I slept last night in a good hotel 昨晚我在一家不错的酒店睡

I went shopping today for jewels 我去逛街今天珠宝

The wind rushed around the dirty town 周围的脏镇赶到风

And the children let out from their schools 和孩子就读的学校让出

   

I was standing on a noisy corner 我站在嘈杂的角落

Waitin' for the walking green 乖乖等着为走绿色

Across the street he stood, you know he played real good 跨越他站在大街上，你知道他打得真不错

He was playing real good for free 他打得真不错免费

   

Now me, I play for fortunes 现在，我玩的命运

And for those velvet curtain calls 而对于那些丝绒谢幕

I got a black limousine and about forty criminals 我有一个黑色的豪华轿车和大约40罪犯

Escorting me to the halls 护送我到大厅

   

And I'll play if you have some money 我会玩，如果你有一些钱

Or if you're a friend to me 或者，如果你是一个朋友给我

But that one-man band by the quick-lunch stand 但是，一个人的乐队由快吃午饭的立场

He was just playing real good for free 他只是在玩真正的好免费

   

Nobody stopped to hear him 没有人停下来听他

Though he played so sweet and high 虽然他打了这么甜和高

They knew had never beeen on their TV screen 他们知道，从来没有beeen他们的电视屏幕上

So they passed his music by 于是，他们通过自己的音乐

   

Me, I meant to go over 我，我的意思是去了

And ask for a song 并要求一首歌

Maybe put on a harmony 也许放在一个和谐

I heard his refrain as the signals changed 我听到他的副歌的信号改变

An' he was still playin' real good for free 一个“他仍然在玩”真正的好免费