They should have known that trouble was brewing 他们应该知道的麻烦正在酝酿

They should have seen what the old men knew 他们应该已经看到了老人们知道

They should have shut us down 他们应该关闭我们失望

When the hail fell to the ground 当冰雹倒地

From a cloudy sky of baby blue 从淡蓝色阴天

   

Three o'clock on a cold, cold morning 在一个寒冷的，寒冷的早晨三点钟

The big bell wailed as if on cue 大钟哭着说，好像在暗示

A woman's scream was heard 一个女人的尖叫声传来

And the news came afterwards 而消息传出后

"It's a blow out down in Number Two!" “这是一个打击在二号出来了！ ”

   

Down in Jericho Kentucky 倒在肯塔基州杰里科

The mines have all caved in 煤矿都塌了

Down in Jericho 倒在杰里科

Broken hearts don't mend 破碎的心不补

Tear stained eyes of kin 撕裂亲属彩色的眼睛

Never ever seen what the future might have been 从来没有见过自己的前途可能是

   

The hat lamps burned with a flame like lightning 燃烧着闪电般的火焰帽子灯

The coal dust blanketed the morning dew 煤尘覆盖了晨露

The young ones looked for kin 年轻的寻找亲人

And the blind man, he looks grim 和瞎子，他看起来狰狞

'Cause he sees there's nothing that he can do 因为他看到那里的，他可以做什么

   

They pumped up the mud and they chunked out water 他们抽到了泥土，他们分块的出水量

They scratched the earth till it turned to sand 他们抓了地球，直到它变成沙

And a half mile down below 而楼下有半英里

It's a lost cause the miners know 这是一个失败的事业矿工知道

Meet your maker, boys, the time's at hand 满足您的生产商，男孩，当时的手头

   

Down in Jericho, Kentucky 倒在杰里科，肯塔基州

The mines have all caved in 煤矿都塌了

Down in Jericho 倒在杰里科

Broken hearts don't mend 破碎的心不补

Tears stained eyes of kin 泪亲属彩色的眼睛

Never ever seen 从来没有见过

What their future might have been 他们的未来可能是

   

The fire boss's hands are clean as a whistle 火老板的手是干净的哨子

The fat cat knows he's a company man 肥猫知道他是一个公司的人

But he should have bowed down his head 不过，他应该鞠躬了他的头

When they hauled out all the dead 当他们拖出所有的死

But it's business, boys, start 'em up again 但它的业务，男孩，开始举起手来再

   

Down in Jericho, Kentucky 倒在杰里科，肯塔基州

The mines have all caved in 煤矿都塌了

Down in Jericho. 倒在杰里科。

Broken hearts don't mend 破碎的心不补

Tears stained eyes of kin 泪亲属彩色的眼睛

Never ever seen 从来没有见过

What their future might have been 他们的未来可能是

   

Broken hearts don't mend 破碎的心不补

Tears stained eyes of kin 泪亲属彩色的眼睛

Never ever seen 从来没有见过

What their future might have been 他们的未来可能是