I had a melancholy malady 我有一个忧郁的弊病

Went to see the doctor and the doctor say 去看了医生，医生说

Too bad, nothin' he could do 太糟糕了，没什么，他能做到

He knew a man in Louisiana if I’m willin' to pay 他知道在路易斯安那州的人，如果我有意，人愿的支付

Laid my money on the barrelhead 放在桶盖我的钱

   

Man behind the bar began to shimmy and shake 吧台后面的人就开始摆振和抖

Can't lie, I reckoned I was dead 不能说谎，我估计我已经死了

When he picked my money up and I heard him say 当他拿了我的钱了，我听见他说

Meet me in the alleyway minute to midnight 和我见面的小巷分钟至午夜

Don't be late meet me in the alleyway 不迟到我见面的小巷

Better come runnin' the spirits won't wait 更好地飞奔而来的灵魂不会等待

Thirteen tiger teeth in my talisman 十三虎的牙齿在我的护身符

St. John the Conqueror and a black cat bone 圣约翰征服者和黑猫骨

Been seen walkin' with the guardians 被视为与监护人走着

Now I’m in the alley and I’m all alone 现在，我在巷子里，我独自一人

Can't run, can't hide from destiny 不能跑，不能掩饰的命运

Knew this day was callin' nearly all of my life 知道这一天是在呼唤“几乎所有我的生活

Been done ain't the only boy from Tennessee 已经做不是来自田纳西州唯一的男孩

To carve his name in cypress with a jawbone knife 刻他的名字在柏树与颚骨刀

   

So you wanna be the king of America 所以，你想成为美国的王

Say you wanna know the oracle's mind 说你想知道Oracle的心灵

Say you wanna see the Marquesses of Mardi Gras 说你想看到狂欢节的的marquesses

dancin' with the devil at the end of the line 跳舞与魔鬼在该行的末尾