By Rope

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
哦 我的兄弟们 哦 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
哦 我的兄弟们 哦 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