歌词
He’s got the hands of a blind piano player
他就像一个盲眼的钢琴手一样手下生化
He’s got a feel for the dark like a soothsayer
他就像一预言家一样对黑暗感知敏感
He takes a little bow and tips his fedora
他小鞠一躬 摘下帽子
Shouts like he’s gonna save Sodom and Gomorrah
大喊着 就像他要救sodom gomorrah一样
Workin’ for the circus X railroad bum
在x马戏团工作
Carnival barker for kingdom dot come
国王的狂欢节迎宾使者没有来
Dusty ol’ Gibson opposable thumb
灰头土脸的ol gibson长着对拇指
Bangs out the rhythm on a 50-gallon drum
在一张鼓上奏出了旋律
Don’t wait for Tom
不要等tom了
Tom’s long gone he’s already moved on
他离开很久了 已经开始新生活了
Don’t wait for Tom
不要等tom了
I saw an ol’ ’55 Buick just before dawn
黎明前我看到一辆buick车
I said Hey hey Tom
我叫了一声tom
The sun’s comin’ up you got your wipers on
太阳即将升起 你却启动了雨刷
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
你是希望天再下雨吗
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
是吗
Is it rainin’ just around your bend
你的身边还在下雨吗
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
你是希望天再下雨吗
Sittin’ in a corner with his pet muskrat
他坐在角落里 宠物鼠陪在身边
Tossin’ his cards into an old man’s hat
将他的纸牌丢进了一个老人的帽子里
He grins at the girls and they always grin back
他朝女孩们咧嘴笑 他们也总是对它笑
He bets an old waltz he could get ‘em in the sack
他会一直老华尔兹舞 闭上眼睛也能跳得很好
He makes his own music from the bell of a ‘bone
他用一个女服务员的假发和一台路边的电话
A waitress’s falsie and a railroad phone
创作了一首曲子
Bobs on his knees to an old tarantella
跳着一支从南部边界的一个伙计里偷来的旋转舞
South of the border he stole it from a fella
他的短发飘在膝盖上
Don’t wait for Tom
不要等tom了
Tom’s long gone he’s already moved on
他离开很久了 已经开始新生活了
Don’t wait for Tom
不要等tom了
I saw an ol’ ’55 Buick just before dawn
黎明前我看到一辆buick车
I said Hey hey Tom
我叫了一声tom
The sun’s comin’ up you got your wipers on
太阳即将升起 你却启动了雨刷
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
你是希望天再下雨吗
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
是吗
Is it rainin’ just around your bend
你的身边还在下雨吗
Are you tryin' to make it rain again
你是希望天再下雨吗
His triple-jointed juke fingers splay like a scarecrow
他那连在一起的三指就像稻草人
He kneels down and whistles to a fallen sparrow
他跪下来 对一只地上的麻雀吹口哨
His eyes light up when they wheel in a piano
当他们弹奏钢琴曲时 他的眼神豁然明亮
He reads a dirty joke out of an old Baptist hymnal
他读了一本老板基督徒赞美诗集里的一个黄色笑话
He wears a tuxedo made of sackcloth and ashes
他穿了一件粗布麻衣制成的无尾礼服
Has a tattoo of a girl who can bat her eyelashes
有一对他暗送秋波女孩的纹身
Down on the river he was fishin’ with a sword
岸边他用剑钓鱼
He knocked off John the Baptist for a word from the Lord
因为john这个基督徒的一句话 他走了john
He takes his coffee with the blood of a turnip
他喝着咖啡
Blushes his cheeks with an Amsterdam tulip
一朵amsterdam郁金香让他脸颊绯红
Choppin’ up a rooster for a pullet surprise
出乎意料杀了一只公鸡 放了一只小母鸡
If the gravy don’t getcha he’ll getcha with his eyes
如果喝不到肉汁 他会亲自监督
Don't wait
不要等
Hey Tom tom
了
Sun's comin' up you got your wipers on
太阳即将升起 你却启动了雨刷
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