Grandpa Was a Carpenter(2000 Re-Record) - John Prine

Grandpa Was a Carpenter (2000 Re-Record) - John Prine
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Grandpa wore his suit to dinner
祖父总是穿着正装用餐
Nearly everyday
几乎日日如此
No particular reason
并非特殊缘由
He just dressed that way
只是习惯使然
Brown necktie and a matching vest
褐色领带配着同色马甲
And both his wingtip shoes
还有那双翼纹皮鞋
He built a closet on our back porch
他在后院门廊建了个衣橱
Put a penny in a burned out fuse
把硬币塞进烧坏的保险丝
Grandpa was a carpenter
祖父是个木匠
He built houses stores and banks
他建造房屋商店和银行
Chain smoked camel cigarettes
骆驼牌香烟从不离手
And hammered nails in planks
木板钉钉声声响
He was level on the level
为人正直又坦荡
And shaved even
每扇门都
Every door
刨得平整光亮
And voted for eisenhower
他投票支持艾森豪威尔
'Cause lincoln
因为林肯
Won the war
赢得了战争
Well he used to sing me blood on the saddle
他曾为我哼唱血染马鞍的歌谣
And rock me on his knee
轻摇我在他膝头
And let me listen to the radio
让我聆听收音机里的故事
Before we got tv
在电视出现之前
Well hed drive to church on sunday
每逢周日他驾车去教堂
And he take me with him too
总会带着我同往
Stained glass in every window
每扇窗户都镶嵌着彩绘玻璃
Hearing aid in every pew
每排长椅都放着助听器
Grandpa was a carpenter
祖父是个木匠
Built houses stores and banks
建造房屋商店和银行
Chain smoked camel cigarettes
骆驼牌香烟从不离手
And hammered nails in planks
木板钉钉声声响
He would level on the level
他用水平仪校准每道门
Shaved even
刨得平整又方正
Every door
刨得平整光亮
And voted for eisenhower
他投票支持艾森豪威尔
'Cause lincoln
因为林肯
Won the war
赢得了战争
Now my grandma was a teacher
而我的祖母曾是教师
She went to school in bowling green
她在保龄格林求学
Traded in a milking cow
用一头奶牛换来了
For a singer sewing machine
一台胜家缝纫机
We should called her husband mister
我们该尊称她丈夫为先生
And she walked real tall and pride
她总是昂首挺胸 充满骄傲
She used to buy me comic books
她总会给我买漫画书
After grandpa died
在爷爷离世之后
Grandpa was a carpenter
祖父是个木匠
He built houses stores and banks
他建造房屋商店和银行
Chains smoked camel cigarettes
总抽着骆驼牌香烟
And hammered nails in planks
木板钉钉声声响
He was level on the level
为人正直又坦荡
And shaved even
每扇门都
Every door
刨得平整光亮
And voted for eisenhower
他投票支持艾森豪威尔
'Could lincoln
因为林肯
Won the war
赢得了战争