Reuben James in my song you'll live again 鲁本·詹姆斯在我的歌，你会再活一次

And the phrases that I rhyme are just the footsteps out of time 而我的韵语只是脚步出来的时候

From the time when I knew you Reuben James 从时间的时候我就知道你鲁本·詹姆斯

Hey Reuben James all the folks around Madison Caunty cussed your name 嘿鲁本·詹姆斯麦迪逊周围所有Caunty的人讨论过你的名字

Just a no count of colored man who'd steal anything that he can 有色人只是没有算谁愿意偷东西，他可以

And they always laid the blame on Reuben James 他们总是放在鲁本·詹姆斯指责

Hey Reuben James you still walk the furrowed fields of my mind 嘿鲁本·詹姆斯你还是走了我的脑海紧锁领域

The faded shirt the wrinkled brow the calloused hand upon the plow 褪了色的衬衫皱了下眉头在犁的长满老茧的手

I loved you then and I love you now Reuben James 我爱你，然后我现在爱你，鲁本·詹姆斯

   

Hey Flora Gray well the gossip of Madison County died with the child 嘿植物灰孩子平安麦迪逊县的八卦死亡

And although your skin was black you were the one who didn't turn your back 并且，虽然你的皮肤是黑色的，你是一个没有扭过头谁

On a hungry white child with no name Reuben James 对一个饥饿的白色孩子没有名字的鲁本·詹姆斯

Hey Reuben James with your mind on my soul and Bible in your right hand 嘿鲁本·詹姆斯与你的心灵在我的灵魂和圣经在你的右手

You said turn the other cheek there's a better world waitin' for the meek 你说把左脸有一个更美好的世界等待着为温顺

In my head those words remain from Reuben James 在我的头的话也常从鲁本·詹姆斯

Hey Reuben James you still walk... 嘿鲁本·詹姆斯你还是走...

   

Oh Reuben James one cold dark day they brought you from the fields 哦，鲁本·詹姆斯一个寒冷黑暗的一天，他们给你带来了从田间地头

And that lonely pinebox came just a preacher me and the rain 那寂寞的pinebox恰好的传教士我和雨

To sing one last refrain for Reuben James 唱最后副歌的鲁本·詹姆斯

Oh Reuben James you still walk... 哦，鲁本·詹姆斯，你还是走...