The Lynch mob gathered in the square across from the jail 对面的监狱聚集在广场上的暴民

Young Billy watched them from his cell and felt his courage fail 年轻的比利看着他们从牢房，并认为他的勇气失败

Bill swore he wasn't guilty but the evidence was plain 比尔发誓他不认罪，但证据是纯

Tomorrow he would go on trial for killing Mary Jane. 明天他会去审判杀害玛丽珍。

   

They shouted beat the prisoner hardy 他们高喊击败囚犯耐寒

We're gonna have a Lynchin' party 我们会有个Lynchin党

Gonna hang him high 要去挂他高

Watch him die for killing Mary Jane. 看着他死杀死玛丽珍。

   

The mob is closer to the jail excitement all around 暴徒更接近监狱兴奋各地

The deputies kept moving back afraid to hold their ground 代表们不停地搬回害怕站不住脚的

Then the young girl cried you cowards but the Lynch mob searched ahead 那么年轻的女孩哭了，你懦夫，但暴民提前搜索

Dragged young Billy from that jail and soon the kid was dead. 拖着年轻的比利从监狱不久的孩子已经死了。

   

They shouted beat the prisoner hardy 他们高喊击败囚犯耐寒

We're gonna have a Lynchin' party 我们会有个Lynchin党

Gonna hang him high 要去挂他高

Watch him die for killing Mary Jane. 看着他死杀死玛丽珍。

   

The weeks went by and no one spoke about it anymore 几个星期过去了，这件事没人再说话

Or seemed to see the wreath Bill's mother hung upon the door 或者，仿佛看到了花圈比尔的母亲挂在门

Then one night they dragged a ragged hobo from a train 后来有一天晚上，他们拖着一个衣衫褴褛的流浪汉从一列火车

And he confessed he was the one who killed young Mary Jane. 他交待，他是一个谁杀了年轻的玛丽·简。

   

They shouted beat the prisoner hardy 他们高喊击败囚犯耐寒

We're gonna have a Lynchin' party 我们会有个Lynchin党

Gonna hang him high 要去挂他高

Watch him die for killing Mary Jane. 看着他死杀死玛丽珍。

   

Gonna hang him high 要去挂他高

Watch him die for killing Mary Jane... 看着他死杀死玛丽珍...