I was born in Macon, Georgia 我出生在佐治亚州梅肯

They kept my Daddy in the Macon jail 他们把我爸爸在监狱梅肯

He said, Son, if you keep your hands clean, uh huh 他说，儿子，如果你保持双手清洁，嗯

You wont hear those bloodhounds on your trail 你不会听到你的踪迹这些警犬

   

I fell in with bad companions 我爱上了坏朋友

I robbed a man up in Tennessee 我田纳西抢一个男人了

And I got caught way up in Nashville, uh huh now 我被抓的方式在纳什维尔，嗯，现在

And they locked me up and threw away the key 他们把我锁起来，扔掉钥匙

   

I washed my hands in muddy water 我浑水洗我的手

I washed my hands, but they didnt come clean 我洗我的手，但他们没有和盘托出

I tried to do like my daddy told me, now 我试图不喜欢我的爸爸告诉我，现在

I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream 我一定是洗我的手在一个泥泞的流

   

I asked the jailer, said Whens my time up? 我问狱卒说Whens我的时间吗？

He said Son, you know we wont forget 他说，儿子，你知道我们不会忘记

And if you try and just keep your hands clean, uh huh 如果你尝试，只是保持双手清洁，嗯

Why we may just make a good man of you yet 为什么我们可能只是做一个好人，你还

   

But I didnt wait to get my time in 但我没有迫不及待地让我的时间

I broke down, broke out the Nashville jail 我崩溃了，爆发了纳什维尔监狱

I just crossed Atlanta, Georgia, oh now 我刚刚越过亚特兰大，佐治亚州，现在哦

And I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail 我可以听到我的踪迹这些警犬

   

I washed my hands in muddy water 我浑水洗我的手

I washed my hands, but they didnt come clean 我洗我的手，但他们没有和盘托出

I tried to do like my daddy told me, now 我试图不喜欢我的爸爸告诉我，现在

I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream 我一定是洗我的手在一个泥泞的流