歌词
My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
我叔叔在他生日那天被烧死了
Redneck that he was, burning trash in the yard one day
他是个乡下人，那天他在院子里烧垃圾
On the pile he threw an aerosol can of spray
木头脑子一样地扔了个喷雾罐进去
And that's how he died in the fire that day
这就是他在那天怎么被烧死的
Before he retired he was a truck driver
在退休前他是个卡车司机
He'd be gone through the winters and all through the summers
春去秋来，寒来暑往
In the winters us kids would order dominoes and watch happy days
在冬天时候我们这些孩子玩儿着多米诺骨牌度过快乐的一天
And in the summer we get frogs at the pond and fry up their legs
到了夏天我们去池塘里捉青蛙然后炸了它们的腿
My aunt still lives there out in ohio
我姑姑还住在俄亥俄洲的老家
I visit her and the autumn air, she makes me smile
在秋天的时候我去看望她，和她度过了一段愉快的时光
We remember the story of when I was young
我们回忆起我小时候的故事
Getting stung by a hornet, she caressed my foot,
讲我被黄蜂蜇，她摸过我被蛰的脚
Rubbed baking powder on it
给它擦上药粉
I was probably five at their home in Nevarre
我大概是五岁的时候在他们位于纳瓦拉的家
My cousin's friend was in the yard playing guitar
我表妹的朋友在院子里弹吉他
We all gathered round, listened to her play and sing
大家围在一起，听她弹琴唱歌
And I fell into a trance and knew that one day I'd do the same thing
我一时恍惚，感觉自己有一天也会这样
My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
我叔叔在他生日那天被烧死了
Out by the barn and his old collection of cars
离开了谷仓和他收集的古董车
Third degree burns, a charred up shovel near his hand
三度烧伤，他手边的铲子都被烧焦了
My uncle died a respected man
我叔叔是值得尊敬的人却去世了
I flew out there, I went to his funeral
我赶回去参加了他的葬礼
It was stormy that day, the sky was deep purple
那是暴风雨的一天，天空都是深紫色的
And babies were crying, kentucky fried chicken was served
孩子哭闹着，我们叫的肯德基外卖送到了
And that's how he would have wanted it I'm sure
我估计这就是叔叔想要的葬礼的样子
And after the funeral out there in Nevarre,
在位于纳瓦拉的叔叔葬礼结束后
They all gathered round when I picked up a guitar
我拿起了吉他，大家都围拢过来
They fell into a trance as I sang and I played
我弹着吉他唱着歌时大家都开始神游
And outside the frogs croaked and the mantises prayed
外面的青蛙螳螂鸣叫祈祷着
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