Subterranean Homesick Blues - Harry Nilsson

Johny's in the basement
约翰尼在地下室
Mixing up the medicine
调制药剂
I'm on the pavement
我走在人行道上
Thinking about the government
思索着政府事宜
The man in the trench coat
穿军衣的那个男人
Badge out laid off
一番检查后遭解雇轰出
Says he's got a bad cough
他说他只是有些哮喘
Wants to get it paid off
没想到因之被解雇
Look out kid
当心点 孩子
It's somethin' you did
你犯下的一些罪行
God knows when
上帝一清二楚
But you're doin' it again
但你却反复犯事
You better duck down the alley way
你最好躲在那条小巷里
Lookin' for a new friend
去寻求一个新朋友
The man in the coon-skip cap
戴浣熊皮帽的那个男人
In the big pen
手持钢笔写着支票
Wants eleven dollar bills
想要兑换十一美元的现金
You only got ten
你却只拿到十块
Maggie comes fleet foot
玛姬踩着小碎步飞奔过来
Face full of black soot
脸上满是黝黑的煤灰
Talkin' that the heat put
聊起暖气炉的同时
Plants in the bed but
坐床边
The phone's tapped anyway
但无论怎样电话铃滴滴骤响
Maggie says that many say
玛姬说许多人都在议论
They must bust in early May
他们一定会在五月初突击搜查
Orders from the DA
这是当地检察官的指令
Look out kid
当心点 孩子
Don't matter what you did
别在意你做过些什么
Walk on your tip toes
踮起脚尖悄然走过
Don't try 'No Doz'
不要再犯更多的罪行
Better stay away from those
最好避开那些人
That carry around a fire hose
那些随身携带消防软管的人
Keep a clean nose
保持神清气爽
Watch the plain clothes
瞧瞧身上朴素的衣服
You don't need a weather man
你并不需要气象员
To know which way the wind blows
告诉你风往哪个方向吹
Get sick get well
生病随后康复
Hang around an ink well
醉心于文字创作
Ring bell hard to tell
铃声响起 很难分辨
If anything is goin' to sell
是否又是上门推销的人员
Try hard get barred
努力尝试开门 但被阻停
Get back write Braille
退回来吧 摸黑写下几行字
Get jailed jump bail Join the army if you failed
结果哐当入狱 然后越狱逃走 如果你失败了 就加入党派吧
Ah get born keep warm
重获新生 振作起来
Short pants romance learn to dance
穿上短裤 生性浪漫 还学会了跳舞
Get dressed get blessed
穿戴整齐 得到上帝庇佑
Try to be a success
设法去成为成功人士吧
Please her please him buy gifts
给他们买一大堆礼物
Don't steal don't lift
不要偷盗 也不要摆脱
Twenty years of schoolin'
你十二年受到的义务教育
And they put you on the day shift
他们会让你上白班
Look out kid
当心点 孩子
They keep it all hid
他们全都躲了起来
Better jump down a manhole
你最好从这洞中跳下
Light yourself a candle
点燃一支蜡烛
Don't wear sandals
别穿碍事的拖鞋
Try to avoid the scandals
你得避免穿拖鞋
Don't wanna be a bum
不要去做流浪汉
You better chew gum
你最好嚼块口香糖压压惊
The pump don't work
水泵完全不起作用
'Cause the vandals took the handles
因为小偷偷走了操纵杆