Sixteen Tons - Starlite Singers
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Some people say a man is made outta mud
有人说人是由泥土塑造的
A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
而穷人则是由肌肉和血液构成的
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
肌肉、血液、皮肤和骨头
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
一个虚弱的头脑和强壮的背脊
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
你背负十六吨,得到了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
只是又老了一天,债务更深了
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣彼得,别叫我,因为我不能去
I owe my soul to the company store
我的灵魂已欠给了公司商店
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
我出生在一个没有阳光的早晨
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
我拿起铲子,走向矿井
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
我装载了十六吨九号煤
And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"
工头说:“哎呀,我的天哪”
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
你背负十六吨,得到了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
只是又老了一天,债务更深了
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣彼得,别叫我,因为我不能去
I owe my soul to the company store
我的灵魂已欠给了公司商店
I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
我出生在一个细雨蒙蒙的早晨
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
斗争与麻烦就是我的代名词
I was raised in the canebrake by an on mama lion
我在甘蔗地里长大,由母狮般的母亲抚养
Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line
任何高傲的女人都无法让我循规蹈矩
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
你背负十六吨,得到了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
只是又老了一天,债务更深了
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣彼得,别叫我,因为我不能去
I owe my soul to the company store
我的灵魂已欠给了公司商店
If you see me comin', better step aside
若你见我走来,最好让开
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
许多人没有,许多人丧命
One fist of iron, the other of steel
一只铁拳,一只钢拳
If the right one don't a-get you
若右拳没击中你
Then the left one will
左拳必会得手
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
你背负十六吨,得到了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
只是又老了一天,债务更深了
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣彼得,别叫我,因为我不能去
I owe my soul to the company store
我的灵魂已欠给了公司商店