I went down to Duffy's bar with depression on my mind 我去了达菲的酒吧与抑郁症在我心中

Just to blow off a little steam and try to unwind 刚吹掉了一点蒸汽，并尝试放松

Times were getting tough with no relief in sight 时间分别为，看不到缓解越来越强硬

Last straw I lost my job, next straw your life 最后一根稻草，我失去了我的工作，接下来的稻草你的生活

   

Knock on knockin' lost John 敲敲响失去了约翰

The Great Depression was going strong 大萧条是强劲

Hard times comin' on 困难的时候马上就要上

Long gone knockin' lost John 早已不复存在敲响失去约翰

   

Born on the south side, got my schoolin' at the pool hall 出生于南侧，有我有小学“在泳池大厅

Saturday night we get back to back, Sunday mornin', wall to wall 周六晚上，我们得到背靠背，周日清晨，墙到墙

Never seen nothing like it, people jumpin' out of windows and going mad 从来没有见过像什么也没有，人们冒险窗外，并要疯了

That's not half as bad as losin' what you never had 这不是一半那么糟糕，因为失去感到你从未有过

   

Back in 1929 it was livin' hell 早在1929年就还活着的地狱

Crime was on the rise when the bottom fell 犯罪呈上升趋势时，底部下跌

Keepin' poverty pocket high upon the hill 坚持让贫困口袋后山高

Back door you lock it, they'll break it still 后门锁上了，他们还是会打破它