Bio(Album Version) - Chuck Berry

Bio - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)

Lord have mercy got
上帝有怜悯之心
To tell it tell it just like
要说出来
It is ev'ry word
每一个字
Yeah I was living in St Louis
我曾住在圣路易斯
In the year of nineteen fifty five
在1955年
Mama didn't have no great mansion
妈妈没有豪宅
Just a little old country dive
只是一个小的老旧的乡下的房子
Papa worked all week long
爸爸工作一整个星期
Try to keep us six kids alive
试着养活我们六个孩子
So I hitch hiked to Chicago
所以我搭便车去芝加哥
Just to hear Muddy Waters play
只是为了听Muddy Waters演奏
I sat and listened to him sing
我坐着 听着他歌唱
Until the early hours of day
直到凌晨
I asked him what I could do to make it
我问他如果我要成功要做什么
And it was he who showed me the way
他教给我了方法
I went back home and wrote a song
我回到家写了一首歌
And made a record I could claim
做了一张唱片
The little tune jumped on the charts
鲤鱼跳龙门
And rode me right on up to fame
让我一路成名
It netted over ten thousand dollars
它挣得了超过一万美元
And added glory to my name
给我的名字增加了荣誉
I was standing at the airport
我站在机场
With my guitar in my hand
手里拿着我的吉他
And a first class ticket
头等舱的票
Destination movie land
目的地是电影之地
I will be in Hollywood Mama
妈妈 我会在好莱坞
Before the roosters crow again
在公鸡报晓之前
When I first started playing music
当我初次开始演奏音乐
Over sixteen years ago
已经超过十六年了
Every big town in the country
国家里每一个大的城市
From St Francisco to Baltimore
从圣弗朗西斯科到巴尔的摩
Trying to bring some happy hours
试着带回一些欢乐时光
Doing the only thing I know
做着我唯一了解的事情
Can't help it but I love it
情不自禁 但是我喜欢
Stand here sing to you
站在这里 对你唱歌
Brings back so many memories
带回了那么多记忆
Many things we used to do
我们曾做过的很多事情
'Till I see you here again
直到我在这里再次见到你
Take care good luck to you
保重 祝你好运