I Never Picked Cotton(Album Version) - Johnny Cash

I Never Picked Cotton – Johnny Cash

I never picked cotton
我从不摘棉花
But my mother did
但我妈妈会去做
And my brother did
和我的弟弟也会去做
And my sister did
和我的妹妹也会去做
And my daddy died young
我爸爸年轻时就去世了
Workin' in the coal mine
在煤矿工作
When I was just a baby
当我还是个孩子的时候
Too little for a cotton sack
很小的一袋棉花
I played in the dirt While the others worked
在做其他工作我也是在满是污垢的环境下
'Til they couldn't straighten up their backs
直到他们不能挺直背
I made myself a promise
我自己做了一个承诺
When I was big enough to run
当我有足够条件离开了
That I'd never stay a single day
我不会停留哪怕一天
In that Oklahoma sun
奥克拉荷马的阳光
I never picked cotton
我从不摘棉花
But my mother did
但我妈妈会去做
And my brother did
和我的弟弟也会去做
And my sister did
和我的妹妹也会去做
And my daddy died young
我爸爸年轻时就去世了
Workin' in the coal mine
在煤矿工作
Folks said I grew up early
人们说我很早就长大了
And that the farm couldn't hold me then
农场留不住我
So I stole ten bucks and a pickup truck
所以我偷了十美元和一辆卡车
And I never went back again
我不会再回去
Then it was fast cars and whiskey
然后是跑车和威士忌
Long haired girls and fun
长头发女孩子的兴趣
I had everything that money could bring
我的钱可以带来一切
And I took it all with a gun
我带上了所有的枪
I never picked cotton
我从不摘棉花
But my mother did
但我妈妈会去做
And my brother did
和我的弟弟也会去做
And my sister did
和我的妹妹也会去做
And my daddy died young
我爸爸年轻时就去世了
Workin' in the coal mine
在煤矿工作
It was Saturday night in Memphis
这是星期六晚上在孟菲斯
When a redneck grabbed my shirt
当一个乡下人抓住我的衬衫
When he said go back to your cotton sack I left him dying in the dirt
当他说回到你的棉袋里去，我让他死在污垢中
They'll take me in the morning
他们会在早上把我带走
To the gallos just outside
在加鲁斯外面
And in the time I got There ain't a hell of alot
我的时间没有在地狱的时间多
That I can look back on with pride
我可以回顾与骄傲
I never picked cotton
我从不摘棉花
But my mother did
但我妈妈会去做
And my brother did
和我的弟弟也会去做
And my sister did
和我的妹妹也会去做
And my daddy died young
我爸爸年轻时就去世了
Workin' in the coal mine
在煤矿工作
I never picked cotton
我从不摘棉花
But my mother did
但我妈妈会去做
And my brother did
和我的弟弟也会去做
And my sister did
和我的妹妹也会去做
And my daddy died young
我爸爸年轻时就去世了
Workin' in the coal mine
在煤矿工作