He is Coming to Us Dead-Grayson & Whitter

[ti:He Is Coming to Us Dead] [ar:Grayson] [al:Vintage Masters 1927-1929] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]He is Coming to Us Dead - Grayson & Whitter
以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:20.49]One morning when the office was opened
一天早上办公室开门的时候 [00:22.99]A man quite old in years
一个上了年纪的男人 [00:24.87] [00:25.41]Entered the express office
走进快递办公室 [00:27.88]Showing signs of grief and tears
流露出悲伤和泪水 [00:30.29]And when the clerk approached him
当店员靠近他时 [00:32.84]The old man then did say
老人说 [00:35.17]I'm waiting for my boy sir
我在等我的兄弟先生 [00:37.74]He's coming home today
他今天就要回家了 [00:40.65] [00:49.59]Well you have made a silly mistake
你犯了一个愚蠢的错误 [00:52.49]And you must surely know
你一定知道 [00:54.78]This is the telegraph office sir
这里是电报局先生 [00:57.34]And not a town depot
而不是镇上的仓库 [00:59.56]If your boy is coming home
如果你的男友要回家 [01:02.32]The clerk did smile and say
店员微笑着说 [01:04.91]You'll find him with the passengers sir
你会发现他和乘客在一起 [01:07.50]At the station just all the way
一路上都在车站 [01:09.04] [01:27.92]You do not understand me sir
你不明白我的意思先生 [01:30.57]The old man shook his head
老人摇摇头 [01:32.86]He's not a-coming as a passenger
他不是以乘客的身份来的 [01:35.34]But by express instead
而是用快递 [01:37.93] [01:46.48]He's coming home to mother
他要回到妈妈身边 [01:48.76]The old man softly said
老人轻声说道 [01:50.94]He's coming home in a casket sir
他躺在棺材里回家了先生 [01:53.48]He's coming to us dead
他死到临头 [01:55.34] [01:56.02]Then a whistle pierced their ears
一声口哨声从他们的耳边响起 [01:58.46]The express train someone cry
快车上有人哭泣 [02:00.82]The old man rose in a breathless haste
老人气喘吁吁地匆匆站起来 [02:03.24]And quickly rushed outside
迅速冲到外面 [02:06.21] [02:14.68]Then a long white casket
然后是一个长长的白色棺材 [02:16.66]Was lowered to the ground
被压在了地上 [02:18.47] [02:18.99]The scene was filled with the grief and pain
现场充满了悲伤和痛苦 [02:21.65]Of those who gathered around
聚集在一起的人们 [02:23.61]Do not treat him harshly boys
孩子们不要对他太严厉 [02:25.67] [02:26.23]It contains our darling jack
里面有我们亲爱的Jack [02:28.48]He went away as you boys are
他像你们一样离去 [02:30.90]This way he's coming back
这样他就回来了 [02:32.64] [02:33.24]He broke his poor old mother's heart
他伤了他可怜的老母亲的心 [02:35.31] [02:36.00]Her fears have all come true
她的恐惧变成了现实 [02:38.18]She said its the way that he'd come back
她说他就是这样回来的 [02:40.73]If he joined the boys in blue
如果他加入那些穿着蓝色制服的男孩