I was born in Macon Georgia 我出生在佐治亚州梅肯

They kept my daddy over in Macon jail 他们在保持我的爸爸梅肯监狱

He told me if you keep your hands clean 他告诉我，如果你保持你的双手清洁

You won't hear them bloodhounds on your trail 你不会听到他们的警犬在你的足迹

   

Well I fell in with bad companions 嗯，我爱上了坏朋友

Robbed a man, oh up in Tennessee 抢一个男人，哦，在美国田纳西州

They caught me way up in Nashville 他们抓住了我的方式在纳什维尔

They locked me up and threw away the key 他们把我锁起来，扔掉钥匙

   

I washed my hands in muddy water 我浑水洗我的手

Washed my hands, but they didn't come clean 洗我的手，但他们并没有全盘托出

Tried to do what my daddy told me 试着做我的爸爸告诉我

But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream 但我一定是洗我的手在一个泥泞的流

   

Well I asked the judge now when's my time up 好吧，我要求法官现在当是我的时间了

He said son, oh you know we won't forget 他说，儿子，哦，你知道，我们不会忘记

If you try just to keep your hands clean 如果您尝试只是为了保持双手清洁

We might just make a good man of you yet 我们可能只是做一个好人，你还

   

Oh I couldn't wait to get my time up 哦，我就迫不及待地让我的时间了

I broke out, broke out of Nashville jail 我崩溃了，爆发了纳什维尔监狱

I just crossed the state-line of Georgia 我刚刚越过国家线格鲁吉亚

Well I can hear those bloodhounds on my trail 好吧，我可以听到我的踪迹这些警犬

   

I washed my hands in muddy water 我浑水洗我的手

Washed my hands, but they didn't come clean 洗我的手，但他们并没有全盘托出

Tried to do what my daddy told me 试着做我的爸爸告诉我

But I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream 但我一定是洗我的手在一个泥泞的流