My oldest brother Tommy 我的大哥张宇

Was a lineman rest his soul 是一个前锋休息他的灵魂

His job was hanging hot wires 他的工作是挂烫线

On them power company poles 对他们的电力公司电线杆

I said with all of that high voltage 我和所有的高电压的说

Don't it scare you half to death? 请勿将其一半吓你到死？

He said it makes me kinda nervous 他说，这让我有点紧张

But I just can't help myself. 但我就是控制不了自己。

   

It pays big money and boy I'm into that 是值得大资金和小男孩，我成

It pays big money if you're willin' to take a chance 它支付，如果你是威尔碰碰运气赚大钱

I'll tell you sonny, you ought to see my bank account 我会告诉你小子，你应该看到我的银行帐户

It paid big money but he sure can't spend it now. 它付出很大的金钱，但他肯定不能花钱了。

   

My dear departed cousin 我亲爱的表哥离开

Used to put in forty hours 用于存放40小时

Changing all them light bulbs 改变所有这些灯泡

On them television towers 他们电视塔

Every morning bright and early 每天早上一大早

He'd climb up in the sky 他会爬上天空

And I didn't understand it 我不明白

So one day I asked him why, he said. 所以有一天我问他为什么，他说。

   

It pays big money and boy I'm into that 是值得大资金和小男孩，我成

It pays big money if you're willin' to take a chance 它支付，如果你是威尔碰碰运气赚大钱

I'll tell you sonny you ought to see my bank account 我会告诉你桑尼，你应该看到我的银行帐户

It paid big money but he sure can't spend it now. 它付出很大的金钱，但他肯定不能花钱了。

   

My late Uncle Charlie 我已故的叔叔查理

Was a demolition man 被拆迁人

And he traveled all over the country 他在全国各地周游

Blasting holes in this great land 在这个伟大的土地爆破孔

And he carried a case of dynamite 他携带炸药的情况下

Everywhere he went 所到之处

And he'd smoke them big long cigars 而且他会抽他们大长雪茄

'Til it got the best of him, but. 直到它得到了最好的他，但。

   

It pays big money and boy I'm into that 是值得大资金和小男孩，我成

It pays big money if you're willin' to take a chance 它支付，如果你是威尔碰碰运气赚大钱

I'll tell you sonny you ought to see my bank account 我会告诉你桑尼，你应该看到我的银行帐户

It paid big money but he sure can't spend it now. 它付出很大的金钱，但他肯定不能花钱了。

   

Now the moral of this story 这个故事现在的道德

Is don't go getting' yourself killed 就是不要去让“自己杀

Be kind to your rich relatives 善待你的亲戚丰富

And they might just leave you in their will 他们可能只是让你在自己的意志

That pays big money having foolish kin. ，支付其愚蠢的亲属赚大钱。

   

It pays big money, I guess I owe it all to them 它支付大钱，我想我欠这一切对他们

I'll tell you sonny you ought to see my bank account 我会告诉你桑尼，你应该看到我的银行帐户

It pays big money think I'll go spend some of it now... 它支付大钱觉得我现在就去花一些吧...