A hundred miles is not too far 百里不太远

Unless you have to walk 除非你有走

Life, it seems, is like a dream 生活，似乎就像是一个梦

Until you have to talk 直到你有说话

   

Don't wonder for a moment 不要想了一会儿

If you win or lose 如果你赢了还是输

Just stop and stay, and watch the day 只是驻足停留，看着一天

And listen to these blues 而听这些蓝色

   

If it don't work for you, girl 如果它不为你工作，女孩

Put it off your mind 把它赶走你的心

If you drink anew from the well 如果从喝井里的重新

You find the bottom line 你会发现底线

   

A fancy woman told me 看上的女人告诉我，

John, you're bound to do this 约翰，你一定会做到这一点

So I just stay and watch the day 于是我就留下来，​​看日出

And sing these lonesome blues 唱这些寂寞的蓝调

   

The blues is not a song you sing 蓝调是不是你唱的一首歌

It is a way of life 它是一种生活方式

I've hung around them bar rooms, girl 我一直挂在他们的房间吧，姑娘

Almost all my life 几乎我所有的生活

   

The men, they all are gamblers 这些人，他们都是赌徒

They take all they can use 他们采取一切他们可以利用

So if I find no peace of mind 所以，如果我觉得不放心

I'll settle for these blues 我会满足于这些蓝调