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

I was waiting for the walking green 我在等着走绿色

Across the street he stood 在街对面站着，他

And he played real good 他扮演真正的好

He was playin' real good for free 他是在玩“真正的好免费

   

Me I play for fortunes 我，我玩的命运

And those velvet curtain calls 而那些丝绒谢幕

I got a black limousine and about thirty-seven criminal 我有一个黑色的豪华轿车和大约37犯罪

Escorting me to this halls 护送我到这个大厅

   

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，一个人的乐队的简便午餐立场

He was just playin' real good for free 他只是在玩“免费真正的好

   

Nobody, I say nobody, nobody stopped to hear him 没有人，我说没有人，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 they had never seen him on their TV screen 他们知道，他们从来没有见过他的电视屏幕上

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

   

Me I meant to go over ask for a song 我，我的意思走了过来问一首歌

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

He was still playin' real good for free 他仍然在玩“免费真正的好