地神秘时刻
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, godspeed
再见，吉米里德，上帝保佑汝
Thump on the bible, proclaim a creed
敲打着圣经，宣扬着信条
You won't amount to much, the people all said
人们都说，你并没有那么了不起
'Cause I didn't play guitar behind my head
因为你的吉他声并未萦绕我脑海
Never pandered, never acted proud
你从不迎合他人，从不骄傲自得
Never took of my shoes, throw 'em in the crowd
从未脱下我的鞋，扔到人群中
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, goodnight
再见，吉米里德，晚安
Put a jewel in your crown and put out the lights
在你的王冠镶上一枚宝石，然后将灯熄灭
They threw everything at me, everything in the book
他们将书中的一切都掷到我面前
I had nothing to fight with but a butcher's hook
我手无寸铁，除了一柄屠夫的铁钩
They had no pity, they never lend a hand
他们没有怜悯之心，他们从不伸出援手
I can't sing a song that I don't understand
我不能演唱一首我不理解的歌曲
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye, good luck
再见，吉米里德，祝你好运
I can't play the record 'cause my needle got stuck
我播放不了你的唱片，因为唱片机的针脚卡住了
Transparent woman in a transparent dress
透明的女人穿着透明的衣服
Suits you well, I must confess
我承认那很适合你
I'll break open your grapes, I'll suck out the juice
我把你的葡萄掰开，把果汁吸出来
I need you like my head needs a noose
我需要你，好像我的头需要绞索一般
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, goodbye and so long
再见，吉米里德，永别了
I thought I could resist her but I was so wrong
我原以为你能够反抗她，但我错了
God be with you, brother dear
上帝将与你同在，亲爱的兄弟
If you don't mind me asking what brings you here?
如果你不介意我问你为什么来到这里？
Oh, nothing much, I'm just looking for the man
喔，没什么，我只是在寻找一个人
Need to see where he's lying in this lost land
我需要看看他躺着的那片失落的土地
Goodbye Jimmy Reed, and everything within ya
再见，吉米里德，和你内在的一切
Can't you hear me calling from down in Virginia?
难道你不曾听见我从弗吉尼亚发出的呼唤？
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