歌词
Look out Mama, there's a white boat comin' up the river
妈妈，快看，河上有艘白色的船只驶来
With a big red beacon, and a flag, and a man on the rail
船上有一个大大的红色灯塔，挂着一面旗，栏杆上还有个人
I think you'd better call John,
我觉得你最好通知约翰
'cause it don't look like they're here to deliver the mail
因为这不像是来送信的
And it's less than a mile away
就剩不到一公里了
I hope they didn't come to stay
我希望他们不要停泊下来
It's got numbers on the side and a gun
但他们还是手拿着枪，在岸边集聚起来
And it's makin' big waves
他们践踏着河水，涌起了大大的波浪
Daddy's gone, my brother's out hunting in the mountains
父亲走了，我的哥哥在山里打猎
Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmy-Lou
自从河流吞噬了艾美露后，大约翰就一直在酗酒
So the powers that be left me here to do the thinking
因此我所剩的力量就是自己思考去想办法了
And I just turned twenty-two
我刚满二十二岁
I was wonderin' what to do
我想知道该怎么办
The closer they got, the more those feelings grew
他们越是靠近，那些感觉就越是强烈
Daddy's rifle in my hand felt reassuring
父亲的来复枪，握在我手中，这让我感到些许安慰
He told me, red means run son, numbers add up to nothing
他告诉我，儿子红色意味着开枪，(敌人的)数量并不会增加
But when the first shot hit the dock, I saw it coming
但是当我第一枪打在码头上时，我看到他们过来了
Raised my rifle to my eye
把我的来复枪举到我的眼前
Never stopped to wonder why
还没来及去想这是为什么
Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky
然后我眼前一黑，面目全非
Shelter me from the powder and the finger
让那火药粉末与手指庇护着我
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger
让那扣动扳机的念头占据着我
Just think of me as one you'd never figure
想象一下我的样子,作为一个你永远也无法描叙的人
Would fade away so young
我将会在这么年轻的时候死去吗
With so much left undone
我还有那么多的事没有做完
Remember me to my love,
我爱的人，请记住我
I know I'll miss her
我知道我一定会想念她的
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