Penitentiary Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
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Lyrics by:Lightnin' Hopkins
Composed by:Sam Hopkins
Penitentiary Blues
铁窗蓝调
Mmmm big bad yes here I come
嗯 大祸临头 我来了
Mmmm oh lord have mercy
嗯 主啊 请怜悯我
Big bad yes here I come
大祸临头 我来了
You know I'm gonna do time for another man
你知道我要替别人顶罪
When there hasn't been a thing poor lightnin' done
明明闪电什么都没做错
This here oughta been on bread
这本该是面包的问题
19 and 10
19年又10个月
Bud Russell drove pretty women just like you did
布德·拉塞尔载着美人 就像你从前那样
Ugly men I'm big bad
丑陋的我却成了恶徒
Oh lord is here I come
主啊 我这就来见你
Fiendin' to do time for another man
为别人的罪孽在牢里煎熬
And ain't nothin' poor lightnin' done
闪电明明什么都没做错
Where your vesion
你的公道在哪里
Yeah you know my mama called me
是啊 妈妈打来电话
I answered mam'
我应了声"妈"
See said you're tired of working
你说你厌倦了奔波
And I said mama yes I am
我回答妈妈确实如此
Papa called me
父亲来电询问
I answered sir
我恭敬应答
He said son if you're tired of working
他说孩子若你倦了
When they hear you going stay there
就留在那里吧
I couldn't
可我做不到
No I just couldn't hear myself
实在无法说服自己
You know that a man can't help but feel bad
你知道一个人难免会感到痛苦
When he done time for someone else
当他为他人过错背负牢狱之灾
You better watch it all the time
你必须时刻保持警惕