Scarecrow on a wooden cross Blackbird in the barn 稻草人在谷仓里一个木制十字架黑鸟

Four hundred empty acres that used to be my farm 四百曾经是我的农场空亩

I grew up like my daddy did My grandpa cleared this land 我从小就喜欢我爸爸做我的爷爷清除这片土地

When I was five I walked the fence while grandpa held my hand 当我五岁的我走了围栏，而爷爷拉着我的手

   

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

This land fed a nation This land made me proud 这片土地上喂一国这片土地让我感到自豪

And Son I'm just sorry there's no legacy for you now 和儿子，我真的很遗憾，没有遗产，你现在

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

   

The crops we grew last summer weren't enough to pay the loans 我们长大去年夏天庄稼还不够支付贷款

Couldn't buy the seed to plant this spring and the 买不到的种子种植在今年春天和

Farmers Bank foreclosed 农民银行抵债

Called my old friend Schepman up to auction off the land 叫我的老朋友Schepman到拍卖土地

He said John it's just my job and I hope you understand 他说，约翰这只是我的工作，我希望你明白

Hey calling it your job ol' hoss sure don't make it right 嘿，称这是你的工作醇伙计肯定不作出正确

But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight 但是，如果你要我，我会做一个祷告今晚你的灵魂

And grandma's on the front porch swing with a Bible in her hand 和奶奶的前廊摆一本圣经在她的手

Sometimes I hear her singing "Take me to the Promised Land" 有时候，我听到她唱“带我到应许之地”

When you take away a man's dignity he can't 当你拿走一个男人的尊严，他不能

Work his fields and cows 他的工作领域和牛

   

There'll be blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 我们还会通过血液上的犁稻草人血

Blood on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 血上犁稻草人血

   

Well there's ninety-seven crosses planted in the courthouse yard 那么有97杂交种在院子里法院

Ninety-seven families who lost ninety-seven farms 九十七个家庭谁失去了97场

I think about my grandpa and my neighbors and my name 我想到了我的爷爷和我的邻居和我的名字

And some nights I feel like dyin' Like that scarecrow in the rain 而有些晚上我感觉快要枯萎就像那个稻草人在雨中

   

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

This land fed a nation This land made me proud 这片土地上喂一国这片土地让我感到自豪

And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now 和儿子，我真的很遗憾，他们只是回忆，你现在

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

   

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

This land fed a nation This land made me proud 这片土地上喂一国这片土地让我感到自豪

And Son I'm just sorry they're just memories for you now 和儿子，我真的很遗憾，他们只是回忆，你现在

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血

Rain on the scarecrow Blood on the plow 雨上犁稻草人血