歌词
Please give me your attention, I’ll introduce to you
各位请让我来介绍一个人
A man that is a credit to “Our Red White and Blue,”
他是“红，白、蓝，三色分子”的光荣
His head is made of lumber, and solid as a rock;
他的头用木头制，硬得像石头
He is a common worker and his name is Mr. Block.
他就是布洛克先生，一个普通工
And Block he thinks he may
布洛克却想得美
Be president some day.
有天他会当总统
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
啊，布洛克先生，你生错了时辰
You take the cake, you make me ache.
你是头等不幸的人，你使得我伤心
Go tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake,
在颈上系块石头，跳到大湖中
Kindly do that for Liberty’s sake.
为了自由的缘故，请你就执行
Yes, Mr. Block is lucky; he found a job, by gee!
布洛克先生走了运；找到工作多高兴！
The sharks got seven dollars, for job and fare and fee.
骗子得了七美元，作为职业介绍金
They shipped him to a desert and dumped him with his truck,
他被运到沙漠里，连人带车倒在地
But when he tried to find his job, he sure was out of luck,
那有工作要他作！原来一场空欢喜
He shouted, “That’s too raw,
他大喊“这真是太糟心
I’ll fix them with the law.”
我要用法律治他们。”
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
啊，布洛克先生，你生错了时辰
You take the cake, you make me ache.
你是头等不幸的人，你使得我伤心
Go tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake,
在颈上系块石头，跳到大湖中
Kindly do that for Liberty’s sake.
为了自由的缘故，请你就执行
Block hiked back to the city, but wasn’t doing well.
布洛克徒步回城市，情况还是不顺心
He said “I’ll join the union — the great A. F. of L.”
他说他要入工会，加入伟大的美国劳联
He got a job next morning, got fired in the night,
次日早上得工作，当天晚上又除名
He said, “I’ll see Sam Gompers and he’ll fix that foreman right.”
他说要去见冈佩斯，好好整治那工头
Sam Gompers said, “You see,
冈佩斯听了忙回答
You’ve got our sympathy.”
我能给的是同情
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
啊，布洛克先生，你生错了时辰
You take the cake, you make me ache.
你是头等不幸的人，你使得我伤心
Go tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake,
在颈上系块石头，跳到大湖中
Kindly do that for Liberty’s sake.
为了自由的缘故，请你就执行
Election day he shouted, “A Socialist for Mayor!”
选举那天他叫喊，“选社会党人作市长！”
The “comrade” got elected, he happy was for fair,
那位“同志”当了选，他可高兴得没话讲
But after the election he got an awful shock,
选举完毕吃一惊，这次打击可不轻
A great big socialistic Bull did rap him on the block.
伟大的社会主义者，在他头上打一棍
And Comrade Block did sob,
布洛克同志掉了泪
“I helped him to his job.”“
我帮你获得这职位。”
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
啊，布鲁克先生，你生错了时辰
You take the cake, you make me ache.
你是头等不幸的人，你使得我伤心
Go tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake,
在颈上系块石头，跳到大湖中
Kindly do that for Liberty’s sake.
为了自由的缘故，请你就执行
Poor Block he died one evening, I’m very glad to state,
让我来宣布穷困的布洛克某晚去世
He climbed the golden ladder up to the pearly gate.
他爬上那金色梯子到了珍珠大门
He said, “Oh Mister Peter, one word I’d like to tell,
他说“彼得先生，我想说一句
I’d like to meet the Astorbilts and John D Rockefell.”
我想见见阿斯托比特和洛克菲勒“
Old Pete said, “Is that so?
老彼得说：”是吗？
You’ll meet them down below.”
你会在地狱碰到他们”
Oh Mr. Block, you were born by mistake,
啊，布鲁克先生，你生错了时辰
You take the cake, you make me ache.
你是头等不幸的人，你使得我伤心
Go tie a rock on your block and then jump in the lake,
在颈上系块石头，跳到大湖中
Kindly do that for Liberty’s sake.
为了自由的缘故，请你就执行
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