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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
[00:05.888]以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
[00:05.888]There once was a time when everything was cheap
[00:10.788]曾几何时物价低廉岁月静好
[00:10.788]But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
[00:15.947]如今价格飞涨令人窒息难熬
[00:15.947]When we pay our grocery bill
[00:18.325]面对超市账单那刻
[00:18.325]We just feel like makin' our will
[00:20.914]恍若立遗嘱般苦涩
[00:20.914]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:26.124]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[00:26.124]I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt
[00:31.342]记得布料昔时贱如尘土
[00:31.342]We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt
[00:36.372]两毛五分能买体面衣服
[00:36.372]Now we pay three bucks or more
[00:38.822]而今三块钱都不够数
[00:38.822]Maybe get a shirt that another man wore
[00:41.312]或许只能穿别人穿过的旧衣
[00:41.312]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[00:46.582]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[00:46.582]Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray
[00:51.621]我曾与一位叫格雷的商人交易
[00:51.621]Flour was fifty cents for a twenty four pound bag
[00:56.628]二十四磅面粉只要五毛钱
[00:56.628]Now it's a dollar and a half beside
[00:59.006]如今价格飞涨到一块五
[00:59.006]Just like a skinnin' off a flea for the hide
[01:01.496]就像要从跳蚤身上剥皮般艰难
[01:01.496]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:26.816]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[01:26.816]Oh the schools we have today ain't worth a cent
[01:31.513]如今的教育不值一文
[01:31.513]But they see to it that every child is sent
[01:36.443]他们确保每个孩子都被迫上学
[01:36.443]If we don't send everyday
[01:38.902]若我们哪天不送孩子去
[01:38.902]We have a heavy fine to pay
[01:41.292]就得缴纳巨额罚款
[01:41.292]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[01:46.312]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[01:46.312]Prohibition's good if 'tis conducted right
[01:51.260]禁酒令本是好政策 若执行得当
[01:51.260]There's no sense in shootin' a man 'til he shows flight
[01:56.338]在对方逃跑前就开枪 实在毫无道理
[01:56.338]Officers kill without a cause
[01:58.738]警官们肆意杀戮 毫无缘由
[01:58.738]Then complain about funny laws
[02:01.308]抱怨那些荒谬的法律
[02:01.308]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:06.257]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[02:06.257]Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls
[02:11.416]牧师们只为金钱布道 而非救赎灵魂
[02:11.416]That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole
[02:16.346]这就是穷人永远深陷泥潭的原因
[02:16.346]We can hardly get our breath
[02:18.616]我们几乎喘不过气
[02:18.616]Taxed and schooled and preached to death
[02:21.176]被税收、教育和说教压垮
[02:21.176]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[02:45.909]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[02:45.909]Oh it's time for every man to be awake
[02:50.879]是时候让每个人都清醒了
[02:50.879]We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak
[02:55.808]我们花五十美分买一磅牛排
[02:55.808]When we get our package home
[02:58.188]回到家打开包装
[02:58.188]A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone
[03:00.658]只有一小团纸包着软骨和骨头
[03:00.658]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:05.788]穷人该如何在这世道存活
[03:05.788]Well the doctor comes around with a face all bright
[03:10.466]医生带着灿烂笑容走来
[03:10.466]And he says in a little while you'll be all right
[03:15.466]说着你很快就会好起来
[03:15.466]All he gives is a humbug pill
[03:17.926]却只给了颗毫无用处的药丸
[03:17.926]A dose of d**e and a great big bill
[03:20.326]一剂**药 换来天价账单
[03:20.326]Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live
[03:24.566]穷人该如何在这世道存活
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