Sixteen Tons

Some people say a man is made out of mud
有人说这个男人是个没用的东西
A poor man's made out of muscle and blood
有血有肉但是个穷光蛋
Muscle and blood and skin and bones
血肉之躯但骨瘦如柴
A mind that's weak and a back that's strong
思想软弱但臂膀坚强
You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?
拖运了十六吨煤，你挣得了什么？
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我，因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我把灵魂押给了公司
I was born one morning when the sun didn't shine
我在黎明之前醒来
I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
我拿起铁铲走向煤矿
I loaded sixteen tons of number-nine coal
我拖运了十六吨的九号煤
And the straw boss said,
然后工头说
"Well bless my soul!"
我的天呐
You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?
拖运了十六吨煤，你挣得了什么？
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我，因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我把灵魂押给了公司
I was born one morning, it was drizzlin' rain
我出生在一个绵绵细雨的早晨
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
我的名字里面有困境和斗争
I was raised in the canebreak by an old mama lion
我在竹丛中被母老虎养大
Can't no high-toned woman make me walk the line
这个卑鄙的女人让我走上了这条路
You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?
拖运了十六吨煤，你挣得了什么？
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我，因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我把灵魂押给了公司
If you see me comin' better step aside
看见我过来你最好闪到一边
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
许多家伙没让开，结果都玩完
One fist of iron, the other of steel
我给了他们一铁拳接着另一拳
If the right one don't getcha then the left one will
要是右边一拳没打中，左边一拳肯定中
You load sixteen tons, whattaya get?
拖运了十六吨煤，你挣得了什么？
Another day older and deeper in debt
又一天的衰老和更深重的债务
St. Peter don'cha call me, 'cause I can't go
圣人彼得不用叫我，因为我不能走
I owe my soul to the company store
我把灵魂押给了公司