Snake Oil - Steve Earle

Ladies and gentlemen attention please
女士们先生们 请注意
Come in close so everyone can see
走近点 让所有人都看见你
I got a tale to tell
我有故事要讲
A listen don't cost a dime
听一下又不花钱
And if you believe that were gonna get along just fine
但是如果你觉得我在骗你 那也没关系
Now I've been travelin all around
我四处游荡
I heard troubles come to your town
听说灾难降临到了你们的小镇
Well I've got a little somethin
我有某些消灾之法
Guaranteed to ease your mind
可以还你们以平静
Its call snake oil yall
乡亲们 我手上的是万灵油
Its been around for a long long time
它已经存在很久了
Say your cropsll burn if it don't rain soon
如果再不下雨 你们的庄稼就会干死
Ain't seen a drop since the tenth of june
从6月10号到现在滴雨未下
Well I can open up the sky
不过我可以呼风唤雨
People never fear
你们别害怕
If you ain't impressed yet just tell me what you wanna hear
如果我的吆喝没有吸引力 那么告诉我 你们想听什么
Well you lost your farm so you moved to town
你们失去了土地 因此你们迁至小镇
You get a job they shut the factory down
你有了工作 他们却关了工厂
Now you sit around all day long feelin sad and blue
现在你整天闲坐着 心情郁闷
You need snake oil yall tell you what I'm gonna do
你需要万灵油 跟你说我要怎么做
I can heal the sick I can mend the lame
我能治愈病痛 我能弥补缺陷
And the blind shall see again its all the same
让盲人重见光明 都是一样的道理
Well ain't your president good to you
你的总统对你很好吗
Knocked em dead in libya grenada too
让他们也死在libya或grenada
Now hes taking his show a little further down the line
而现在他变本加厉
Well tween me and him people you're gonna get along just fine
不过 跟我们一起 你会活得很美好