"I'm not in your town to stay"
我不会在这座城镇多停留
Said a lady old and gray
一位年老体衰 满头花白的老妇人

To the warden of the penitentiary
对监狱里的监狱长说

"I'm not in your town to stay
我不会在这座城镇多停留

And I'll soon be on my way
我很快就会上路

I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
我只是来监狱接我的孩子

Oh, warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"
噢 长官 我只是来接我的孩子啊

"I tried to raise my baby right
我努力将我的孩子养育成人

I have prayed both day and night
我日夜都为此祈祷

That he wouldn't follow the footsteps of his dad"
希望他不会像他的父亲的人生一样

"I have searched both far and wide
我从未放弃过寻找他

And I feared that he had died
我很害怕我的孩子已经死去

But at last I've found my baby here in jail
但最后我却发现我的孩子在监狱里

Oh, warden, at last I've found my baby here in jail"
噢 长官 最后我却发现我的孩子在监狱里

"It was just 5 years today
今天离那天正好五周年

When his daddy passed away
五年前他的父亲去世了

He was found beneath the snow so cold and white"
他被发现在一片雪下 雪是如此的冷艳洁白

"'Twas then I vowed to take his ring
那时我发誓要取回他的戒指

And his gold watch and his chain
还有他的金手表和链子

Then the county laid his daddy in the grave
然后政府将他埋葬在了坟墓里

Yes, warden, the county laid his daddy in the grave"
是的 长官 政府将他埋葬在了坟墓里

"I will pawn you his watch
我可以将他的手表抵押给你
I will pawn you his chain
我可以将他的项链抵押给你

I will pawn you my diamond wedding ring"
我可以将他的钻石婚戒抵押给你

"I will wash all your clothes
我可以为你洗干净所有衣服
I will scrub all your floors
我可以为你擦干净地板

If that will get my baby out of jail
如果那样能让我将我的孩子从监狱救出来

Yes, warden, if that will get my baby out of jail"
是的 长官 如果那样能让我将我的孩子从监狱救出来的话

Then I heard the warden say
之后我听到了监狱长

To the lady old and gray
对这个满头白发的老妇人说

"I'll go bring your darlin' baby to your side"
我会将你亲爱的孩子送回你的身边

Two iron gates swang wide apart
两扇铁门缓缓旋转 完全打开

She held her darlin' to her heart
她紧紧将她的孩子抱在怀里

She kissed her baby boy and then she died
她亲吻着她最亲爱的小男孩 慢慢闭上了眼睛

But smiling, she kissed her baby boy and then she died
她依然微笑着 她亲吻着她最亲爱的小男孩 慢慢闭上了眼睛

"I'm not in your town to stay"
我不会在这座城镇多停留

Said a lady old and gray
一位年老体衰 满头花白的老妇人说

"I'm just here to get my baby out of jail
我只是来监狱接我的孩子

Yes, warden, I'm just here to get my baby out of jail"
是的 长官 我只是来接我的孩子啊