Ask me who was the first man 问我谁是第一个男人

To make a fire in the night 为了让火在黑夜

I don't know 我不知道

Oh Lord I don't know 哦，上帝，我不知道

Ask me who thought of using 问我是谁想过用的

A candle for a light 蜡烛的光

I don't know 我不知道

Oh Lord I don't know 哦，上帝，我不知道

   

But ask me how does a man feel 不过，问我如何做一个男人觉得

When he's got the blues 当他得到了蓝调

And I'd say 然后我说

Misused abused down-hearted and blue 误用滥用意兴阑珊，蓝

Know the reason I know this 知道我知道这样做的原因

Is cause the blues is all I was left with 令人蓝调就是我留下了

   

Ask me why does a man 问我为什么一个人

Have to reach beyond his need 要超越他的需要

I don't know 我不知道

Lord have mercy I don't know 求主怜悯我不知道

And ask me why does a tree 并问我为什么一棵树

Have to shed its leaves 要摆脱它的叶子

I don't know 我不知道

Lord have mercy I don't know 求主怜悯我不知道

   

Ask me how does a man feel 问我如何做一个男人的感觉

When he's got the blues 当他得到了蓝调

And I'd say 然后我说

Misused abused down-hearted and blue 误用滥用意兴阑珊，蓝

Know the reason I know this 知道我知道这样做的原因

Is cause the blues is all I was left with 令人蓝调就是我留下了

   

Oh I could tell you how it feels 哦，我可以告诉你我的感觉

When you got a dirty deal 当你有一个肮脏的交易

I could even tell you how it hurts 我什至可以告诉你，那有多痛苦

When you been stepped on 当你被踩

And treated just like dirt 而对待像灰尘

   

Ask me why do all good things 问我为什么做所有的好东西

Have to come to an end 要走到尽头

I don't know 我不知道

Lord have mercy I don't know 求主怜悯我不知道

You see 你看

Ask me nothin but about the blues 向我没什么，但对布鲁斯

The blues is all that I was left with 蓝调是所有我留下了

Oh I could tell you how it feels 哦，我可以告诉你我的感觉

When you got a dirty deal 当你有一个肮脏的交易

Tell you how it hurts 告诉你，那有多痛苦

When you been stepped on and stepped on 当你被踩了踩在

And stepped on and treated just like dirt 踩在，只是如粪土处理

   

Ask me nothin but about the blues 向我没什么，但对布鲁斯

The blues is all that I was left with 蓝调是所有我留下了