I've done a lot of travellin', seen a lot of pretty faces. 我已经做了很多在travellin的“ ，看到了很多漂亮的面孔。

I've sung my way out blues songs in extraordinary places. 我唱我的出路蓝调歌曲在平凡的地方。

I come from 17th Street and that's on the other side of town, 我从17街，这就是在城市的另一边，

an' if you see me wit' my brothers 一个“如果你看到我的智慧我的兄弟

don'cha dare go no further doncha不敢再往前走

you know we gonna get down, down, down. 你知道我们该怎么下来，下来，下来。

   

Some people think I'm crazy, they say gil, 有些人认为我疯了，他们说吉尔，

"it mus' be in yo' mind." They tell me “这每亩”是哟的想法。 “他们告诉我，

"there jus' ain' no sane reazon the way “没有绝对的Ain 不理智reazon方式

yawl get down ev'ry time." YAWL趴下内心的每一次​​时间“ 。

(I trytatellemthat): （一trytatellemthat ） ：

"I come from 17th Street an' “我从17街的”

that's where the brothers don' mess around" 这就是兄弟别管闲事“

and if you lookin' for the music 如果你想追寻的音乐

an' we find out you can use it 一个我们发现你可以用它

you know we gonna get down, down, down. 你知道我们该怎么下来，下来，下来。

If you lookin' for excitement you may need 如果你追寻的兴奋，你可能需要

only look next door 只能看着隔壁

because the brothers from 17th Street 因为从17街的兄弟

they don't all live there anymore. 他们不都住那里了。

Some done moved to Harlem an' 有人做过搬到了哈林的“

Some moved way uptown, but if you 有人提出这样的住宅区，但如果你

thinkin' bout the Spirit 想着回合的精神

an' you want to get near it 一个你想要得到它附近

c'mon, c'mon an' get down, down, down. 来吧，来吧一个下来，下来，下来。