Man walks along the railroad track 男子沿着铁轨走

He's Goin' some place, there's no turnin' back 他是布莱恩的某个地方，有没有撇开回

The Highway Patrol chopper comin' up over the ridge 高速公路巡逻菜刀马上就要来了到脊

Man sleeps by a campfire under the bridge 桥下人睡一个篝火

The shelter line stretchin' around the corner 该庇护所行stretchin “指日可待

Welcome to the New World Order 欢迎来到新的世界秩序

Families sleepin' in their cars out in the Southwest 家庭在他们的汽车睡在西南

No job, no home, no peace, no rest, NO REST! 没有工作，没有家，没有和平，没有休息，没有休息！

   

And The highway is alive tonight 而高速公路是活的，今晚

Nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes 没人的愚弄谁是通向哪里

I'm sitting down here in the campfire light 我坐下来，在篝火的光在这里

Searchin' for the Ghost of Tom Joad Searchin的汤姆乔德的幽灵

   

He pulls his prayer book out of a sleepin' bag 他翻出他的祈祷书出了睡袋

The preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag 牧师点亮一屁股，并采取一拖

He's waitin' for the time when the last shall be first and the first shall be last 他在等的时候，最后应是最先，将要在后

In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass 在一个纸箱照耀下地下道

With a one way ticket to the promised land 用单程票应许之地

With a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand 在你的腹部有一个洞，枪在手

Lookin' for a pillow of solid rock 追寻的固体岩石的枕头

Bathin' in the cities' aqueducts Bathin “在城市的输水管

   

And The highway is alive tonight 而高速公路是活的，今晚

Nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes 没人的愚弄谁是通向哪里

I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light 我坐在倒在篝火的光在这里

With the Ghost of old Tom Joad 老汤姆·乔德的幽灵

   

Now Tom Said; "Ma, whenever ya see a cop beatin' a guy 现在，汤姆说; “妈，每当你看见一个警察beatin 一个人

Wherever a hungry new born baby cries 只要有一个饥饿的新出生的婴儿哭声

Whereever there's a fight against the blood and hatred in the air 。无论有对血和仇恨在空中打架

Look for me ma' 找我妈

I'll be there 我会在那里

Wherever somebodies stuglin' for a place to stand 凡是大人物stuglin “的一个支点

For a decent job or a helpin' hand 对于一份体面的工作或助人为乐

Wherever somebody is strugglin' to be free 只要有人挣扎“是免费的

Look in their eyes ma, 看在他们眼里麻，

You'll see me! [repeat 8 times] 你会看到我！ [重复8次]

   

And the highway is alive tonight 而高速公路是活的，今晚

nobody's foolin' nobody is to where it goes 任何人的愚弄谁是通向哪里

I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light 我坐在倒在篝火的光在这里

With the Ghost of Tom Joad. 随着汤姆·乔德的鬼。