所属专辑:Blues ’N’ Jazz
歌手: B.B. King
时长: 04:14
Inflation Blues - B.B. King (雷利·金)[00:00:00]
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Hey Mr. President[00:00:47]
你好 总统先生[00:00:50]
All your congressmen, too[00:00:50]
还有所有的国会议员[00:00:53]
You got me frustrated[00:00:53]
你让我如此沮丧[00:00:55]
And I don't know what to do[00:00:55]
我不知道该做什么[00:00:59]
I'm trying to make a living[00:00:59]
我竭尽全力为生活奔波[00:01:01]
I can't save a cent[00:01:01]
却存不下一分钱[00:01:04]
It takes all of my money[00:01:04]
花掉了我所有的积蓄[00:01:06]
Just to eat and pay my rent[00:01:06]
仅仅是吃饭和付房租[00:01:09]
I got the blues[00:01:09]
我得了忧郁症[00:01:13]
Got those inflation blues[00:01:13]
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症[00:01:20]
You know, I'm not one[00:01:20]
你知道的 我不是[00:01:22]
Of those high brows[00:01:22]
那些地位高的人[00:01:24]
I'm average Joe to you[00:01:24]
我只是个普通人 [00:01:27]
I came up eating cornbread[00:01:27]
当我即将吃上面包[00:01:29]
Candied yams and chicken stew[00:01:29]
蜜饯 蕃薯和炖鸡时[00:01:33]
Now you take that paper dollar[00:01:33]
你却拿走了纸币[00:01:36]
It's only that in name[00:01:36]
只是名义上为我们好[00:01:38]
The way that buck has shrunk[00:01:38]
美其名曰收缩开支[00:01:40]
It's a lowdown dirty shame[00:01:40]
真是肮脏到羞耻[00:01:44]
That's why I got the blues[00:01:44]
那就是我得忧郁症的原因[00:01:48]
Got those inflation blues[00:01:48]
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症[00:03:01]
Mr. President Please cut the price of sugar[00:03:01]
总统先生 请降低糖的价格[00:03:05]
I wanna make my coffee sweet[00:03:05]
我想让我的咖啡尝起来甜一点[00:03:08]
I wanna smear some butter on my bread[00:03:08]
我想在面包上抹点黄油[00:03:10]
And I just got to have my meat[00:03:10]
我刚买了肉[00:03:14]
When you start rationing[00:03:14]
你却开始定量配给[00:03:16]
You really played the game[00:03:16]
你真是在玩游戏[00:03:19]
And things are going up[00:03:19]
游戏进展得很顺利[00:03:20]
And up and up and up[00:03:20]
越来越顺利[00:03:22]
And my check remains the same[00:03:22]
我的支票却还是一样[00:03:24]
That's why I got the blues[00:03:24]
那就是我会得忧郁症的原因[00:03:26]
Got those inflation blues[00:03:26]
得了通货膨胀的忧郁症[00:03:31]