A fella told me à家伙告诉我

This here road leads to Cairo 这这里的道路通向开罗

I got to get me a ride 我得我一程

I got to go back 我得回去

Go back to my children 回到我的孩子

I got to see my little bride 我有看到我的小新娘

   

I been travellin' 我一直在travellin

Gone a long long time 走了很长很长的时间

Don't know what I'll find 不知道我会找到

Scared of what I'll find 吓的我会找到

But I just got to see them again 不过，我也是刚刚才再次见到他们

   

Hey thanks for stoppin' 嘿感谢阻止这一切

Are you headed down to Cairo? 你率领下来到开罗？

I wrecked my Lincoln in Saint Jo í摧残了我的林肯圣乔

Why to little old Cairo? 为什么要有点老开罗？

No special reason 无特殊原因

Look up some folks I used to know 查一查一些人我以前就知道

   

Me I travel some 我，我游历一番

Have my share of fun 有我的那份乐趣

Now that's a life a man can live 现在，这是一个生命的人能活

Sure I've played and lost 当然，我已经打了，失去了

But who minds the cost 但是，谁心中的费用

You got to take more than you give 你得把超过你的付出

   

Hey you got another cigar? 嘿，你得到了另一个雪茄？

Son I sure like this car 儿子，我肯定喜欢这个车

Oh from your daddy as a gift 哦，你爸爸作为礼物

Say on second thought 说的第二个想法

There's gifts I haven't bought 有礼物，我还没买

Just drop me here 刚落，我在这里

Thanks for the lift 感谢您的电梯

   

Yes I've travelled some 是的，我已经走过了一些

Yes I've been a bum 是的，我一直是个流浪汉

Never have a dime for gin 从来没有一毛钱的杜松子酒

Left to make my way 离开使我的方式

Told her I can't stay 告诉她，我不能留

To see my children poor as sin 看到我的孩子们可怜的罪

   

I know this road 我知道这条路

It leads straight into Cairo 这直接导致到开罗

Twenty-two miles straight ahead 二十2英里直行

I can't I can't walk down this road to Cairo 我不能，我不能走这条路到开罗

They're better thinkin' I'm dead 他们更想的，我死了

   

I been travellin' 我一直在travellin

Gone a long long time 走了很长很长的时间

Don't know what I'd find 不知道我会找到

Scared of what I'd find 吓的我会找到

I can't I just can't walk down this road 我不能我不能走这条路