Lewis Collins took a trip out west 刘易斯柯林斯拿了出去一趟西

And when he returned 而当他回到

little Delia had gone to rest 小迪莉娅已经去休息

The angels laid her away 天使把她走

   

Lewis said to Delia 刘易斯说，迪莉娅

that's the sad thing with life 那是悲哀的事情与生活

there's people always leaving 还有的人总是离开

just as other folks arrive 就像其他人到达

the angels laid her away 天使把她走

   

And when the people heard 而当人们听到

that Delia was dead 迪莉娅已经死了

all of them gentlemen 所有这些嘉宾

they dressed in red 他们身着红色

the angels laid her away 天使把她走

   

Angels laid her away 天使把她走

laid her six feet under the clay 粘土之下把她6英尺

the angels laid her away 天使把她走

   

Lewis went downtown 刘易斯去了市中心

for a new suit of clothes 对于衣服一套新衣服

He's gonna dress up 他会打扮

for Delia like a fine red rose 为迪莉娅像一个精致的红玫瑰

the angels laid him away 天使把他走

   

He bought a ten-gallon stetson 他买了一台10加仑的斯泰森

it was ox-blood red 这是牛血红色

and then Stacker Lee shot Lewis 然后堆垛利拍刘易斯

in the back of the head 在头的后部

the angels laid him away 天使把他走

   

Stacker Lee said to Lewis 堆高机李刘易斯说

oh now don't you grieve 哦，你不要伤心了

I'm sending you to Delia 我送你迪莉娅

you won't ever have to leave 你永远不会有离开

the angels laid him away 天使把他走

   

Angels laid him away 天使把他走

laid him six feet under the clay 粘土在奠定了他6英尺

the angels laid him away 天使把他走

   

Oh the judge was a mean one 哦，法官是一个平均值一个

his name was hangin' Billy Lyons 他的名字是犹豫不决，比利·莱昂斯

He said you've always been a bad man, Stack 他说，你一直是个坏男人，堆栈

You're gonna hang this time 你要去挂这个时候

the angels lay you away 天使躺在你走

   

And the jailer said to Stacker Lee 和堆垛李狱卒说：

What's the problem with you? 什么是你的问题吗？

Oh jailer, Lewis Collins ghost brought Delia's with him too 哦狱卒，刘易斯柯林斯鬼带来迪莉娅的跟他过

and the angels laid him away 和天使奠定他走

   

Angels laid him away 天使把他走

laid him six feet under the clay 粘土在奠定了他6英尺

the angels laid him away 天使把他走

   

Well they buried little Delia 那么他们埋小迪莉娅

in the churchyard deep 在墓地深

With Lewis Collins at her head 随着刘易斯柯林斯在她的头

Stacker Lee at her feet 堆垛李在她的石榴裙

the angels laid them away 天使奠定了他们走

   

And out of Delia's bed came briars 进出迪莉娅的床上来了荆棘

and out of Lewis' bed a rose 进出刘易斯的床的玫瑰

and out of Stacker Lee's came 进出堆垛李来

Stacker Lee's cold lonely little ghost 堆高机李寒孤独的小幽灵

the angels laid them away 天使奠定了他们走

   

And I'm lookin' over rooftops 而我看着的屋顶上

and I'm hopin' that it ain't true 而且我河滨 ，这是不正确的

that the same God looks out for them 这神一样的外观为他们

looks out for me and you 看出来我和你

the angels laid them away 天使奠定了他们走

the angels laid them away 天使奠定了他们走

the angels laid them away 天使奠定了他们走