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[00:00.000]How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live - The New Lost City Ramblers
[00:05.909]以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
[00:05.909]There once was a time when everything was cheap
[00:10.789]曾几何时物价低廉岁月静好
[00:10.789]But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
[00:15.729]如今价格飞涨令人心力交瘁
[00:15.729]When we pay our grocery bill
[00:18.449]每当结算生活账单
[00:18.449]We just feel like makin' our will
[00:20.919]恍若立下临终遗言
[00:20.919]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:26.259]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[00:26.259]I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt
[00:31.379]犹记当年布料便宜似尘土
[00:31.379]We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt
[00:36.279]两枚硬币能换件体面衬衫
[00:36.279]Now we pay three bucks or more
[00:38.909]如今三块钱都不够看
[00:38.909]Maybe get a shirt that another man wore
[00:41.209]或许只能穿别人穿过的旧衣
[00:41.209]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:46.559]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[00:46.559]Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray
[00:51.619]我曾与一位叫格雷的商人交易
[00:51.619]Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag
[00:56.619]二十四磅面粉只需五毛钱
[00:56.619]Now it's a dollar and a half beside
[00:58.939]如今价格飞涨到一块五
[00:58.939]Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide
[01:01.498]就像要从跳蚤身上剥层皮
[01:01.498]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:26.517]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[01:26.517]Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent
[01:31.457]唉 如今的教育不值一文
[01:31.457]But they see to it that every child is sent
[01:36.417]但他们确保每个孩子都被送去上学
[01:36.417]If we don't send everyday
[01:38.697]如果我们不每天送孩子去
[01:38.697]We have a heavy fine to pay
[01:41.307]就得支付巨额罚款
[01:41.307]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:46.277]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[01:46.277]Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right
[01:51.307]禁酒令本意是好的 如果执行得当
[01:51.307]There's no sense in shootin' a man till he shows flight
[01:56.247]在一个人逃跑前就开枪 毫无道理
[01:56.247]Officers kill without a cause
[01:58.727]警察无故杀人
[01:58.727]Then complain about funny laws
[02:01.237]抱怨着荒谬的法律条文
[02:01.237]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:06.177]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[02:06.177]Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls
[02:11.337]牧师们布道只为金钱而非灵魂
[02:11.337]That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole
[02:16.167]这就是穷人永远深陷泥潭的原因
[02:16.167]We can hardly get our breath
[02:18.517]我们几乎喘不过气
[02:18.517]Taxed and schooled and preached to death
[02:21.027]被赋税、教育和说教压垮
[02:21.027]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:46.012]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[02:46.012]Oh it's time for every man to be awake
[02:50.792]是时候让每个人都清醒过来了
[02:50.792]We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak
[02:55.742]当我们点牛排时 每磅要付五十美分
[02:55.742]When we get our package home
[02:58.052]等包裹拿到家中
[02:58.052]A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone
[03:00.732]只有一团包着软骨和骨头的废纸
[03:00.732]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:05.831]贫苦大众如何在这世道生存
[03:05.831]Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright
[03:10.711]医生挂着灿烂笑容前来
[03:10.711]And he says in a little while you'll be all right
[03:15.541]说着你很快就能痊愈
[03:15.541]All he gives is a humbug pill
[03:17.741]却只给了颗毫无用处的药丸
[03:17.741]A dose of d**e and a great big bill
[03:20.281]一剂**药和巨额账单
[03:20.281]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:23.821]告诉我穷人如何在这世道生存
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