25 Minutes to Go - The Brothers Four (四兄弟)
Well they're buildin' the gallows outside this jail
他们在这个监狱的外面建绞架
I've got 25 minutes to go
我还剩25分钟
And the whole towns waiting just to hear me wail
所有的镇上的人都在等着我的哀号
There's 24 minutes to go
我还剩24分钟
Well they give me some beans for my last meal
在我最后的一餐里,他们给了我一些豆子
23 minutes to go
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And nobody asked me how I feel
没有人问过我的感受
22 minutes to go
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So I sent for the Gov'nor and the whole darned bunch
因此,我派人去请管理员以及所有该死的人
21 minutes to go
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And I call up the Mayor but he's out to lunch
我邀请了市长,但是他出去吃饭了
I got 20 more minutes to go
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Then the Sheriff said "Boy I wanna watch you die "
州长说,孩子,我想看着你**
You've got 19 minutes to go
你还剩19分钟
So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye
因此我朝着他的脸大笑,并往他的眼睛吐口水
I got 18 minutes to go
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Then I called up the Warden to hear my plea
我叫来了看门人来听我的祈求
I've got 17 minutes to go
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He said "Call me back in a week or three
他说,一个星期或者三个星期后再叫我回来
You've got 16 minutes to go
你还剩16分钟
Now my lawyer says he's sorry that he missed my case
如今,我的律师对我说抱歉,因为他打输了官司
I've got 15 minutes to go
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Well if you're so sorry come and take my place
如果你觉得很抱歉,那就取代我的位置
I've got 14 minutes to go
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Now here comes the padre to save my soul
现在,神父过来拯救我的灵魂
With 13 minutes to go
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And he's talkin' about burnin' but I'm so cold
他在谈论着火焰,但是我却觉得如此寒冷
I've got 12 minutes to go
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Now they're testin' the trap And it chills my spine
他们在测试陷阱,现在我感到我的脊背发凉
11 more minutes to go
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And the trap and the rope ah they works just fine
陷阱和套绳都很正常
I've got 10 minutes to go
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Well I'm a-waitin' for the pardon gonna set me free
我在等着被原谅,并把我放出去
With 9 minutes to go
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But this ain't the movies so forget about me
这不是电影,所以,忘了我吧
I got 8 minutes to go
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Now I'm climbin' up the ladder to the scaffold there
现在我正在爬上通往断头台的楼梯
With 7 minutes to go
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Now I'd better watch my step or else I'll break my leg
我最好注意我的步子,否则我会摔断我的腿
I got 6 minutes to go
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With my feet on the trap and my head in the noose
我的双脚在陷阱之上,我的头在套索里
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Won't someone come and cut me loose
是否有人会过来切断套索
I got 4 minutes to go
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I can see the mountains see the sky
我可以看到山,看到天
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And it's too darned pretty for a man don't wanna die
这真是该死,对于一个不想**的人来说
I got 2 minutes to go
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I can hear the buzzards hear the crows
我能够听到秃鹰,听到乌鸦的鸣叫
1 minute to go
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And now I'm swingin' and here I gooooooooo
如今我在摇晃,我已经死掉