They're selling postcards of the hanging 他们卖的挂明信片

Well they're painting the passports brown 那么，他们在粉刷护照棕色

And the beauty parlor's filled with sailors 和美容院的充满水手

The circus is in town 马戏团在城里

   

Oh now look, here comes the blind commissioner 哦，现在你看，下面就是我的盲人委员

Well they got him in a trance 那么，他们让他在恍惚

One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker 一方面是绑的紧绳步行者

The other's in his pants 其他的在他的裤子

   

And the riot squad they're restless 和防暴队他们坐立不安

They need somewhere to go 他们需要的地方去

As Lady and I look out tonight 至于夫人，我今天晚上看的出来

From Desolation Row 从苍凉行

   

Cinderella, she seem so easy 灰姑娘，她看起来那么容易

"Well it takes one to know one," she smiles “嗯它需要一个知道的， ”她微笑

And she puts her hands in her back pockets 她把她的手在她的口袋

Oh Bette Davis style 哦，贝蒂·戴维斯的风格

   

And now here comes Romeo, moaning 现在这里来的罗密欧，呻吟

"You Belong to Me I Believe" “你属于我我相信”

And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend 有人说： “你错了地方，我的朋友

You better leave" 你最好离开“

   

And then the only sound that's left 然后唯一的声音，剩下的

After the ambulances go 之后，救护车走

Is Cinderella sweepin' up 是灰姑娘sweepin 了

On Desolation Row 在荒凉行

   

Now at midnight all the agents 现在，在午夜的所有代理

And superhuman crew 和超人的船员

Go out and round up everyone 走出去，圆了大家

That knows more than they do 虽然知道比他们多一点

(Knows more than they do) （知道的比他们做的）

   

They're gonna bring 'em to the factory 他们会带来时间到工厂

Where the heart-attack machine 当心脏攻击机

Is strapped across their shoulders 在其肩膀上绑

And then the kerosene 然后煤油

   

Is brought down from the castles 从城堡放倒

By insurance men who go 由保险人谁去

Check to see that no one is escaping 检查一下，没有人逃脱

To Desolation Row 荒凉行

   

'Cause right now I can't read too good [因为现在我无法读取太好

Don't send me no letters no 不要送我任何信件没有

Not unless you're gonna mail them 除非你要去他们的邮件

From Desolation Row 从苍凉行