Big bad John

Big John
大块头约翰
Big John
大块头约翰
Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
每天早晨都可以看到他来矿井上班的身影
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
体重两百四十五磅，身高六尺六
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
宽宽的肩膀，窄窄的臀部
And everybody knew, ya didn't give no lip to Big John
但大家都知道，没人愿意和他说一句话
(Big John, Big John)
（大块头约翰，大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
似乎没人知道约翰从哪里来
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
他不过是浪迹到此，孤身自处
He didn't say much, he kinda quiet and shy
他说话不多，带着几分安静和腼腆
And if you spoke at all, he just said, "Hi" to Big John
要是你很想和他聊天，最多不过跟他说：“你好！”
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
有人说他来自新奥尔良
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
因为一个法裔女孩卷入了一场纷争
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
他偌大的右手中发出一声巨响——他开枪了
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land, Big John
把那个路易斯安那的小子送去了天堂乐土。噢，大块头约翰
(Big John, Big John)
（大块头约翰，大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
那一天，在矿井下面
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
支撑的矿木突然断了，人们开始哭泣
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
矿工们胆战心惊，默默祈祷
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last, 'cept John
大伙儿都以为他们要去见上帝了——除了约翰
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell
在这个满是灰土和烟尘的人造地狱里
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
一个巨大的身影出现了，矿工们知道，那是约翰
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
他抓紧了下陷的矿木，发出吃力的呻吟
And like a giant Oak tree, he just stood there alone, Big John
就像一棵巨大的橡树，独自支撑着。噢，大块头约翰
(Big John, Big John)
（大块头约翰，大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
他使出浑身力量用劲一推
Then a miner yelled out, "There's a light up above"
然后一个矿工大喊：“上边有光！”
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
二十个人迅速爬出了这个将会成为他们坟墓的葬身之地
Now there's only one left down there to save, Big John
现在只剩下一个人等待救援——大块头约翰
With jacks and timbers they started back down
但尽管用上了千斤顶和大圆木也无济于事，他们只好后退
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
这时地底下传来了隆隆的响声
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
接着烟气从矿井喷涌而出
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
大伙儿都明白这是大块头约翰生命的最后一刻
(Big John, Big John)
（大块头约翰，大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
如今人们没有再重开那个没有价值了的矿井
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
只是在它前面立了一块大理石碑
These few words are written on that stand
上面写着几个字
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
在这个矿底下，大块头约翰，一个伟大的人，长眠于此
(Big John, Big John)
（大块头约翰，大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
(Big John)
（大块头约翰）
Big Bad John
大块头坏蛋约翰

WITH LOVE
[ 于：罗兰德 致：艾德温娜 ]