John Hardy oh he was a deperate little man 约翰·哈迪哦，他是一个deperate小个子

Carried a gun everyday 枪日常携带

Well he shot down a man on a West Virginia line 嗯，他击落一个人在西弗吉尼亚州行

And they seen John Hardy gettin' away, poor ole boy, 他们看到约翰·哈迪刚开走，穷极了的孩子，

Seen John Hardy gettin' away 看到约翰·哈迪刚开走

   

But they cornered John Hardy on a tombstone bridge 但他们狗急跳墙约翰·哈迪在墓碑上桥

Thought that he was free 以为他是免费的

But a deputy sheriff came and caught him by the arm 但是，一个副警长来了，抓住了他的胳膊

He said, Johnny come and go with me, poor ole boy, 他说，约翰尼来和我一起去，可怜极了的孩子，

Come and go with me 来吧，和我一起去

   

John Hardy had a mother and a father too 约翰·哈代有一个母亲和一个父亲太

Tryin to go his bail 试着去他的保释

But there was no bail out for the mother and man 但没有保释出来，母亲和人

They put ole John Hardy back in jail, poor ole boy, 他们把OLE约翰·哈迪回到监狱，可怜极了的孩子，

Throw John Hardy back in jail 扔约翰哈迪回监狱

   

John Hardy had a pretty little wife 约翰·哈代有一个漂亮的小妻子

The dress that she wore was blue 她穿的衣服是蓝色的

She ran through the jailhouse, she fell down on her knees 她跑过了监狱，她在她的膝盖摔了下来

She said Johnny I been true to you, yes I have, 她说，约翰尼我一直忠于你，是我，

Johnny I been true to you 约翰尼我一直对你忠诚

   

John Hardy he stood inside his cell 约翰·哈代他站在他的牢房里

The tears rollin from his eyes 泪水从他的眼睛罗林

I've been the death of many an honest man 我去过很多个老实人死亡

Now I am going to die alone, now I am goin to die 现在我独自死去，现在我要去死

   

Well I've been to the east, and I've been to the west 嗯，我一直到东部，和我去过的西

I've been this whole wide world round 我一直在这整个世界轮

I've been to the north, and I've been way down south 我去过北方，我一直这样南下

Now take me to my hangman's ground, 现在带我到我的刽子手的地面上，

Take me to my hangman's ground 带我去我的刽子手的理由