My bills are all due and the babies need shoes, 我的账单都是因为和宝宝需要的鞋子，

But I'm Busted 但我猛击

Cotton's gone down to a quarter a pound 棉花延续至四分之一磅

And I'm Busted 而且我猛击

   

I got a cow that's gone dry 我得到的已经走了干牛

And a hen that won't lay 和一只母鸡，不会躺在

A big stack of bills 票据一大叠

Getting bigger each day 挺大的每一天

The county's gonna haul my belongings away, 该县会牵引我的东西了，

But I'm Busted 但我猛击

   

So I called on my brother to ask for a loan 所以，我呼吁我的哥哥，要求贷款

'Cause I was Busted 因为我被猛击

I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, 我不想乞求像狗的骨头，

But I'm Busted 但我猛击

   

My brother said, "there's not a thing I can do, 我哥哥说， “没有的事，我可以做的，

My wife and my kids 我的妻子和我的孩子们

Are all down with the flu 与流感都有所减少

And I was just thinkin' about callin' on you, 而我只是你想的关于呼唤，

'Cause I'M Busted." 因为我猛击。“

   

Lord, I ain't no thief, but a man can go wrong, 主啊，我不是贼，而是一个人可以去错了，

When he's Busted 当他猛击

The food that we canned last summer is gone, 我们罐装去年夏天的食物没有了，

But I'm Busted 但我猛击

   

Now the fields are all bare 现在场均裸露

And the cotton won't grow 而棉花不会增长

Me and my family's gotta pack up and go 我和我家的宝贝收拾东西

But I'll make a living, just where, I don't know 但我会为了生活，只是在那里，我不知道

'Cause I'm Busted 因为我猛击