During reconstruction time they were folks who have been promised 40 acres and a mule. 在重建的时候他们是谁已经答应40英亩和骡子乡亲。

And they were told a man with their legal papers could be expected on a train from Washington. 他们被告知的人与他们的法律文件，可以预期在华盛顿的火车。

They were folks who waited for him and there are folks still waiting for him. 他们是人谁等着他，还有人还在等着他。

But you can't depend on the train from Washington, it's 100 years overdue… 但是你不能依赖于从华盛顿的火车，这是百年逾期...

   

You can depend on the stars and planets yeah 你可以依赖于恒星和行星耶

They'll always tell you the truth 他们总是告诉你真相

You can depend on the 15th of April Yeah 你可以依赖于4月15日呀

Somehow it always gets through 不知何故，总是得到通过

You can depend on the daily paper's calls 你可以靠日报的电话

They surely bring you the blues 他们一定会为您带来的蓝调

But don't depend on the train from Washington 但不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

   

I see people, dragging on their own 我看到的人，拖着自己

I see them standing 我看到他们站在

Anxious near the tracks 急靠近轨道

I see people, a long long way from home 我看到人们从离家很长的路要走

Wondering how they'll ever get back 想知道他们怎么会永远取回

   

You can depend on the politicians yeah 你可以依赖于政治家耶

Always got a point of view 总是有一种观点

They are contemporary court magicians yeah 他们是当代的法庭魔术师耶

Sleight of mouth will dazzle you 口花招将您目不暇接

You can depend on the repositions from them 你可以依靠他们的重新定位

Changes that you've got to go through 你已经有了变化要经过

But don't depend on the train from Washington 但不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

   

I see people, on their way to work 我看到的人，对他们的工作方式

I see factories bursting at the seams 我看到工厂水泄不通

I see people listening for the whistle 我看到人们听的哨子

On the train that will carry their dreams 在火车上，将携带自己的梦想

   

I see people, on their way to work 我看到的人，对他们的工作方式

I see factories bursting at the seams 我看到工厂水泄不通

I see people listening for the whistle 我看到人们听的哨子

On the train that will carry their dreams 在火车上，将携带自己的梦想

   

You can depend on the folks and gravity 你可以靠乡亲和重力

Cuz both of them will bring you down 的Cuz他们都将带给你失望

You can depend on catching something Yeah 你可以依靠的东西抓呀

Cause something is going around 因为事情是绕来绕去

You can depend on the first two numbers, but 可以依赖于前两个数字，但

Damn if the last one come through 该死的，如果最后一个来通过

But don't depend on the train from Washington 但不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

   

You can't depend on the train from Washington 你可以不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

Oh lord you see 哦，上帝，你看

You can't depend on the train from Washington 你可以不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

Don't you over 难道你不超过

But don't depend on the train from Washington 但不依赖于华盛顿的火车

Eh eh eh .. eh you know it might not make it 诶诶诶诶..你知道这不可能做到

You can't depend on the train from Washington 你可以不依赖于华盛顿的火车

Everybody knows it's it's it's running late 大家都知道这是它的它的后期运行

You can't depend on the train from Washington 你可以不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue 这是百年逾期

It's long long time 这是很长很长的时间

You can't depend on the train from Washington 你可以不依赖于华盛顿的火车

It's one hundred years overdue … 这是百年逾期...