Down to the Banana Republics 下到香蕉共和国

Down to the tropical sun 倒在热带的阳光

Go the expatriated American 去美国外派

Hopin' to find some fun 河滨找点乐子

   

Some of them go for the sailing 他们有的去帆船

Brought by the lure of the sea 在海边的诱惑带来的

Tryin' to find what is ailing 试着去发现什么是生病

Living in the land of the free 生活在自由的土地

Some of them are running to lovers 其中一些正在运行的恋人

Leaving no forward address 不留正向地址

Some of them are running tons of ganja 其中一些正在运行的吨大麻的

Some are running from the IRS 有些是从IRS运行

   

Late at night you will find them 夜深了，你会发现它们

In the cheap hotels and bars 在廉价的旅馆和酒吧

Hustling the senioritas 忙乱的senioritas

While they dance beneath the stars 虽然他们跳舞的星空下

Spending those renegade pesos 这些支出叛徒比索

on a bottle of rum and a lime 一瓶朗姆酒和石灰

Singin' give me some words I can dance to 唱着“给我一些话我可以跳舞

Or a melody that rhymes 或者旋律的童谣

   

First you learn the native custom 首先，你了解本机自定义

Soon a word of Spanish or two 西班牙或两人很快一个字

You know that you cannot trust them 你知道你不能信任他们

Cause they know they can't trust you 因为他们知道他们不能信任你

   

Expatriated American feelin' so all alone 移居国外的美国人感觉如此孤单

Telling themselves the same lies 告诉自己同样的谎言

that they told themselves back home 他们告诉自己回家

   

Down to the Banana Republics 下到香蕉共和国

Things aren't as warm as they seem 事情并不像温暖的，因为他们似乎

None of the natives are buying 没有当地人的购买

any second hand American dreams 任何二手的美国梦

   

Late at night you will find them 夜深了，你会发现它们

In the cheap hotels and bars 在廉价的旅馆和酒吧

Hustling the senioritas 忙乱的senioritas

while they dance beneath the stars 而他们跳舞的星空下

Spending those renegade pesos 这些支出叛徒比索

On a bottle of rum and a lime 一瓶朗姆酒和石灰

Singing give me some words I can dance to 唱歌给我一些话我可以跳舞

Or a melody that rhymes 或者旋律的童谣

   

Down to the Banana Republics 下到香蕉共和国

Down to the tropical sun 倒在热带的阳光

Go the expatriated Americans 去流亡海外的美国人

Hopin' to find some fun 河滨找点乐子