Big bad John

Big John
大塊頭約翰
Big John
大塊頭約翰
Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
每天早晨都可以看到他來礦井上班的身影
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
體重兩百四十五磅，身高六尺六
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
寬寬的肩膀，窄窄的臀部
And everybody knew, ya didn't give no lip to Big John
但大家都知道，沒人願意和他說一句話
(Big John, Big John)
（大塊頭約翰，大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
似乎沒人知道約翰從哪裡來
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
他不過是浪跡到此，孤身自處
He didn't say much, he kinda quiet and shy
他說話不多，帶著幾分安靜和靦腆
And if you spoke at all, he just said, 'Hi' to Big John
要是你很想和他聊天，最多不過跟他說：“你好！”
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
有人說他來自新奧爾良
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
因為一個法裔女孩捲入了一場紛爭
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
他偌大的右手中發出一聲巨響——他開槍了
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the Promised Land, Big John
把那個路易斯安那的小子送去了天堂樂土。噢，大塊頭約翰
(Big John, Big John)
（大塊頭約翰，大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
那一天，在礦井下面
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
支撐的礦木突然斷了，人們開始哭泣
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
礦工們膽戰心驚，默默祈禱
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last, 'cept John
大夥兒都以為他們要去見上帝了——除了約翰
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell
在這個滿是灰土和煙塵的人造地獄裡
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
一個巨大的身影出現了，礦工們知道，那是約翰
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
他抓緊了下陷的礦木，發出吃力的呻吟
And like a giant Oak tree, he just stood there alone, Big John
就像一棵巨大的橡樹，獨自支撐著。噢，大塊頭約翰
(Big John, Big John)
（大塊頭約翰，大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
他使出渾身力量用勁一推
Then a miner yelled out, 'There's a light up above'
然後一個礦工大喊： “上邊有光！”
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
二十個人迅速爬出了這個將會成為他們墳墓的葬身之地
Now there's only one left down there to save, Big John
現在只剩下一個人等待救援——大塊頭約翰
With jacks and timbers they started back down
但儘管用上了千斤頂和大圓木也無濟於事，他們只好後退
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
這時地底下傳來了隆隆的響聲
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
接著煙氣從礦井噴湧而出
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
大夥兒都明白這是大塊頭約翰生命的最後一刻
(Big John, Big John)
（大塊頭約翰，大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
如今人們沒有再重開那個沒有價值了的礦井
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
只是在它前面立了一塊大理石碑
These few words are written on that stand
上面寫著幾個字
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John
在這個礦底下，大塊頭約翰，一個偉大的人，長眠於此
(Big John, Big John)
（大塊頭約翰，大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
(Big John)
（大塊頭約翰）
Big Bad John
大塊頭壞蛋約翰

WITH LOVE
[ 於：羅蘭德致：艾德溫娜]