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[ti:How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?]
[ar:The New Lost City Ramblers]
[al:The Early Recordings, Vol. 1]
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[00:00.000]How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live - The New Lost City Ramblers
[00:05.879]以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
[00:05.879]There once was a time when everything was cheap
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[00:10.779]But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
[00:15.938]如今物价高得让人昏昏欲睡
[00:15.938]When we pay our grocery bill
[00:18.316]当我们支付杂货账单时
[00:18.316]We just feel like makin' our will
[00:20.905]简直像在立遗嘱般绝望
[00:20.905]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:26.115]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[00:26.115]I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt
[00:31.333]还记得从前日用品便宜如尘土
[00:31.333]We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt
[00:36.363]两毛五分钱就能买件体面衬衫
[00:36.363]Now we pay three bucks or more
[00:38.813]如今要花三块钱甚至更多
[00:38.813]Maybe get a shirt that another man wore
[00:41.303]可能还得穿别人淘汰的旧衣裳
[00:41.303]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:46.573]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[00:46.573]Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray
[00:51.612]我曾与一位叫格雷的商人交易
[00:51.612]Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag
[00:56.619]二十四磅面粉只需半美元
[00:56.619]Now it's a dollar and a half beside
[00:58.997]如今却要一块五还要剥皮
[00:58.997]Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide
[01:01.487]就像从跳蚤身上榨取皮毛
[01:01.487]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:26.807]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[01:26.807]Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent
[01:31.504]如今这些学校分文不值
[01:31.504]But they see to it that every child is sent
[01:36.434]却强迫每个孩子都必须去
[01:36.434]If we don't send everyday
[01:38.893]若我们无法每日上缴
[01:38.893]We have a heavy fine to pay
[01:41.283]就要承受沉重的罚款
[01:41.283]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:46.303]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[01:46.303]Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right
[01:51.251]禁令本是好意 若执行得当
[01:51.251]There's no sense in shootin' a man 'til he shows flight
[01:56.329]何必对未逃之人开枪
[01:56.329]Officers kill without a cause
[01:58.729]官员无故夺人性命
[01:58.729]Then complain about funny laws
[02:01.299]却抱怨法律荒诞不经
[02:01.299]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:06.248]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[02:06.248]Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls
[02:11.407]传道者只为敛财 不为救赎灵魂
[02:11.407]That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole
[02:16.337]这就是穷人永远深陷泥潭的原因
[02:16.337]We can hardly get our breath
[02:18.607]我们几乎喘不过气
[02:18.607]Taxed and schooled and preached to death
[02:21.167]苛捐杂税 说教压顶
[02:21.167]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:45.900]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[02:45.900]Oh it's time for every man to be awake
[02:50.870]是时候让每个人都清醒了
[02:50.870]We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak
[02:55.799]我们买牛排要付每磅五十美分
[02:55.799]When we get our package home
[02:58.179]当把包裹拎回家时
[02:58.179]A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone
[03:00.649]一张皱纸包着软骨和碎骨
[03:00.649]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:05.779]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
[03:05.779]Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright
[03:10.457]医生挂着假笑走来
[03:10.457]And he says in a little while you'll be all right
[03:15.457]说着"很快你就会痊愈"
[03:15.457]All he gives is a humbug pill
[03:17.917]只给些无用的药丸
[03:17.917]A dose of d**e and a great big bill
[03:20.317]一剂**和天价账单
[03:20.317]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:24.557]告诉我穷人该如何在这样的时代生存
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