General Store - Don McLean

General Store - Don McLean (唐·麦克林)

Mornin＇ Mrs Campbell
早上好，坎贝尔太太
Lovely day today
今天真美好
I heard about the fire
我听说了那场火灾
I wonder what the papers say
我想知道报纸上会怎样报道
Let＇s see now:
让我们看一看
Give me fifty shotgun shells
给我五十发猎枪弹
And a hundred feet of rope
和一百英尺长的绳子
Just add that to my bill
记在我的账上
They all were burned alive
他们被活活烧死
And four packs of cigarettes
给我来四包香烟
No I think I＇ll make it five
五包更好
I heard about the wedding
我听说了那场婚礼
I＇m so happy for the bride
我为新娘感到高兴
Why that fire house looked mighty nice
整个小镇的骄傲
And the whole town swelled with pride
无比宏伟的建筑，为何躲不过一场火
We＇ve watched her grow to womanhood
我们看着她长大成人
She＇s found an upright man
如今她找到了她的白马王子
She＇ll learn this life ain＇t easy
她会了解，生活不易
You do the best you can
你已竭尽全力
No no my family ain＇t so good
我的家庭有些不幸
My wife just had a spell
我的妻子生病在家
And I can＇t afford the medicine
但我没钱买药
She needs to make her well
治愈她的病
I＇ve been laid off at that factory
在一年半之前
For sixteen months or more
工厂将我解雇
I came home last Wednesday evenin＇
上周三晚上我回到家
I found her lyin＇ on the floor
我发现妻子躺在地上
Bye now Mrs Campbell
坎布尔太太再见
Say howdy to your son
替我向你儿子问好
You can tell him we＇ll go huntin＇
你告诉他，当他拥有一支长枪
When he gets a bigger gun
我们会一起打猎
It was too bad about that fire
那场火灾真是糟糕
But don＇t you get me wrong
不要误会
We＇ve gotta teach these people
我们得教导人们
How to stay where they belong
如何留在归属之地