歌词
Well thinkin' of my school days, I remember Maybelline
还在学校里的日子,有这么一位梅贝琳
Used to dance with her all night she was little sweet sixteen
我和她曾经彻夜跳舞,她还是个十六岁的小个子甜心
Her brother used to chase me
她哥哥那时老想抓我
He thought I did, but I never could
他以为我已经干了那事,我其实从没做成
I used to call him Little Queenie
我总是叫他小奎妮
His name was Johnnie B. Good
他的真名是约翰尼·B. 古德
I used to hold her 'til I was older
我和她只是拥抱,直到我再长了几岁年纪
Then I got bolder
我胆子也就更大
Her brother used to scold her
她哥哥那时老骂她
I left there in the mornin'
我就在一个早晨离开了那地方
Went back to Memphis, Tennessee
回到了田纳西的孟菲斯
You know her brother never found me
你知道,她哥哥从没找到过我
And that's all right with me
我觉得这样就挺不错
I went to New York City to find what could be found
我去了纽约城去找寻供人所寻的东西
Just for kicks down sixty six, stopped in L.A. Town
在66号公路上一路走,停在洛杉矶(Get Your Kicks on Route 66是知名的节奏布鲁斯标准曲)
Yes I went to California just to see what I could see
是啊我去了加州就为了看看我所能看的东西
Well nobody knew just where I was
没人知道我在哪里
And that's alright with me
这样就挺合我意
You know I met a girl named Carol
你知道,我遇到过一个叫卡罗尔的女孩
And her girlfriend sweet Nadine,
和她的女友,甜蜜的纳汀
Played the rock n' roll music
她演奏摇滚乐
Used to kiss me in between
间歇与我亲吻
Roll over Beethoven that happened to be her favorite song
和着贝多芬的音乐做,那恰好是她最爱的曲子
But we never did much rollin
'但我们没有来过几次
I didn't stay there long
我在那儿呆得不久
I used to hold her and try to mould her
我曾经拥抱过她,曾经想要改变她
Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
但有人告诉她,纳汀与我还要胆大
I left there in the mornin'
我就在一个早晨离开了那地方
Went back to Memphis, Tenneessee
回到了田纳西的孟菲斯
You know, I never saw her face again
你知道,我再也没看见过她的脸
And that's alright with me
我对此也没意见
I used to hold her and try to mold her
我曾经拥抱过她,曾经想要改变她
Somebody told her, Nadine and I were bolder
但有人告诉她,纳汀与我还要胆大
I left there in the mornin'
我就在一个早晨离开了那地方
Went back to Memphis, Tenneessee
回到了田纳西的孟菲斯
You know, I never saw her face again
你知道,我再也没看见过她的脸
And that's alright with me
我对此也没意见
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