The Devil walked into Linebaugh's on a rainy Nashville night 魔鬼走进Linebaugh的一个下雨的晚上纳什维尔

While the lost souls sat and sipped their soup in the sickly neon light. 而失魂坐下来，喝着自己的汤中体弱多病的霓虹灯。

And the Devil, he looked around the room, then got down on his knees. 和魔鬼，他环顾四周，然后跪在他的膝盖上。

He says, "Is there one among you scum who'll roll the dice with me?" 他说， “有1你们中间谁败类会掷骰子我吗？ ”

Well, Red, he just strums his guitar, pretending not to hear. 那么，红，他只是乱弹吉他，假装没听见。

And Eddie, he just looks away and sips on his beer. 和埃迪，他只是看起来路程，啜饮他的啤酒。

   

Vince, he says, "Not me, I'll pass, I've had my share of Hell" 文斯，他说， “不是我，我会通过，我有地狱我的那份”

And kept scribbling on a napkin, some song she’s thought would sell. 并保持涂鸦在一张餐巾纸上，有些歌她以为会卖。

Ronnie just kept whisperin' low to the snuff queen clutching his sleeve, 罗尼只是不停地whisperin “低到鼻烟女王抓着他的袖子，

And somebody coughed, and the Devil scoffed, and turned on his heels to leave. ，有人咳嗽了一声，和魔鬼嘲笑，并打开了他的脚后跟离开。

"Hold on," says a voice from the back of the room. "’fore you walk out that door. “等一下，说：”从房间的后面有声音。 “ 前你走出那扇门。

If you're lookin' for some action, friend, well, I've rolled them dice before." 如果你正在追寻的一些动作，朋友，还有，我之前推出他们的骰子。 “

   

And there stood Billy Markham, he's been on the scene for years, 还有站在比利·马卡姆，他一直在现场多年，

Singin' all them raunchy songs that the town didn't want to hear. 在欢唱，该镇不想听他们都不修边幅的歌曲。

He'd been cut and bled a thousand times, and his eyes were wise and sad, 他会被切断，流血了一千次，他的眼睛是明智的，悲伤的，

All his songs were the songs of the street, and all his luck was bad. 他所有的歌曲都是在街道的歌曲，他的运气不好。

"I know you," says Billy Markham, "from many a dark and funky place, “我知道你， ”比利马卡姆说，“从许多黑暗和时髦的地方，

But you always spoke in a different voice and wore a different face. 不过你说话的时候总是不一样的声音，穿着不同的面貌。

Me, I've gambled here on Music Row with hustlers and with whores, 我，我在这里对音乐街与赌博混混和与妓女，

And, Hell, I ain't afraid to roll them devilish dice of yours." 而且，地狱，我就不怕滚人你邪恶的骰子。 “

   

"Well, then, get down," says the Devil" just as if you was gonna pray, “好吧，那么，趴下，说：”魔鬼“就好像你是要去祈祷，

And take these dice in your luckless hand and I'll tell you how this game is played. 并把这些骰子在你倒霉的手，我会告诉你这个游戏是如何发挥。

You get one roll and you bet your soul and if you roll thirteen you win, 您得到一个辊和你赌你的灵魂，如果你滚13 ，你赢了，

And all the joys of flesh and gold are yours to touch and spend. 而肉和黄金的所有快乐是你碰花。

But if that thirteen don't come up, then you can kiss your ass goodbye 但如果13不上来，那么你可以亲吻你的屁股再见

And will your useless bones to God, 'cause your goddamn soul is mine!" 并且将你的无用的骨头上苍，因为你该死的灵魂是我的！ “

   

"Thirteen?" says Billy Markham. "Hell, I've played in tougher games. “十三？ ”比利·马卡姆说。 “该死的，我已经打了强硬的比赛。

I've loved ambitious women and I've rode on wheelless trains. 我爱雄心勃勃的女性，我已经骑着wheelless列车。

So gimme a room, you stinkin' fiend, and let it all unwind. 所以给我一个房间，你讨厌的恶魔，让这一切放松。

Nobody's ever rolled a thirteen yet, but this just might be the time." 没有人曾推出一个十三呢，不过这只是可能的时间。 “

   

Then Billy Markham, he takes the dice, and the dice feels heavy as stones. 然后比利万锦，他把骰子和骰子感觉沉重的石头。

"They should, they should," the Devil says, "'cause they're carved from Jesus' bones." “他们应该，他们应该， ”魔鬼说，“骨头”因为他们是从耶稣雕 。 “

And Billy Markham he turns the dice and the dice, they have no spots. 和比利·马卡姆他把骰子和骰子，他们没有斑点。

"I'm sorry," says the Devil, "but they're the only dice I got." “对不起， ”魔鬼说，“但他们是我得到的唯一的骰子。 ”

   

"Well, shit," says Billy Markham. "Now, I really don't mean to bitch, “好了，妈的， ”比利马卡姆说。 “现在，我真的不是故意的婊子，

But I never thought I'd stake my roll in a sucker's game like this." 但我从来没有想过我会以我的侧倾在吸盘的比赛是这样的。 “

   

"Well, then, walk off," says the Devil. "Nobody's tied you down." “那好，走了下来， ”魔鬼说。 “没有人绑你。 ”

   

"Walk off where?" says Billy Markham. "It's the only game in town. “走了哪里？ ”比利·马卡姆说。 “这是镇上唯一的游戏。

But I just wanna say 'fore I make my play, that if I should chance to lose, 不过，我只想说前我让我玩，如果我有机会失去了，

I will this guitar to some would-be star who'll play some honest blues, 我这把吉他给一些想成为明星，谁就会打一些诚实的蓝调，

Who ain't afraid to sing the words like damn or shit or fuck 谁不害怕唱歌像该死的还是狗屎还是他妈的话

And who ain't afraid to put his ass on the stage where he makes his bucks. 而谁也不怕把他的屁股上，他让他的钱的阶段。

But if he plays this guitar safe, and sings some sugary lies, 但是，如果他打这把吉他的安全，并唱了一些含糖的谎言，

I'll haunt him till we meet in Hell, now, gimme them fuckin' dice." 直到我们在地狱里见面，我会缠着他，现在，他们给我该死的骰子。 “

   

And Billy Markham shakes the dice and yells, "Come on, thirteen!" 和比利万锦摇摇骰子和叫喊， “来吧， 13 ！ ”

And the dice, they roll - and they come up blank. "You lose!" the Devil screams. 和骰子，他们推出 - 他们拿出空白。 “你输了！ ”魔鬼尖叫。

   

"I must say 'fore we go our way that I really do like your style. “我必须说前，我们走我们的路，我真的很喜欢你的风格。

Of all the fools I've played and beat, you're the first one who lost with a smile." 所有我打过，打的傻瓜，你是第一个谁笑着丢失。 “

   

"Well, I'll tell you somethin'," Billy Markham says. "Those odds weren't too damn bad. “好吧，我来告诉你事端， ”比利马卡姆说。 “那些可能性是不是太他妈坏。

In fourteen years on Music Row, that's the best damn chance I've had." 民国十四年音乐街，这是最好的机会，该死的我了。“

   

Then, arm in arm, Billy Markham and the Devil walk out through Linebaugh's door, 然后，手挽着手，比利马卡姆和魔鬼走出过Linebaugh的大门，

Leavin' Billy's old beat-up guitar there on the floor. 要走了比利的老破旧的吉他出现在地板上。

And if you go into Linebaugh's now, you can see it there today 如果你现在进入Linebaugh的，你可以看到今天有

Hangin' from a nail on the wall of peelin' gray 犹豫不决，从上peelin墙上的钉子“灰色

It’s Billy Markham's old guitar 这是比利·万锦市的老吉他

That nobody dares to play. 没有人敢玩。