The south coast of Texas is a thin slice of life 得克萨斯州南部海岸是生命的薄片

It' s salty and hard it it stern as a knife 这是又咸又苦也这严峻的刀

Where the wind is for blwon' up hurricanes for showin' 那里的风是blwon 了飓风的舒

The snakes how to swim and the trees how to lean 蛇如何游泳，树木如何瘦

   

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The shrimpers and their ladies are out in the beer joints 樱花虾和他们的夫人都出来了啤酒关节

Drinkin' em down for they sail with the dawn 喝时间下来，他们与黎明起航

They're bound for the Mexican Bay of Campche 他们正在开往Campche的墨西哥海湾

And the deck hands are singin' adios Jole Blon 和甲板手都在欢唱阿迪奥斯Jole酒店伦

   

There's snowbirds in search of that sunshine and night life 有雪鸟寻找的阳光和夜晚的生活

And fond of greasin' palms down the beach as they're goin' 酷爱greasin的“手心向下，因为他们要走了沙滩上”

This livin' on the edge of the waters of the world 这对世界水域的边缘活着

Demands the dignity of whooping cranes and 要求美洲鹤的尊严和

The likes of Gilbert Roland 吉尔伯特·罗兰的喜欢

   

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In the cars of my youth how I tore thru those sand dunes 在我幼年的车我怎么撕直通那些沙丘

Cut up my tires on them oyster shell roads 砍了我的轮胎对他们的牡蛎壳道路

But nothin' is forever say the old men in the shipyards 但没什么是永远说老男人在船厂

Turnin' trees into shrimp oats Hell I guess they ought to know 撇开树木成虾燕麦地狱我想他们应该知道

   

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