歌词
If you'll gather 'round me children
如果你把孩子们聚集在我身边
A story I will tell
我要讲一个故事
'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd an outlaw
帅小伙弗洛伊德是个歹徒
Oklahoma knew him well
俄克拉何马州很了解他
It was in the town of Shawnee
那是在肖尼镇
A Saturday afternoon
一个星期六下午
His wife beside him in his wagon
妻子靠着他坐在马车里
As into town they rode
他们驾着马车进城
There a deputy sheriff approached him
一个副警长走了过来
In a manner rather rude
以一种相当粗鲁的方式
Vulgar words of anger
喷着脏话
An' his wife she overheard
他的妻子无意中听到了
Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain
帅小伙抓起一根木棍
And the deputy grabbed his gun;
副警长拿起他的枪；
In the fight that followed
随后的战斗中
He laid that deputy down
他放倒了副手
Then he took to the trees and timber
然后逃进树林里
To live a life of shame;
过着耻辱的生活;
Every crime in Oklahoma
俄克拉荷马州的每一起犯罪
Was added to his name
都算到他的名字里
But a many a starving farmer
但是很多农民都在挨饿
The same old story told
讲述着同样的老故事
How the outlaw paid their mortgage
不法之徒如何支付他们的抵押贷款
And saved their little homes
拯救了他们的小家园
Others tell you 'bout a stranger
其他人会告诉你关于一个陌生人的事
That come to beg a meal
是来讨饭吃的
Underneath his napkin
在他的餐巾
Left a thousand dollar bill
留下了一张一千美元的钞票
It was in Oklahoma City
那是在俄克拉荷马城
It was on a Christmas Day
那个圣诞节
There was a whole car load of groceries
有整整一车吃的
Come with a note to say:
带个便条来说：
Well you say that I'm an outlaw
很好，你说我是个逃犯
You say that I'm a thief
你说我是个贼
Here's a Christmas dinner
这是圣诞晚餐
For the families on relief
为了那些需要救济的家庭
Yes as through this world I've wandered
是的，就像我在这个世界漂泊流浪
I've seen lots of funny men;
我见过很多有趣的人;
Some will rob you with a six-gun
有些人会用六杆枪抢劫你
And some with a fountain pen
有的拿着自来水笔
And as through your life you travel
就像你一生都在旅行
Yes as through your life you roam
不错，就像你一生都在游荡
You won't never see an outlaw
你永远不会看到一个亡命之徒
Drive a family from their home
把一家人从家里赶出去
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