Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine-Pete Seeger

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以下歌词翻译由微信翻译提供 [00:00.45]Written by：Seeger
Written by：Seeger [00:00.91]I lived in a town way down south
我住在南方的一个小镇上 [00:04.64] [00:05.28]By the name of Buffalo
以水牛城的名字命名 [00:07.76] [00:08.58]Worked in the mill with the rest of the trash
在工厂里和其他人一起工作 [00:12.28] [00:12.89]As we're often called you know
就像我们常说的你知道的 [00:16.25] [00:17.64]You factory folks who sing this rhyme
你们这些唱着歌的工厂工人 [00:21.16] [00:21.72]Will surely understand
一定会明白 [00:24.06] [00:25.12]The reason why I love you so
这是我如此爱你的原因 [00:29.23] [00:30.55]Is I'm a factory hand
我是工厂工人 [00:33.54] [00:34.72]While standing here between my looms
站在我的织机之间 [00:38.80]You know I lose no time
你知道我不会浪费时间 [00:41.65] [00:42.85]To keep my shuttles in a whizz
让我的航天飞机开得飞快 [00:46.46] [00:47.35]And write this little rhyme
写下这首歌 [00:50.36] [00:51.73]We rise up early in the morn'
我们一大早就起床 [00:55.80]And work all day real hard
整天埋头苦干 [00:58.71] [00:59.73]To buy our little meat and bread
买点肉和面包 [01:03.29] [01:04.33]And sugar tea and lard
还有糖茶和猪油 [01:07.51] [01:08.53]We work from weekend to weekend
我们每个周末都工作 [01:12.60] [01:13.19]And never lose a day
绝不会虚度光阴 [01:16.63]And when that awful payday comes
当可怕的发薪日到来时 [01:20.16] [01:20.84]We draw our little pay
我们抽点小钱 [01:24.59]We then go home on payday night
我们在发薪日晚上回家 [01:28.02] [01:28.66]And sit down in a chair
坐在椅子上 [01:32.05]The merchant raps upon the door
商人敲着门 [01:35.97] [01:36.48]He's come to get his share
他是来分一杯羹的 [01:39.32] [01:40.53]When all our little debts are paid
当我们的小债全部还清 [01:44.65]And nothing left behind
什么都没有留下 [01:47.28] [01:47.99]We turn our pockets wrong side out
我们把口袋翻了个底朝天 [01:51.42] [01:52.08]But not a cent can we find
可我们找不到一分钱 [01:55.48] [01:56.80]We rise up early in the morn'
我们一大早就起床 [02:00.86]And toil from soon to late
从早到晚埋头苦干 [02:03.75] [02:04.27]We have no time to primp or fix
我们没时间装腔作势 [02:07.68] [02:08.48]And dress right up to date [02:11.60] [02:12.58]Our children they grow up unlearned
我们的孩子在成长过程中不谙世事 [02:15.70] [02:16.22]No time to go to school
没时间去学校 [02:18.91] [02:20.07]Almost before they have learned to walk
在他们学会走路之前 [02:24.10]They have learned to spin or spool
他们已经学会了旋转 [02:27.69] [02:29.00]The bossman jerks them round and round
老板让他们一圈一圈地转动 [02:32.39] [02:32.89]And whistles very keen
吹着口哨 [02:35.40] [02:36.12]I'll tell you what the factory kids
我会告诉你工厂的孩子 [02:40.05]Are really treated mean
被残忍对待 [02:43.42] [02:44.04]The folks in town who dress so fine
镇上的人们衣着光鲜亮丽 [02:47.59] [02:48.13]And spend their money free
随意花钱 [02:50.65] [02:51.72]Will hardly look at a factory hand
几乎不会看工厂的工人 [02:55.50] [02:56.59]Who dresses like you and me
打扮得就像你和我 [02:59.45] [03:00.58]As we go walking down the street
当我们走在大街上 [03:04.00] [03:04.56]All wrapped in lint and strings
一切都被线绳包裹着 [03:07.58] [03:08.20]They call us fools and factory trash
他们说我们是傻瓜工厂里的废物 [03:11.97] [03:12.63]And other lowdown things
还有其他不为人知的事情 [03:15.73] [03:17.15]Well let them wear their watches fine
那就让他们戴着精致的手表吧 [03:20.77] [03:21.53]Their rings and pearly strings
戴上戒指戴上珍珠般的项链 [03:24.22] [03:25.57]When the day of judgement comes
当审判的那一天到来 [03:30.30] [03:30.85]We'll make 'em shed their pretty things
我们会让他们褪去伪装