The devil in hell we're told was chained a thousand years he there remained 我们被告知在地狱里的魔鬼被锁了一千多年，他仍然存在

He neither complain nor did he groan but was determined to start a hell of his own 他既没有抱怨也没有捞到，但决心，开始了他自己的地狱

Where he could torment the souls of men without being chained in a prison pen 在那里他可以折磨人的灵魂没有被锁在监狱笔

So he asked the Lord if he had on hand anything left when he made this land 于是，他问上帝，如果他手头上有什么事时，他做了这片土地

The Lord said yes there's a plenty of hand but if I left it down by the Rio Grande 耶和华说的是有一个充足的手，但如果我把它倒在格兰德河

The fact is ol' boy the stuff is so poor 事实上醇男孩的东西是如此之差

I don't think you could use it as the hell anymore 我不认为你可以把它当作地狱了

But the devil went down to look at the truck 但魔鬼下楼看车

And said if he took it as a gift he was stuck 并说，如果他把它作为礼物，他被卡

For after lookin' that over carefully and well he said this place is too dry for hell 对于看着的，超过细心和好，他说这个地方太干燥地狱后，

But in order to get it off his hand the Lord promised the devil to water the land 但是，为了得到它他的手，主应许魔鬼浇灌土地

So trade was closed and deed was given and the Lord went back to his home in heaven 因此，贸易是封闭的，契税给予和主回到了他的家在天上

And the devil said now I got all what's needed to make it good hell and he succeeded 魔鬼说，现在我把所有需要什么，使良好的地狱，他成功了

He began by putting thorns all over the trees 他开始把荆棘遍布的树

He mixed up the sand with millions of fleas 他混淆了沙子以百万计的跳蚤

He scattered tarantulas along the road put thorns on cactus and horns on toad 他散狼蛛沿路放仙人掌刺和对角蟾

Lengthened the horns of the Texas steer put an addition to the rabbits ear 得克萨斯州的加长角转向把一个除兔耳

Put a little devil in the bronco steed and poisoned the feet of the centipede 把一个小恶魔的野马骏马，毒害了蜈蚣的脚

The rattlesnake bites you the scorpion stings 响尾蛇咬你的蝎子蜇伤

The mosquito delights you with his buzzing wings 蚊子喜悦你与他的嗡嗡声的翅膀

The sunburst are there and so the ants 旭日在那里，所以蚂蚁

And if you sit down you'll need have soles on your pants 如果你坐下，你需要有鞋底上你的裤子

The wild boar rooms on a black chaparral it's a hell of a place that he has for hell 野猪客房的黑色小榭树那就是他对地狱的地方地狱

The heat in the summers are hundred and ten too hot for the devil too hot for men 在夏天的热是一百一十太热魔鬼太热的男人

The red pepper grows upon the banks of the brook 红辣椒生长在小溪的银行

The Mexican use it in all that he cook 墨西哥使用它的一切，他做饭

Just dine it with one of 'em and you're bound to shout 就在这用餐，与时间之一，你一定会喊

I've hell on the inside as well as it out 我已经在地狱里面，以及它

My hands are calloused July to July I use a Big Dipper to navigate by 我的手都僵硬的7至7月我用的是北斗导航用

Fight off the wolves to drink from my well so I have to be mean as hell 击退狼群从我很好喝，所以我这么小气是地狱

A sheep herder came and put up the fence 一只羊牧民来了，竖起篱笆

I saw him one day but I ain't seen him since 我看到了他一天​​，但因为我没有​​见过他

But if you're needin' mutton we've got mutton to sell 但如果你送掉羊肉我们有羊肉卖

We're cowpunchers and we're mean as hell 我们cowpunchers ，我们很平均的地狱

Neither me nor my pony's got a pedigree but he takes me where I'm wantin' to be 无论是我还是我的小马的有一个血统，但他需要我在哪里，我想从被

I'll ride him to death and when he is fell I'll get me another one mean as hell 我会骑死他，当他落在我会得到我的另外一个意思是地狱

I shot me a calf and I cut off her head 我拍了我的小腿，我砍了她的头

Cause the boys in the bunkhouse are waitin' to be fed 原因在工棚的男生都等待着要供给

They rise in chime with the five thirty bell 他们上升磬与五点半钟

And the best one of any of 'em is mean as hell 以及任何时间的最好的一个是平均的地狱