Disembarking at Duvalier Airport 下船时杜瓦利埃机场

Seeking transportation to town 寻找交通工具镇

As the purple ink dried on his passport 由于紫墨水在他的护照干

He could still feel the eyes look around 他仍然感觉眼睛环顾四周

   

"Messieur ou est le casino?" “ Messieur鸥估乐赌场？ ”

He spoke to the cabbie and smiled 他说话的出租车司机笑了

The driver replied "Vieux ou noveaux?" 司机回答说：“维尤克斯鸥noveaux ？ ”

As he motioned the dark man inside. 当他示意里面黑暗的人。

   

Business in Aruba concluded 企业在阿鲁巴结束

He now had a little money to spend 他现在有一点钱，花

That's how I came to meet my African friend 这就是我来见我的非洲朋友

   

We were rollin' the bones several hours 我们罗林骨头好几个小时

Conversing as most gamblers do 谈话因为大多数赌徒做

We were calling on all of our powers 我们呼吁我们所有的权力

Hoping to see the night through. 希望通过看夜。

   

But not approving at all of our winning 但不批准我们所有获胜的

The pit boss he tugged at his sleeve 坑的老板，他在他的衣袖拽

Through the whole thing my new friend was grinning 通过对整个事情我的新朋友笑嘻嘻

When he motioned it's time we should leave. 当他示意它的时候，我们应该离开。

   

With our night at the tables behind us 随着我们晚上在我们后面的表

We were ready just to do it again 我们准备只是做一遍

That's when I came to know my African Friend 这时候，我才知道我的非洲朋友

   

But I woke up on the steps of a whorehouse 但我醒来的时候在妓院的步骤

A soldier told me I' better leave 一名士兵告诉我，我好假

As I stumbled to find me a taxi 当我跌跌撞撞地找到了我的出租车

I saw a note pinned to my sleeve. 我看到了别在我的袖子笔记。

   

"It was a pleasure and a hell of an evening “这是一个快乐和一个晚上的地狱

It was truly our night to win 这确实是我们的晚上赢

But the authorities insist on my leaving 但当局坚持要我离开

Take care, my American friend." 请注意，我的美国朋友。 “

   

With my weekend at Haiti concluded 与我周末在海地结束

I now had a little money to spend 我现在有一点钱，花

That's when I came to meet my African friend 这时候，我就来迎接我的非洲朋友

That's how I came to know another good friend. 这就是我认识了另外一个好朋友。