Yeah when I go over yonder, I will see my mother 是的，当我去了那边，我会看到我的母亲

My sister and my father, but my brother is going to hell 我的妹妹和我的父亲，但我的哥哥是去地狱

Yeah they hung him from the gallows 是的，他们挂着他从绞架

As the sun turned red from yellow 当太阳变成红的黄

And the crowd they heard him halting 和众人听到他停止

   

And they sighed with much relief 他们有多少舒了一口气

The preacher asked him for any last words 牧师问他有无遗言

My brother spit on to his clean shirt 我弟弟吐到他干净的衬衣

And he smiled without redemption 他笑了笑没有赎回

And said this is one soul God don't need 并说，这是一个灵魂的上帝不需要

   

Oh yes I loved him but I won't miss him 哦，是的，我爱他，但我不会放过他

As he's burning and he's twisting 因为他是焚烧和他的扭曲

For his heartless dedication 对于他的无情奉献

To the devil and it's creed 魔鬼和它的信条

Oh as a child we called him rotten 哦，作为一个孩子，我们叫他烂

   

Till he was lonely and forgotten 直到他的孤独和遗忘

And he revenged our constant jeering 他报复我们不断的嘲笑

Oh with his every word and deed 哦，他的一言一行

Oh yeah and for my contribution 哦，是和我的贡献

Oh and the souls lack of retribution 哦，并且缺乏灵魂的报应

   

I would ask the Lord's forgiveness on my very bended knee 我想请主宽恕我非常屈膝

Oh it's the tale of Johnny Rotten 哦，是约翰尼烂的故事

Yeah who was lonely and forgotten 是啊谁是孤独和遗忘

And it's the tale of my only brother 它是我唯一的哥哥的故事

And it's the tale of one bad seed 它的一个坏种子的故事