I was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin' 我thumbin “一骑一个星期六的早上，

Outta Nashville totin' my sack 失控纳什维尔totin 我的口袋

I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga 我借给我的车一加仑是住在查塔努加

And she hadn't never brought it back 而她也从来没有带回来

She was drinkin' pretty heavy when I let her have it 她喝了相当沉重的，当我让她把它

I hope she knows it was only a loan 我希望她知道这只是一个贷款

Ain't no tellin' what I might have told her back at the time 是不是没有在告诉我可能会告诉她回来的时候

But that ole car was also my home 但是， OLE车也是我的家

   

About five miles out I was gettin' kinda tired 大约五英里外我刚开了有点累

Sweatin' hard and feelin' kinda weak Sweatin “硬感觉有点弱

I woke up with no cigarettes and nothin' to drink 我醒来的时候，没有烟，什么也没喝

And I hadn't had a bite to eat 而我还没有过一口吃

My nerves was so quick I couldn't tell where I was shakin' 我的神经是如此的快我不知道我在那里颤抖

Then a set of brakes sang my song 然后一组刹车唱我的歌

Some fella stuck his head out a '57 Chevy 有些家伙探出头来了57雪佛兰

And hollered hey man come on 和叫喊嘿，伙计来吧

   

I told 'em I was headin' down to Chattanooga 我告诉他们我是航向“下调至查塔努加

They said hop in we're goin' there too 他们说，跳在我们要走了有过

And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke 而他们的方式在一团烟雾升空

I still ain't believin' it was true 我还是不believin “这是真的

They had their windows down and I was sittin' in the back 他们有他们的窗户下，我在后面是坐在“

With my tongue still hung in my throat 用我的舌头仍然挂在我的喉咙

He was hittin' just about a hundred and ten 他是地球上仅有约一百一十

And he said man what you think of this boat 他说，男人你觉得这船是什么

   

Well there was two semi's a strugglin' up ahead 那么有两岁半的一款挣扎前方

One tryin' to pass the other 一个试着通过其他

They had the whole road blocked so he passed 'em on the right 他们整条道路堵塞了，所以他通过时间在正确的

And let me tell you somethin' brother 让我告诉你事端的兄弟

I was so nervous that my teeth was clickin' 我很紧张，我的牙齿是clickin “

There wadn't no way my head could think 有wadnt没办法我的脑袋能想到的

Then the one that was sittin' on the passanger side 那么这就是一个坐在“在通勤方

Turned and said hey man you want somethin' to drink 转过身来，说：嘿，伙计，你想事端喝

   

I just shook my head cause I couldn't talk 我只是摇摇头，因为我无法说话

He said okay and then he said cheers 他说好吧，然后他说干杯

Them fools was drinkin' whiskey and wine 他们上当了喝了威士忌和葡萄酒

And chasin' it down with beer 和追赶下来啤酒

Well I started sweatin' that ol' sticky sweat 嗯，我开始sweatin “那醇粘汗

And I know I was white as a sheep 我知道我是白如羊

Then one turned the radio on wide open 然后一转身电台上大开

And said hey man check that beat 并说：嘿人检查拍

   

By the time we reached the top of Monteagle 到时候我们到达蒙蒂格尔顶部

I thought I heard a rumblin' sound 我想我听到了rumblin “的声音

And then I saw a sign that said fallin' rock 然后我看到一个牌子，上面写着落下的岩石

And right there I was floorboard bound 而且在那里我是地板界

I was rollin' and squirmin' on the ol' floorboard 我是罗林和squirmin “上的醇地板

Too weak to sit or stand 太弱坐或站

And then the driver said we're doin' a hundred and twenty 然后司机说我们干什么了一百二十

Look here man no hands 看看这里人有什么手

   

I got up enough nerve to raise up and look 我有足够的胆量兴起，并期待

And by now there couldn't be no surprise 而现在不可能有任何惊喜

But his hair was blowin' all over my face 但是，他的头发被吹舞遍我的脸

And dandruff blowed in both eyes 和头皮屑炸飞双眼

He never did drive on the right or left 他从来没有开车的右侧或左侧

He just kept on ridin' that line 他只是不停地坐车的那行

I rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing 我揉了揉自己的眼睛，看到的最漂亮的事情

The Chattanooga city limit sign 查塔努加市限速标志

   

He slowed down and I said 他慢了下来，我说：

Mister please I'd like to get off right here 老总请我想下车，就在这里

He said aw ride on into town with us 他说， AW骑进城与我们

We're gonna go down and pick up some more beer 我们要去落些啤酒

I said please once more and he stopped the car 我说：请再一次，他停下车

And then he handed me my sack 然后他递给我一袋

Said they'd look for me on the road later on 说，他们会找我的路上稍后

In case I wanted to catch a ride back 如果我想坐车回来

   

I got out and sat down by the side of the road 我下了车，并在路边坐了下来

Feelin' sick and lookin' mighty pale 感觉病了，看着他苍白的威猛

I don't remember anything much after that 我不记得任何事情后，许多

But next mornin' I woke up in jail 但接下来的早上“我在监狱里醒来，

I didn't know anybody in my cell 我不知道任何人在我的手机

And didn't wanta ask why was there 并没有万大路问为什么在那里

But they all kept grinnin' and turnin' their heads 但他们都保持的笑着，并撇开他们的头

And it was more than my head could bear ，这是超过我的头再也忍不住了

   

So I called the jailer and I asked him to tell me 于是我打电话给狱卒，我问他要告诉我

Why I was there if he'd be so kind 为什么我在那里，如果他会这么好心

He said for stoppin' the traffic while I was huggin' and kissin' 他说，为阻止这一切的流量，而我是huggin的和亲吻

The Chattanooga city limit sign 查塔努加市限速标志