My daddy left home when I was three 我的爸爸离开家的时候我是三

And he didn't leave much to ma and me 而他并没有留下多少马和我

Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. 就在这个旧吉他和一个空酒瓶。

Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid 现在，我不怪他，因为他跑，藏

But the meanest thing that he ever did 不过，最卑鄙的事情，他曾经做过

Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue." 是在他离开之前，他去了，叫我“苏”。

   

Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke 那么，他一定O以为那是相当的笑话

And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, 它得到了很多笑声从很多民间的，

It seems I had to fight my whole life through. 看来我不得不通过打我的整个生命。

Some gal would giggle and I'd get red 有些GAL会咯咯地笑，我会得到红

And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head, 而一些guyd笑，我胸围他的头，

I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue." 我告诉你，生活是不容易的，一个叫男孩“苏”。

   

Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean, 好吧，我长大了快，我长大了的意思，

My fist got hard and my wits got keen, 我的拳头硬了和我的智慧得到了热衷，

I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame. 我从城里漫游到城里来隐藏我的耻辱。

But I made a vow to the moon and stars 但我发誓，以日月星辰

That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars 我想搜索的白鬼，唐克斯和酒吧

And kill that man who gave me that awful name. 杀了人谁给我那可怕的名字。

   

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July 嗯，这是盖特林堡在七月中旬

And I just hit town and my throat was dry, 我只是打镇，我的喉咙干，

I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew. 我以为我会停下来，有自己冲泡。

At an old saloon on a street of mud, 在一个古老的轿车泥的街道上，

There at a table, dealing stud, 有一张桌子，处理螺柱，

Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue." 坐在那个叫我脏，癞皮狗“苏”。

   

Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad 好吧，我知道那条蛇是我自己甜蜜的爸爸

From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had, 从破旧的画面，我的motherd了，

And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye. 我知道他的脸颊，他的邪眼的疤痕。

He was big and bent and gray and old, 他是大而弯曲，灰色，老，

And I looked at him and my blood ran cold 我看着他，我的血都凉

And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do! 我说： “我的名字是”苏！ “你好吗！

Now your gonna die!!" 现在，你会死的！ “

   

Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes 好吧，我打了他的双眼之间很难正确

And he went down, but to my surprise, 他去了，但让我吃惊，

He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear. 他拿出一把刀，割下一块我的耳朵。

But I busted a chair right across his teeth 但我打掉一把椅子对面，他的牙齿

And we crashed through the wall and into the street 我们穿过墙壁，并到街上坠毁

Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer. 踢和在泥和血和啤酒欺诈。

   

I tell ya, I've fought tougher men 我告诉你，我已经打了强硬的男人

But I really can't remember when, 但我真的不能当记得，

He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile. 他踢像骡子，他有点像鳄鱼。

I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss, 我听到他笑了，然后我听到他坏话，

He went for his gun and I pulled mine first, 他去了他的枪和我拉矿第一，

He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile. 他站在那里看着我，我看到他的笑容。

   

And he said: "Son, this world is rough 他说： “儿子，这世界是粗糙

And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough 而如果一个人的才能做，他得是艰难

And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along. 我知道我不会在那里帮你一起。

So I give ya that name and I said goodbye 所以，我给你的那个名字，我说再见

I knew you'd have to get tough or die 我就知道你要强硬或死亡

And it's the name that helped to make you strong." 而且它的帮助，使自己坚强的名字。 “

   

He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight 他说：“现在你只打了一场战斗的地狱

And I know you hate me, and you got the right 我知道你恨我，你有正确的

To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. 到现在杀了我，我也不会怪你，如果你这样做。

But ya ought to thank me, before I die, 但雅应该感谢我，在我死之前，

For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye 对于砾石雅胆量和雅眼吐

Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'" 因为我的儿子的-A-婊子名为你“苏。”

   

I got all choked up and I threw down my gun 我把所有哽咽了，我扔下我的枪

And I called him my pa, and he called me his son, 我打电话给他我爸，他打电话给我儿子，

And I came away with a different point of view. 我离开时有不同的观点。

And I think about him, now and then, 我想他，现在，然后，

Every time I try and every time I win, 每次我尝试每一次我赢一次，

And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him 而且如果我有一个儿子，我想我会叫他

Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name! 比尔和乔治！什么，但苏！我仍然痛恨这个名字！