The Three Butchers - Pete Seeger

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Johnstone he was riding along

约翰斯通他一路驰骋

As fast as he could ride

他以最快的速度

When he thought he heard a woman

他以为听到了女人的声音

He heard a woman cry

他听到一个女人的哭声

Johnstone getting off his horse

约翰斯通从马上下来

Searching the woods all round

在树林里四处搜寻

When he came upon a woman

当他遇见一个女人

With her hair bent to the ground

她的头发垂到了地上

Oh woman dearest woman

亲爱的女人

Who brought you here for this far

是谁带你走了这么远

Who that brought you here this morning

今早是谁带你来的

With her hair bent to the ground

她的头发垂到了地上

It was three bold and struggling men

这是三个勇敢顽强的人

With swords gleaming on

利剑闪闪发光

Who that brought me here this morning

今早是谁带我来这里的

With me hair pinned to the ground

我的头发别在地上

Johnstone being a man of his own

约翰斯通做自己的男人

Being a man and bold

做个勇敢的男子汉

He taken off his soldiers cloak

他脱下士兵的斗篷

To cover her from the cold

为她遮风挡雨

Johnstone getting on his horse

约翰斯通骑上他的骏马

The woman gets on behind

女人坐在后面

They then rode down that lonesome highway

他们沿着那条寂寞的公路一路驰骋

Their fortune for to find

寻找他们的财富

They were riding along

他们一路驰骋

Faster they could ride

他们可以骑得更快

When she blown her fingers to her lips

当她把手指放在嘴唇上

And gave three shivering cries

发出三声颤抖的呼唤

Out sprang three bold and strugling men

三个胆大包天的家伙跳了出来

With swords gleaming on

利剑闪闪发光

Who let them on the Johnstone

是谁让他们登上了约翰斯通

And commanded him to stand

命令他站起来

I will stop stand said Johnstone

我会停下站起来约翰斯通说

I'll stop then said he

我会停下来然后他说

For I never was in all of my life

因为我这一辈子都不曾

Afraid of any three

害怕任何三个

Johnstone killing two of them

Johnstone干掉了其中两个人

Not watching the woman behind

不看身后的女人

While he was after the other one

而他紧追不舍

She stabbed him from behind

她从背后捅了他一刀

They were free and a market day

他们自由自在尽情狂欢

People all passing by

人们从我身边经过

Could that saw then this awful murder

能否看见这可怕的谋杀

Oh poor Johnstone die

可怜的Johnstone命丧黄泉