歌词与中文翻译
Bessie was more than just a friend of mine
贝茜已然不止是我的挚友
We shared the good times with the bad
我们甘之如饴
Now many a year has passed me by
如今时光如水从我指缝间流逝
I still recall the best thing I ever had
我还是在思绪着那些曾经拥有的珍贵
Now I'm just going down the road to see Bessie
现在我沿着这条路去见贝茜
Oh, see her soon
不久就会见到她
I‘m just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
我踏着红砖青瓦来见贝茜·史密斯
When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do
我好奇她会无措吗当我出现时
All the crazy things I had tried
我尝试过任何失频的事情
Well I tried them all and then some
不停地为此试了又试
But if you're lucky one day you'll find out
如果你被幸运眷顾，在某一天你会解开
Where it is you're really comin' from
是哪个摇篮真正孕育了你的谜底
Now I'm just going down the road to see Bessie
现在我沿着这条路去见贝茜
Oh, see her soon
很快就要见到她了
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
穿过八街九陌就能拥抱贝茜·史密斯
When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do
当我出现我好奇她会是惊喜无措或热泪盈眶
Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
在彼时惘然
But back then, I didn't worry about a thing
但重溯那时，我仍不会忡忡忧心
And now again I still wonder to myself
现在我又如坠五里雾
Was it her sweet love or the way that she could sing
这是她对我四溢的爱或只是她笙歌的方式？
Now I'm going down the road to se Bessie
现在我踏着这条路去见贝茜
Oh, see her soon
很快就要见到她了
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
我穿过花前月下去拥抱贝茜·史密斯
When I get there I'm wondering what she'll do
她是否也会拥抱我呢？