歌词
Highwater (for Charlie Patton)
Highwater risin', rising night and day
洪水没日没夜暴涨
All the gold and silver are being stolen away
金银财宝全被偷走了
Big joe turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mind
Big joe也心怀鬼胎，东张西望（Big Joe Turne是R&B和＂爵士乐＂的双重传奇人物）
He made it to kansas city, twelfth street and vine
可算到了堪萨斯城，满是藤蔓的第十二街
Nothin' standing there
可是那里一无所有
Highwater everywhere
满眼汪洋
Highwater rising the shacks are sliding down
洪水依旧在暴涨，棚屋倒塌
Folks lose their possessions, the folks are leaving town
人们失去财产，开始四散逃灾
Reformation shook it, broke it, then she hung it on the wall
伯莎•梅森摇晃它，打破它，又把它挂在墙上（Bertha Mason是《简爱》中的人物）
Say you dancin' with whom they tell you to or you don't dance at all
说道，你只能和我指定的人跳舞，否则就算了
It's tough out there
洪水汹涌
Highwater everywhere
满目汪洋
I got a craven love for blazin' speed
我渴望能有冲天的快感
I got a hopped up mustang ford
以磕嗨作乐
Jump into the wagon, love
小姑娘，上来吧
Throw your panties overboard
把你们的裤衩扔到海里
I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind
我能写出那种令 猛男落泪的诗歌
I'm no pig without a wig, i hope you treat me kind
我又不是什么人模狗样的东西，你得对我好点
Things are breakin' up out there
么都没剩下
Highwater everywhere
一片汪洋
Highwater rising, six inches above my head
洪水暴涨过头顶六英寸
Coffins droppin' in the street like balloons made out of lead
棺材漂在街上，像铅铸的气球
Water poured into vicksburg, don't know what i'm gonna do
水涌入维克斯堡，我不知道该怎么办
Don't reach out for me, she said, can't you see i'm drowning too
她说“别在慌乱中抓住我你难道看不出来我也溺水了吗”
It's rough out there
洪水汹涌
Highwater everywhere
满目汪洋
Well, george lewes told the englishman, the italian and the jew
乔治刘易斯告诉英国人，意大利人和犹太人
You can't open up your mind, boys, to every conceivable point of view
小伙子，你的思绪不可能开阔到认识所有维度
They got charles darwin trapped out there on highway 5
人们发现达尔文被困在五号公路
Judge says to the high sheriff, i want them dead or alive
法官对警察说，我掌握着他们的生死
Either one, i don't care
他们的死活，我不在乎
Highwater everywhere
满目汪洋
Well, the cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies
杜鹃是种漂亮鸟，能飞能唱
I'm preachin' the word of god, i'm puttin' out your eyes
我布道上帝的声音，我要弄瞎你们的眼睛
I asked fat nancy for someth'n' to eat, she said take it off the shelf
我找胖子南希要一点东西吃，她说，把它从架子上拿下来吧
As great as you are man, you'll never be greater than yourself
你也很伟大，兄弟，但你终究是你
I told her i didn't really care
我告诉她，我并不在意
Highwater everywhere
满目汪洋
I get up in the mornin', i believe i'll dust my broom
我清早起床，我相信我会掸掉笤帚上的灰
Keepin' away from the women, i'm givin' them lots of room
离女人们远点，我会给他们足够的空间
Thunder rollin' over clarksdale, everythin' a-lookin' blue
克拉克斯代尔上空雷鸣阵阵，要完蛋了
I just can't be happy, love, unless you're happy too
亲爱的，我高兴不起来，除非你也快乐
It's bad out there
真是糟糕
Highwater everywhere
满目汪洋
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