Well, the whole town listened to the radio 那么，全镇听收音机

For the Smiling Bill McCall Show 对于微笑的比尔·麦考尔展

Everyone in Nashville 每个人都在纳什维尔

Was listenin' to Bill 是listenin 比尔

   

I don't want to be layin' in bed 我不想在床上开始裁员

When they pronounce me dead 当他们发音我死

   

He'd stand and breathe in the microphone 他会受不了，呼吸麦克风

With his guitar hangin' to his knee bone 与他的吉他犹豫不决，他的膝盖骨

All the girls just sat and dreamed 所有的女孩就坐在梦想

When Bill began his sing 当比尔开始了他的星

   

I don't want my hat to be hung 我不希望我的帽子被挂

When my last song is sung 当我最后一首歌是这样唱的

   

But he never let fame go to his head 但是他从来没有让名气去他的头

"This is Smiling Bill McCall", he said “这是微笑的比尔·麦考尔” ，他说：

"Gonna pick and sing a song or two “去挑选和唱歌两

You all listen till I'm through" 大家听，直到我通过“

   

And if you're at the house or in your car 如果你是在家里或在你的车

Tune in this time tomorrow 收听明天这个时候

   

To all the boys he was a big hero 为了所有的男孩，他是一个大英雄

They'd glue their ears to the radio 他们会粘上耳朵电台

Then talkin' a most unusual drawl 然后说最不寻常的拉长

Imitatin' Bill McCall Imitatin “比尔·麦考尔

   

Daddy, can I get me a guitar 爸爸，我可以得到我一把吉他

'Cause I want to be a star 因为我想成为一个明星

   

The girls would say of Bill McCall 女孩们会说比尔·麦考尔的

Why I bet he's over six feet tall 为什么我敢打赌，他的身高超过六英尺

Handsomest man in Nashville 英俊潇洒的小伙子在纳什维尔

They said of Smiling Bill 他们说，微笑条例

   

He won't be plantin' potato slips 他不会普朗坦“马铃薯单

When he cashes in his chips 当他兑现在他的筹码

   

Then one day Bill didn't make the show 后来有一天，比尔并没有使展会

Didn't even show up for a week or so 甚至没有出现在一个星期左右

The station's boss said to city hall 该站的老板市政府表示，

"Find Smiling Bill McCall" “寻找微笑的比尔·麦考尔”

   

It won't be hard to track him down 这不会是很难跟踪他

He's got the biggest feet in town 他得到了最大的脚镇

   

Well, there's a creek that runs through Nashville 嗯，有贯穿纳什维尔一条小溪

And on the bank they found Smiling Bill 而在银行，他们发现比尔微笑

He's committin' suicide 他committin “自杀

But they grabbed him before he tried 但是，他们抓住他之前，他尝试过

   

"Turn me loose, I want to jump", he screamed “放开我，我要跳” ，他尖叫

"'Cause I can't stand that theme" “因为我不能忍受的是主题为”

Let this be my final breath 让这句话做我的最后一口气

'Cause I'm scared to half to death" 因为我吓得半死“

   

The big brave Smiling Bill McCall 最大的勇敢微笑的比尔·麦考尔

Is only four feet tall 只有四英尺高

I'd rather be in the river dead 我宁愿在河中死亡

Than to hear 'em laughin' at my bald head 比听到他们嘲笑“我的秃头