歌词
Look out, Mama,
当心啊妈妈
there's a white boat comin' up the river
有一条白色的船惊现河上
With a big red beacon,
巨大的红色灯塔下
and a flag,and a man on the rail
旗帜飞扬 一人立于船栏
I think you'd better call John,
我想你最好叫上约翰
'Cause it don't look like they're here
因为他们来此处不仅仅是
to deliver the mail
为了通风报信
And it's less than a mile away
离岸不到一英里远
I hope they didn't come to stay
但愿他们别在此久居
It's got numbers on the side
船身印有赫赫勋绩
and a gun
还悬着一杆枪
And it's makin' big waves.
一路激起惊涛骇浪
Daddy's gone,
父亲已逝
my brother's out hunting in the mountains
我的兄弟在山上狩猎未归
Big John's been drinking
约翰老大似乎一直在喝酒
since the river took Emmy-Lou
自从这条河卷走了艾米·卢后
So the powers that be
自然的力量啊
left me here
将我困在此处
to do the thinkin
'令我费尽心机
And I just turned twenty-two
那时我才22岁
I was wonderin' what to do
我想知道自己该做些什么
And the closer they got,
他们越靠近岸边
The more those feelings grew.
我心中的念头愈加纷乱
Daddy's rifle in my hand
老爸的来福枪紧攥手上
felt reassurin
'我才稍稍心安
He told me,
他告诉过我
Red means run, son,
红色意味着逃亡 吾儿啊
numbers add up to nothin
'勋绩终将化为乌有
But when the first shot
当第一声枪响
hit the docks I saw it comin
'回荡在码头上 我看到船渐渐驶进
Raised my rifle to my eye
习惯性举起枪瞄准
Never stopped to wonder why.
却从不停下想想一切为何
Then I saw black,
黑色映入眼帘
And my face splashed in the sky.
我的头颅飞掠天穹
Shelter me from the powder and the finger
助我逃过炮击和搜捕
Cover me with the thought
突然间内心布满疑云
that pulled the trigger
然后扳机扣响了
Think of me
权把我当作
as one you'd never figured
你素未谋面的人吧
Would fade away so young
我将在风华正茂之时死去
With so much left undone
还有许多事亟待去做
Remember me to my love,
代我向我的爱人问好吧
I know I'll miss her.
我知道我会永远思念她
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