Bio - Chuck Berry (查克·贝里)

Lord have mercy got

上帝有怜悯之心

To tell it tell it just like

要说出来

It is ev'ry word

每一个字

Yeah I was living in St Louis

我曾住在圣路易斯

In the year of nineteen fifty five

在1955年

Mama didn't have no great mansion

妈妈没有豪宅

Just a little old country dive

只是一个小的老旧的乡下的房子

Papa worked all week long

爸爸工作一整个星期

Try to keep us six kids alive

试着养活我们六个孩子

So I hitch hiked to Chicago

所以我搭便车去芝加哥

Just to hear Muddy Waters play

只是为了听Muddy Waters演奏

I sat and listened to him sing

我坐着 听着他歌唱

Until the early hours of day

直到凌晨

I asked him what I could do to make it

我问他如果我要成功要做什么

And it was he who showed me the way

他教给我了方法

I went back home and wrote a song

我回到家写了一首歌

And made a record I could claim

做了一张唱片

The little tune jumped on the charts

鲤鱼跳龙门

And rode me right on up to fame

让我一路成名

It netted over ten thousand dollars

它挣得了超过一万美元

And added glory to my name

给我的名字增加了荣誉

I was standing at the airport

我站在机场

With my guitar in my hand

手里拿着我的吉他

And a first class ticket

头等舱的票

Destination movie land

目的地是电影之地

I will be in Hollywood Mama

妈妈 我会在好莱坞

Before the roosters crow again

在公鸡报晓之前

When I first started playing music

当我初次开始演奏音乐

Over sixteen years ago

已经超过十六年了

Every big town in the country

国家里每一个大的城市

From St Francisco to Baltimore

从圣弗朗西斯科到巴尔的摩

Trying to bring some happy hours

试着带回一些欢乐时光

Doing the only thing I know

做着我唯一了解的事情

Can't help it but I love it

情不自禁 但是我喜欢

Stand here sing to you

站在这里 对你唱歌

Brings back so many memories

带回了那么多记忆

Many things we used to do

我们曾做过的很多事情

'Till I see you here again

直到我在这里再次见到你

Take care good luck to you

保重 祝你好运