Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James/Tampa Red/Georgia Tom

Written by：Skip James

I would rather be buried in some cypress grove

我宁愿被埋葬于柏树林中

I would rather be buried in some cypress grove

我宁愿被埋葬于柏树林中

To have some woman Lord that I can't control

只为在天堂追寻像你一样难以掌控的女人

And I'm goin' away now I'm goin' away to stay

我正准备离开 去天堂获得永生

And I'm goin' away now I'm goin' away to stay

我正准备离开 去天堂获得永生

That'll be all right pretty mama you gonna need my help someday

没关系 完美的女人 总有一天你会向我求救

And the sun goin' down and you know what your promise means

太阳已经落山 你知道 你对我的承诺意味着什么

And the sun goin' down you know what your promise means

太阳已经落山 你知道 你对我的承诺意味着什么

And what's the matter baby I can't see

到底怎么回事 宝贝儿 我看不到你了

I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave

我宁愿就这样死去 埋葬于六英尺深的地下

I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave

我宁愿就这样死去 埋葬于六英尺深的地下

Than to be way up here honey treated this away

也不愿这样苟延残喘 宝贝儿 请别这样对我

And the old people told me baby but I never did know

前辈们曾经劝诫过我 宝贝儿 但是我却仍一意孤行

The old people told me baby woman but I never did know

前辈们曾经劝诫过我 宝贝儿 他们说你不属于我 我却不听

The good book declare you got to reap just what you sow

古言说得好 一意孤行就该自食其果

When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold

当你膝盖疼痛 浑身发冷

When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold

当你膝盖疼痛 浑身发冷

Means you just gettin' ready honey for the cypress grove

宝贝儿 那就意味着 你即将永远与柏树林同眠