Jesus was a carpenter he died nailed to a wooden cross. 耶稣是一个木匠，他死钉在木制的十字架。

Irony oh irony upon me it is never lost. 讽刺的讽刺哦对我来说，它是永远不会丢失。

   

Gather 'round now people, I'm here to tell a tale 收集轮，现在的人，我在这里讲一个故事

About a man who walks among you, a man you each know well. 关于一个人谁在你们中间行走，一个人你每个熟悉。

My name is Simon Keeper I had a wife and three grown kids, 我的名字是西门守护者我有一个妻子和三个成年的孩子，

A job in the towers cooking the books for the shills that grease the skids. 在做假账的润滑脂垫木的SHILLS塔的作业。

   

Irony oh irony, you are a bitter fruit to eat. 讽刺的讽刺哦，你是一个苦果吃。

Stripped of all your beauty your flesh is none too sweet. 剥夺了你所有的美丽你的肉体是没有过甜。

   

Now I ain't the most honest man that ever worked a skim. 现在我还不是最诚实的人是没有计算过一掬。

I was caught with my hand in the cookie jar and brother that was it. 我被抓了我的饼干罐和哥哥就是这样的手。

Fifty-four and a big black mark upon my resume, 五十四年后，我的简历一个大黑印，

I found selling off what you don't own might earn you the time of day. 我发现变卖你没有拥有的东西可能赚你一天的时间。

   

Next it was a letter from my darling one, 接着，它是从我亲爱的一个字母，

"what's yours is mine, what's mine is mine", “你的就是我的，什么是我的就是我的” ，

Sealed with a hug and kiss. 密封用拥抱和亲吻。

One by one my children closed their lives to me. 一个接一个我的孩子封闭自己的生命给我。

Lesson learned on Daddy's knee, 教训在爸爸的膝盖，

"give no quarter to the weak". “不提供任何季度的疲软。”

   

Irony oh irony, you are the polar seed of truth, 讽刺的讽刺哦，你是真理的极地种子，

You grow upon the open plain the faithful you uproot. 你长大后，在开阔的平原友们你连根拔起。

   

Kicked around 'bout a year living hand to mouth, 踢围绕回合一年的生活手口，

Then one day tryin' to bum a light I felt my will give out. 后来有一天，试着去混混光，我觉得我会发出。

Sat right down on the corner, started prayin' a little too loud. 坐在角落里的权力下放，开始祈祷“有点太大声。

Left my troubles far behind 离开我的麻烦远远落后

When I saw them emptying their pockets out. 当我看到他们掏空他们的口袋了。

   

Irony oh irony, you are a treacherous son of a bitch, 讽刺的讽刺哦，你是个婊子的儿子奸诈，

Pretending not to care about the heights you'll never reach. 假装不关心你永远不会达到的高度。

   

Now I won't start in preaching 'bout reaping what you sow, 现在，我不会在说教回合收获你播种开始，

This is the story of a half-hearted man, 这是一个三心二意的人的故事，

Half honest as they go. 半诚实的，因为他们去。

But sit on down and rest a spell I've got another tale to tell. 但坐在来休息一拼，我有另外一个故事可讲。

About a lost young man in a far away land whose life is just too easy to sell. 关于丢失的年轻人在一个遥远的土地，其生活实在是太容易卖。

   

Jesus was a carpenter he died nailed to a wooden cross. 耶稣是一个木匠，他死钉在木制的十字架。

Irony oh irony upon me it is never lost. 讽刺的讽刺哦对我来说，它是永远不会丢失。