Willie Jones was a man I met when I lived in Baltimore 威利·琼斯是我一个人见面的时候我住在巴尔的摩

I was a guard and he was doing time 我是一名后卫，他在做什么时

In the three long years he stayed there I got to know him well 在漫长的三年，他呆在那里，我认识了他好

Willie Jones was a friend of mine. 威利·琼斯是我的一个朋友。

   

He used to say buddy you know where I'm goin' when they let me out of here 他常说，你知道我要去的好友时，他们让我离开这里

Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there 阿拉巴马州可能是天堂，如果上帝在那里

And he talked about the southland though he'd drifted from its shore 他谈到了南国，虽然他已经从岸边漂

I never seen a man who loved it more. 我从来没有见过谁喜欢它更多的是男人。

   

He talked about the whippoorwills in the Alabama night 他谈到了在阿拉巴马晚上whippoorwills

Honeysuckle vine and sugar cane 金银花藤和甘蔗

Swimming holes and fishing poles and early morning frost 游泳孔和钓竿和清晨霜冻

And sleeping under a tin roof when it rained. 和铁皮屋顶下睡觉的时候下雨。

   

He talked about a country road and a cabin in the pines 他谈到一个国家的道路，并在松树客舱

And a girl with wavy long chestnut brown hair 而随着波浪长栗褐色头发的女孩

He talked about the beauty of his Blue Ridge Mountain home 他谈到了他的蓝岭山家之美

And damn near made me think that I was there. 而差点儿让我想起，我在那里。

   

And he'd say buddy you know where I'm goin' when they let me out of here 他说你知道我要去的时候，他们让我离开这里的好友

Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there 阿拉巴马州可能是天堂，如果上帝在那里

When a man ain't got no freedom the time sure passes slow 当一个人没有得到任何自由的时间肯定经过缓慢

Willie Jones had ten long years to go. 威利·琼斯有十多年去。

   

It's been almost a years now since that hot night in July 它已经现在差不多一年，因为这炎热的夜晚在七月

Willie hit the guard and jumped the fence 威利打中后卫，并跃过了栅栏

I had my rifle ready but I couldn't let it fly 我有我的枪准备好，但我不能让它飞

I shot over his head and we ain't seen him since. 我拍了他的头，我们是不是因为见过他。

   

Then last week the postman brought a letter to my door 上周，邮递员送来了一封信给我的门

Marked No Return Address and No Reply 没有标明寄信人地址和无应答

It just said nobody north of Birmingham is gonna see this boy again 它只是说，没有人北伯明翰是会再次看到这个男孩

But if you're ever down our way won't you please drop by. 但是，如果你曾经下来我们的方式会不会请你光临。

   

Buddy you know where I'm goin' when they let me out of here 哥们，你知道我要去的时候，他们让我离开这里

Alabama could be heaven if the Lord was there 阿拉巴马州可能是天堂，如果上帝在那里

When a man ain't got no freedom the time sure passes slow 当一个人没有得到任何自由的时间肯定经过缓慢

Willie Jones had ten long years to go... 威利·琼斯有十多年去...