My older brother Tommy 我的哥哥汤米

Was a lineman 是一个前锋

Rest his soul 安息他的灵魂

His job was hanging hot wires 他的工作是挂烫线

On them high-line power poles 他们高线电线杆

Every morning bright and early 每天早上一大早

He'd climb way up in the sky 他会爬的方式在天空

And I never understood it 我永远无法理解它

So one day I asked him why 所以有一天我问他为什么

   

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He said it pays big money 他说，它支付赚大钱

And man I'm into that 和男人，我把那

It pays big money 它支付大钱

If you're willing to 如果你愿意

Take a chance 把握机会

Let me tell you something sonny 让我告诉你一件事桑尼

You ought to see 你应该看看

My bank account 我的银行帐户

It pays big money but 它支付大钱，但

He sure can't spend it now 他肯定不能花，现在

   

Well, my late Uncle Charlie 好吧，我已故的叔叔查理

Was this demolition hound 这是拆迁猎犬

He'd travel across the country 他会在全国各地旅行

Blowing buildings to the ground 吹建筑物地面

He carried a case of dynamite 他携带炸药的情况下，

Seemed everywhere he went 似乎所到之处

He smoked them big long cigars 他抽他们大长雪茄

And he'd wink at you and grin 而且他会眨眼在你眉开眼笑

   

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Well now the 现在好了

Moral of this story boys 道德这个故事的男生

Is don't go 就是不走

Getting yourself killed 让自己杀害

Be kind to your rich relatives 善待你的亲戚丰富

They just might 他们只是可能

Put you in their will 把你自己的意志

   

That pays big money and 这付大钱和

We're all into that 我们都成

It pays big money and 是值得大资金和

Big money's where it's at 大资金也正是它在

Let me tell you something sonny 让我告诉你一件事桑尼

You ought to see my bank account 你应该看到我的银行帐户

It pays big money and 是值得大资金和

We're rolling in it now 我们很有钱，现在

   

It pays big money 它支付大钱

Having foolish kin 有愚蠢的健

It pays big money 它支付大钱

Guess I owe it all to them 猜猜我欠这一切对他们

Let me show you something sonny 让我告诉你一件事桑尼

Take a look at this bank account 看看这个银行账户

It pays big money 它支付大钱

Let's all spend some of it now 让我们现在都用上了它的一些