I had me a girl 我有我的女孩

Who taught me those things 谁教我的那些事

A young man should know 一个年轻人应该知道

Down, down on my knees 下来，我的膝盖向下

I’d beg and I’d plead 我乞讨，我恳求

To learn a little bit more 要了解多一点

Oh that woman taught me to pray 哦，那个女人教我祈祷

I saw Heaven every day 我看见天每天

Lord, she could 主啊，她能

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Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooohhhhohhhh

Ooooooo OOOOOOO

Ooooohhhhhhhhhh Ooooohhhhhhhhhh

I had me a boy 我有我的孩子

Who buttoned me down 谁搞定我失望

Drew me a line 我画了一条线

He, he washed me as clean 他，他冲我一样干净

As a sinner could be 作为一个罪人可以

Showed me the light 给我看光

Oh that boy, he taught me to pray 哦，那个男孩，他教我祈祷

But for all of his spit-shinin’ ways 但是，对于所有他吐照耀方式

Lord, he could 主啊，他能

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Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooohhhhohhhh

Ooooooo OOOOOOO

Ooooohhhhhhhhhh Ooooohhhhhhhhhh

I had me a girl 我有我的女孩

Like cigarette smoke 像香烟烟雾

She came and she went 她来了，她去

I slipped through his hands 我从他的手中滑落

To my back door man 我的后门人

Under his chin 在他的下巴

Oh that woman taught me to pray 哦，那个女人教我祈祷

But for all her wandering ways 但对于她的流浪方式

She could 她可以

Oooooooo Oooooooo

Ooooooohhhhohhhh Ooooooohhhhohhhh

Ooooooo OOOOOOO

Ooooohhhhhhhhhh Ooooohhhhhhhhhh