I gave my woman half my money at the general store, 我把我的女人我一半的钱，在一般商店，

I said, "Now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more." 我说， “现在买一点食品和不花没了。 ”

But she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat, 但她付出10美元买了一个10分的帽子，

And bought some store-bought cat food for that mean-eyed cat. 并买了一些商店买猫食的意思，独眼猫。

   

When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head, 当我醒来的时候这个早上，我把我的头，

There wasn't a cotton pickin' thing on her side of the bed. 有没有在床上的她身边棉花再找的事情。

I found a little ol' note, where her head belonged. 我发现了一个小OL “注意，她的头属于。

It said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone." 它说， “亲爱的约翰，亲爱的，宝贝，我早就没了。 ”

   

When I heard a whistle blowin' and the big wheels a-turnin', 当我听到哨声吹响，大车轮 - 撇开 ，

I was scared as I could be. 我很害怕，因为我可以。

I put on my overalls and I headed to town. 我把我的工作服，我要去城里。

Gonna bring her back with me. 要去把她带回我身边。

   

I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there. 我问那人摔倒在车站，如果他看到她在那里。

I told him all about her pretty eyes and long, blonde hair. 我告诉他所有关于她的美丽的眼睛和长，金黄色的头发。

He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad blamed, 他吐他的烟，说： “我会责怪爸爸，

I believe I did see her leavin' on the east-bound train." 我相信我没有看到在东部方向的列车她要走了。 “

   

I bought a round-trip ticket on the east bound train, 我买了往返票在东部方向的列车，

I was broke as I could be, 我破产了，因为我可以，

But when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket, 但是，当我回来时，我得再买车票，

Gonna bring her back with me. 要去把她带回我身边。

   

Well, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas, 好了，我下了火车的地方在阿肯色州，

And I worked up the guts to call my mother-in-law, 我曾鼓起勇气才敢打电话给我妈妈，婆婆，

She said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right. 她说， “我会告诉你，她是，如果你做对。

She's workin' four-to-twelve at Trucker's World tonight." 她干活“四到12在卡车司机的世界在今晚。 ”

   

Well, when I walked in she saw me and she took off her apron, 好吧，当我走在她看见了我，她脱下她的围裙，

And she grabbed her goin'-home hat 她一把抓住她goin回家的帽子

She bought a ticket with her tips. Now we're curled up on the sofa, 她买了票，她的技巧。现在，我们在沙发上蜷缩着，

Me and her and that mean-eyed cat. 我和她那意思，独眼猫。