I slept last night in a good hotel 昨晚我在一家不错的酒店睡

I went shopping today for jewels 我去逛街今天珠宝

The wind rushed around in the dirty town 在肮脏的小镇风冲过来

And the children let out from the schools 和孩子们从学校放出来

I was standing on a noisy corner 我站在嘈杂的角落

Waiting for the walking green 等待走绿色

Across the street he stood 在街对面站着，他

And he played real good 他扮演真正的好

On his clarinet, for free. 在他的单簧管，是免费的。

   

Now me I play for fortune 现在，我，我玩的财富

And those velvet curtain calls 而那些丝绒谢幕

I've got a black limousine 我有一个黑色的豪华轿车

And two gentlemen 和两位先生

Escorting me to the halls 护送我到大厅

And I play if you have the money 和我一起玩，如果你有钱

   

Or if you're a friend to me 或者，如果你是一个朋友给我

But the one man band 但是，一个人的乐队

By the quick lunch stand 到了快吃午饭的立场

He was playing real good, for free. 他在玩真正的好，是免费的。

   

Nobody stopped to hear him 没有人停下来听他

Though he played so sweet and high 虽然他打了这么甜和高

They knew he had never 他们知道他从来没有

Been on their t.v. 一直对自己的T.V.

So they passed his music by 于是，他们通过自己的音乐

I meant to go over and ask for a song 我的意思走了过来，问一首歌

Maybe put on a harmony... 也许放在一个和谐...

I heard his refrain 我听到他的副歌

As the signal changed 作为信号变化

He was playing real good, for free. 他在玩真正的好，是免费的。