When I was very young my daddy took me on his knee 当我很小的时候我爸爸带我上他的膝盖

"Son, there's some things I wanna learn ya “儿子，有一些事情，我想了解雅

Before you get away from me" 你从我身边逃脱之前“

   

"Don't let nobody boss you much “不要让任何人老大你多少

And keep your money clean 并保持你的钱干净

Treat a woman like a lady 对待一个女人喜欢一个女人

And your lady like a queen" 和你的女人像女王“

   

But I didn't know what he was talking about 但我不知道他在说什么

I didn't know what he was trying to say 我不知道他想说什么

'Til I got out in this mean old world 直到我在这意味着旧世界得到了

And you can turn my head around the other way 你也可以把我的头周围的其他方法

   

When I was eighteen a lady picked me up 当我还是个十八岁的老太太来接我，

From off of the street 从关街道

She put a new suit on my back 她换上新衣服在我的背上

And new boots on my feet 而我的脚的新鞋

   

I said, "Thank you, kind lady. 我说：“谢谢你，好心的女士。

What do you want in return?" 你想要什么回报呢？“

She said, "Young man, put yourself in my hands 她说， “年轻人，把自己放在我手中

And you're damn sure gonna learn" 和你妈一定要学习“

   

But I didn't know what she was talking about 但我不知道她在说什么

I didn't know what she was trying to say 我不知道她想说什么

'Til she took me in the back room 直到她带我在里屋

And she turned my head around the other way 她把我的头周围的其他方法

   

Right along about this time 右沿大约在这个时候

The story is rather sad 这个故事是相当可悲的

It was about the time that I turned 21 这是关于我刚满21时

I thought that I was bad 我还以为我是坏的

   

Then I cussed out this old man 然后，我讨论过了这个老男人

Down here in the beer joint late one night 倒啤酒联合下旬的一个晚上在这里

He said, "Son, if you wanna talk you talk 他说：“儿子，如果你想讲你说话

But if you wanna fight, let's fight" 但是，如果你想打，我们打“

   

But I didn't know what he was talking about 但我不知道他在说什么

I didn't know what he was trying to say 我不知道他想说什么

'Til he took me out in the parking lot 直到他带我出去在停车场

And he turned my head around the other way 他把我的头周围的其他方法

   

'Til he took me out in the parking lot 直到他带我出去在停车场

He turned my head around the other way 他把我的头周围的其他方法