《They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora， Arkansas》歌词

歌曲： They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora， Arkansas

所属专辑：The Best Of Tony Joe White featuring ”Polk Salad Annie”

歌手： Tony Joe White

时长： 03:47

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They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, Arkansas - Tony Joe White[00:00:00]

以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供[00:00:26]

I was walking down a dirt road[00:00:26]

我走在土路上[00:00:30]

And the night was coming on fast[00:00:30]

夜幕降临[00:00:34]

I had gone to for some corn meal for our supper[00:00:34]

我去买了玉米做晚饭[00:00:42]

By the time I got to miss Johnson's house[00:00:42]

等我错过了约翰逊的家[00:00:46]

I knew there was something wrong[00:00:46]

我知道有些不对劲[00:00:50]

By the worried look she had upon her face[00:00:50]

她脸上忧心忡忡的表情[00:00:58]

I said Miss Johnson could you tell me[00:00:58]

我说约翰逊小姐你能否告诉我[00:01:03]

What are you shaking for[00:01:03]

你在颤抖什么[00:01:06]

She said Lord they caught the devil[00:01:06]

她说上帝他们抓住了恶魔[00:01:08]

And they got him in jail in Eudora Arkansas[00:01:08]

他们把他关进了阿肯色州的尤多拉监狱[00:01:16]

And he's got a mean that looked like leather[00:01:16]

他心狠手辣看起来就像皮革[00:01:20]

And a long and foggy tail[00:01:20]

一条又长又模糊的尾巴[00:01:23]

And when he touches it against the sepbars[00:01:23]

当他与我激情缠绵[00:01:28]

Sparks would fly[00:01:28]

火花四溅[00:01:50]

I did not know of what she spoke[00:01:50]

我不知道她在说什么[00:01:54]

But I believed every word she said[00:01:54]

但我相信她说的每一句话[00:01:58]

And I burned the souls of[00:01:58]

我烧毁了[00:02:01]

My feet on my way back home[00:02:01]

踏上归途[00:02:06]

Well the next day a crowd had gathered[00:02:06]

第二天人们聚集在一起[00:02:10]

Out in front of the Eudora jailhouse[00:02:10]

在Eudora监狱门前[00:02:15]

But there was not a chase to be seen of the devil[00:02:15]

但是没有人追逐恶魔[00:02:22]

Now the jailer had been a poor man[00:02:22]

看守曾经是个穷鬼[00:02:26]

And now his pockets were stuffed with money[00:02:26]

现在他的口袋里塞满了钞票[00:02:30]

And he was sitting outside in a[00:02:30]

他坐在外面的[00:02:33]

BRand new Continental Lincoln[00:02:33]

全新欧陆林肯[00:02:44]

With famous skirts on it[00:02:44]

穿着名牌裙子[00:02:50]

He would not say where he got the money[00:02:50]

他不会说他从哪里弄来的钱[00:02:54]

Was he a part of the devils bargain[00:02:54]

他是否参与了恶魔的交易[00:02:58]

And did he set him free[00:02:58]

他是否给了他自由[00:03:00]

That night in Eudora Arkansas[00:03:00]

在阿肯色州尤多拉的那一夜[00:03:06]

Now who's to say[00:03:06]

现在谁能说[00:03:11]