I wasn't born in Chigaco, 我不是出生在Chigaco ，

But I can play the blues. 不过，我可以玩蓝调。

I wasn't part of no union, 我是不是没有联盟的一部分，

But I paid my dues. 但我付了会费。

   

I never got into a train wreck, 我从来没有为一个火车事故，

But I went off the rails. 但我去出轨。

I never went under the hammer, 我从来没有去锤下，

'cause I was hard as nails. 因为我是硬钉子。

   

I never swam in dirty water, 我从来没有游的脏水，

But my name was mud. 但我的名字是泥。

I never knew you was a virus, 我从来不知道你是一个病毒，

But you got into my blood. 但是，你钻进了我的血液。

   

I never was a politician, 我从来就是一个政治家，

But I learned to lie. 但我学会了说谎。

I never led a delegation, 我从来没有率领代表团，

I was too smart to try. 我太聪明尝试。

   

I wasn't born in Chigaco, 我不是出生在Chigaco ，

But I can play the blues. 不过，我可以玩蓝调。

I wasn't part of no union, 我是不是没有联盟的一部分，

But I paid my dues. 但我付了会费。

   

I never was no kind of prisoner, 我从来没有那种囚犯，

But I've been to jail. 但我已经坐牢。

And I was never in a train wreck, 我从来没有在一列火车残骸，

But I went off the rails, big time. 但我去出轨，大的时间。

   

I never swam in dirty water, 我从来没有游的脏水，

But my name was mud. 但我的名字是泥。

I never knew you was a virus, 我从来不知道你是一个病毒，

You got into my blood, blood. 你进了我的血液，血液。

   

I wasn't born in Chigaco, 我不是出生在Chigaco ，

But I can play the blues, ah. 不过，我可以玩蓝调啊。