歌词
High water risin', risin' night and day
洪水没日没夜地暴涨
All the gold and silver are being stolen away
金银财宝全被偷光
Big Joe Turner lookin' East and West From the dark room of his mind Big Joe Turner
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
There was nothing standing there
可是那里一无所有
High water everywhere
满眼汪洋
High water risin
'洪水依旧在暴涨
The shacks are slidin' down
棚屋倒塌
Folks lose their possessions
人们失去财产
Folks are leaving town
开始四散逃灾
Bertha Mason shook, it broke it
伯莎•梅森摇晃它，打破它（Bertha Mason是《简爱》中的人物）
Then she hung it on a wall
又把它挂在墙上
Says, "You're dancin' with whom they tell you to
说道，你只能和我指定的人跳舞
Or you don't dance at all"
否则就算了
It's tough out there
洪水汹涌
High water everywhere
满目汪洋
I got a cravin' love for blazing speed
我渴望能有瘾君子的快感
Got a hopped up Mustang Ford
以嗑嗨作乐
Jump into the wagon, love
小姑娘，上来吧
Throw your panties overboard
把你们的内裤扔到海里
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
我不是人模狗样的东西，你得对我好点
Things are breakin' up out there
什么都没剩下
High water everywhere
一片汪洋
High water risin', six inches 'bove 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 pourin' into Vicksburg
水涌入维克斯堡
Don't know what I'm going to do
我不知道该怎么办
"Don't reach out for me," she said
她说“别在慌乱中抓住我”
"Can't you see I'm drownin' too?"“
你难道看不出来我也溺水了吗”
It's rough out there
洪水汹涌
High water everywhere
满目汪洋
Well, George Lewis told the Englishman
乔治刘易斯告诉英国人
The Italian and the Jew
意大利人和犹太人
"You can't open 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 Five
人们发现达尔文被困在五号公路
Judge says to the High Sheriff
法官对警察说
"I want him dead or alive
我掌握着他们的生死
Either one, I don't care."
他们的死活，我不在乎
High Water everywhere
满目汪洋
The Cuckoo is a pretty bird
杜鹃是种漂亮鸟
She warbles as she flies
能飞能唱
I'm preachin' the Word of God
我布道上帝的声音
I'm puttin' out your eyes
我要弄瞎你们的眼睛
I asked Fat Nancy for something to eat
我找胖子南希要一点东西吃
She said, "Take it off the shelf
她说，把它从架子上拿下来吧
As great as you are, man
你也很伟大，兄弟
You'll never be greater than yourself."
但你终究是你
I told her I didn't really care
我告诉她，我并不在意
High water everywhere
满目汪洋
I'm getting' up in the morning
我清早起床
I believe I'll dust my broom
我相信我会掸掉笤帚上的灰
Keeping away from the women
离女人们远点
I'm givin' 'em lots of room
我会给他们足够的空间
Thunder rolling over Clarksdale
克拉克斯代尔上空雷鸣阵阵
Everything is looking blue
要完蛋了
I just can't be happy, love
亲爱的，我高兴不起来
Unless you're happy too
除非你也快乐
It's bad out there
真是糟糕
High water everywhere
满目汪洋
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