I was fresh out of the service 我是刚从的服务

It was back in '82 这是早在82

I raised some Cain when I come back to town 我提出一些该隐，当我回过头来镇

I left to be all I could be 我离开是所有我可以做

Come home without a clue 回家没有线索

Now, I married Dawn and had to settle down 现在，我结婚了黎明，不得不重整旗鼓

   

So I hired on at the prison 所以，我就雇了在监狱

Guess I always knew I would 猜猜我一直都知道我会

Just like my dad and both my uncles done 就像我的爸爸和我的两个叔叔做

And I worked on every cell block 和我合作的每一个细胞块

Now, things're goin' good 现在， thingsre布莱恩好

But then they transferred me to Ellis Unit One 但后来他们把我转到埃利斯第一单元

   

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low and carry me home 摆动低点，带我回家

   

Well, my daddy used to talk about them long nights at the walls 嗯，我爸爸总是说他们漫长的夜晚在墙上

And how they used to strap 'em in the chair 以及他们如何使用背带时间在椅子上

The kids down from the college and they'd bring their beer 'n all 孩子们从大学下来，他们会带给他们的啤酒东经所有

'N when the lights went out, a cheer rose in the air N ，当灯灭了，一片欢呼升到了空中

   

Well, folks just got too civilized 好吧，伙计刚太文明

Sparky's gatherin' dust 斯帕克的gatherin “尘埃

'Cause no one wants to touch a smokin' gun “因为没有人愿意碰戒掉枪

And since they got the injection 而且，由于他们得到了注射

They don't mind as much, I guess 他们不介意多，我猜

They just put 'em down at Ellis Unit One 他们只是把时间下来埃利斯第一单元

   

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low and carry me home 摆动低点，带我回家

   

Well, I've seen 'em fight like lions, boys 嗯，我看到他们打像狮子，男生

I've seen 'em go like lambs 我看到他们去像羊羔

And I've helped to drag 'em when they could not stand 我已经帮拖时间，当他们无法忍受

And I've heard their mamas cryin' when they heard that big door slam 而且我听说他们的妈妈们在哭泣，当他们听到很大的关门

And I've seen the victim's family holdin' hands 我已经看到了受害者的家属牵着手

   

Last night I dreamed that I woke up with straps across my chest 昨晚我梦见我醒来的时候在我的胸带

And something cold and black pullin' through my lungs 和冷的东西和黑色普林通过我的肺

'N even Jesus couldn't save me though I know he did his best N连耶稣救不了我，虽然我知道他做了他最好的

But he don't live on Ellis Unit One 但他并不住在埃利斯第一单元

   

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low 摆动低点

Swing low and carry me home 摆动低点，带我回家

Swing low 摆动低点

Don't let go 不放手

Swing low and carry me home 摆动低点，带我回家