歌词
There once was a man and he couldn't cry
从前有一个不能哭的男人
He hadn't cried for years and for years
他许多年都没有哭泣过
Napalmed babies
被汽油弹轰炸的孩童
and movie love story
还是电影中的爱情故事
For instance could not produce tears
没有一刻能够让他流泪
As a child he had cried as all children will
在童年他也曾像其他孩童一样哭泣
Then at some point his tear ducts all ran dry
在某一时刻他的眼泪干涸了
Grew to be a man, it all hit the fan
长大成人，灾难接踵而至
Things got bad, but he couldn't cry
事情变糟，但他却从未哭泣
His dog got ran over, his wife up and left him
他的爱犬被碾死，当他被解雇后
After that he got sacked from his job
妻子弃他而去
Lost his arm in the war
在战争中失去一只胳膊
was laughed at by a whore
被一个妓女嘲笑
Ah, but still not a sniffle or sob
但是，从未抽泣
his novel was refused
然后啊，他写的小说被拒稿
and his movie was panned
他的电影被批评
His big Broadway show was a flop
他的百老汇话剧就是灾难
Got sent off to jail,
他被送到监狱里
you guessed it, no bail，
你猜猜看，不得假释
Oh, but still not a dribble or a drop
但是啊，仍然没有眼泪落下
In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered
在监狱里他被殴打，欺凌，侮辱
And made to make license plates
并且强迫制作汽车牌照
Water and bread was all he was fed
整日喝水吃面包
Not once did a tear stain his face
眼泪从未打湿他的面庞
Doctors were called in, scientists, too
医生与科学家被请来
Theologians were last and practically least
神学家最后被请来，也来得最少
They all agreed sure enough,
他们达成共识，
this is no cream puff
这男人不是懦夫
Oh, but in fact an insensitive beast
但他是个没有情感的野兽
In jail he was beaten, bullied and buggered
在监狱里他被殴打，欺凌，侮辱
And made to make license plates
并且强迫制作汽车牌照
He was taken from the jail and placed in a place
他从监狱里搬到另一个地方
For the insensitive and the insane
是为了冷血之人以及疯子准备的地方
He played a lot of chess and he made a lot of friends
他整日下棋，交了不少朋友
And he cried every time it would rain
每当下雨他都会哭泣
Once it rained forty days and it rained forty nights有一次，雨下了40天又40夜
And he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried
他哭啊哭啊哭啊
On the forty first day, he passed away
在第41天，他去世了
He just dehydrated and died
他脱水而死了
He went up to heaven, he located his dog
他去往天堂，找到了他的爱犬
After that, he rejoined his arm
在那之后，他接回了他的手臂
Down below all the saddest,
接下来是最令人难过的，
they took it all back，
他们得到了报应
Cancer robbed the whore of her charm
癌症夺走了那个妓女的美貌
His ex-wife died of stretch marks
他的前妻死于妊娠纹
His ex-employer went broke
他的前任雇主破产了
The theologians were finally found out
神学家终于被找来了
Right down to the ground,
在大地上，
the jail house burned down，
监狱被大火烧塌了
And the earth suffered perpetual drought
大地被永恒的干旱侵袭了
专辑信息
2.Intro
10.Delia's Gone