It's Christmastime in Washington 这是圣诞节在华盛顿

The Democrats rehearsed 排练民主党

Gettin' into gear for four more years 刚开了成齿轮四年

Things not gettin' worse 事情不是刚开了差

The Republicans drink whiskey neat 共和党喝威士忌整齐

And thanked their lucky stars 并感谢他们的幸运之星

They said, 'He cannot seek another term 他们说， “他不能谋求连任

They'll be no more FDRs' 他们将不再有一级亲属

I sat home in Tennessee 我坐在田纳西州的家

Staring at the screen 盯着屏幕

With an uneasy feeling in my chest 在我胸口的不安的感觉

And I'm wonderin' what it means 而我迷惘是什么意思

   

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So come back Woody Guthrie 所以回来伍迪格思

Come back to us now 回过头来我们吧

Tear your eyes from paradise 从天堂撕裂你的眼睛

And rise again somehow 并再次上升莫名其妙

If you run into Jesus 如果碰上耶稣

Maybe he can help you out 也许他可以帮你

Come back Woody Guthrie to us now 回来伍迪格思我们现在

   

I followed in your footsteps once 我跟着你的脚步一旦

Back in my travelin' days 回到我的路途。 “天

Somewhere I failed to find your trail 什么地方我没能找到自己的踪迹

Now I'm stumblin' through the haze 现在我stumblin “通过的阴霾

But there's killers on the highway now 但有在高速公路上的杀手，现在

And a man can't get around 而一个男人不能得到解决

So I sold my soul for wheels that roll 所以，我卖我的灵魂为滚动的车轮

Now I'm stuck here in this town 现在，我在这里停留在这个小镇

   

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There's foxes in the hen house 有一个在鸡舍的狐狸

Cows out in the corn 母牛在玉米

The unions have been busted 工会已破获

Their proud red banners torn 他们骄傲的大红横幅撕成

To listen to the radio 要收听收音机

You'd think that all was well 你会觉得一切都很好

But you and me and Cisco know 但是你和我和思科知道

It's going straight to hell 它会直接到地狱

   

So come back, Emma Goldman 所以回来，艾玛高盛

Rise up, old Joe Hill 起来，老乔山

The barracades are goin' up 该barracades是布莱恩了

They cannot break our will 他们不能破坏我们的意志

Come back to us, Malcolm X 回来给我们，马尔科姆X

And Martin Luther King 和马丁·路德·金

We're marching into Selma 我们正在进军塞尔玛

As the bells of freedom ring 至于自由之声响彻的钟声

   

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