16 Tons - Robbie Williams (罗比·威廉姆斯)
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Some people say a man is made out of mud
有人说这个男人是个没用的东西
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
有血有肉但是个穷光蛋
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
血肉之躯但骨瘦如柴
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong
思想软弱但臂膀坚强
You load sixteen tons what do you get
拖运了十六吨煤,你挣得了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我,因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我欠着公司——自己的灵魂呢
I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
我在黎明前的早晨醒来
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
拿起了铁铲,我走向煤矿
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
我拖运了十六吨的九号煤
And the straw boss said "Well a-bless my soul"
工头的助手说:“噢!我的天!”
You load sixteen tons what do you get
拖运了十六吨煤,你挣得了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我,因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我欠着公司——自己的灵魂呢
I was born one mornin' it was drizzlin' rain
我出生在一个绵绵细雨的早晨
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
困境和斗争是我当中的名字
Raised in the Canebrake by an old mama lion
我在树林中被“母老虎”养大
Ain't no a high-toned woman make me walk the line
这个卑鄙的女人让我走上了这条路
You load sixteen tons what do you get
拖运了十六吨煤,你挣得了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我,因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我欠着公司——自己的灵魂呢
If you see me comin' better step aside
看见我过来,你最好闪到一边
A lot of men didn't and a lot of men died
许多小子没让开,结果这些家伙都玩完
With one fist of iron and the other of steel
我给了他们一铁拳接着是另一拳
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
要是右边一拳没打中,左边一拳就会打中
You load sixteen tons what do you get
拖运了十六吨煤,你挣得了什么
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我,因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我欠着公司——自己的灵魂呢