By Rope

By Rope - Oh Susanna

Eight mouths open crying to be fed

八张嘴嗷嗷待哺

Sixteen hands a single loaf of bread

十六只手伸向一条面包

Two cold eyes too sad to shed a tear

两只冰冷的眼睛太伤心而哭不出一滴泪来

Eighteen years that I've been living here

我已在这儿生活了十八年

Oh my brothers oh my sisters

我的兄弟们 我的姐妹们

You won't see me again

你们将再也见不到我

I've headed out west to join the Williams gang

我已向西出发去参加威廉帮

Sixteen coaches running down the track

十六节车厢沿着铁轨飞驰

Eight men ride through the night so black

八个人骑马划破漆黑的夜

Four gunshots go through the railman's head

四声枪响穿过铁路工人的头

One more man lies in a pool of red

又一个人躺倒在血泊之中

Oh my brothers oh my sisters

我的兄弟们 我的姐妹们

I'm on this dusty plain

我在这尘土飞扬的平原上

I rob every stagecoach and passenger train

我抢劫每一辆马车和客车

One bright morning fast asleep in bed

在一个阳光明媚的清晨中熟睡

One soft voice coos up you sleepy head

一个温柔甜美的声音唤醒了我

Two thick barrels pressed against my face

两支重重的枪管抵住我的脸颊

Four strong hands drag me from this place

四只强壮的大手把我从这儿拖走

Tell my brothers tell my sisters

告诉我的兄弟们 告诉我的姐妹们

They won't see me again

他们将再也见不到我

For early next morning by rope I will hang

因为明天凌晨我就将受绞刑

See my brothers see my sisters

再见了 我的兄弟们 再见了 我的姐妹们

See my mother's face

再见了 我的妈妈

They've come much too late for by rope I am hanged

他们来得太迟 我已经套上了绞索