I knew a girl who was almost a lady 我认识一个女孩谁几乎是淑女

She had a way with all the men in her life 她有一种与所有的男人在她的生命

Every inch of her blossomed in beauty 她的每一寸开花的美丽

And she was born on the fourth of July 她出生在7月4日

Well she lived in an aluminum house trailer 好吧，她住在一个铝制的房子拖车

And she worked in a juke box saloon 她曾在一家点唱机轿车

And she spent all the money I give her 她花光了所有的钱，我给了她

Just to see the old man in the moon 正好看到老人在月球

   

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I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory 我曾经睡在老荣耀的脚

And awake in the dawn's early light 与苏醒在黎明的熹微

But much to my surprise 但出乎我的意料

When I opened my eyes 当我睁开眼睛

I was a victim of the great compromise 我是伟大的妥协的牺牲品

   

Well we'd go out on Saturday evenings 嗯，我们会出去上周六晚上

To the drive-in on Route 41 对41路的车程，在

And it was there that I first suspected 它在那里，我第一次怀疑

That she was doin' what she'd already done 她是干什么什么，她早就做过

She said "Johnny won't you get me some popcorn" 她说：“约翰尼，你不给我一些爆米花”

And she knew I had to walk pretty far 她知道我必须走很远

And as soon as I passed through the moonlight 而当我穿过月光

She hopped into a foreign sports car 她跳进一个外国跑车

   

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Well you know I could have beat up that fellow 嗯，你知道我可以打了那厮

But it was her that had hopped into his car 但当时她已经跳进了他的车

Many times I'd fought to protect her 很多时候，我会战斗到保护她

But this time she was goin' too far 但是这一次，她要去太远

Now some folks they call me a coward 现在一些人，他们骂我是懦夫

'Cause I left her at the drive-in that night 因为我离开了她的车程，在那一夜

But I'd druther have names thrown at me 但我主张叫有名字扔给我

Than to fight for a thing that ain't right 而不是一个东西，是不正确的打

   

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Now she writes all the fellows love letters 现在，她将所有的研究员情书

Saying "Greetings, come and see me real soon" 他说：“您好，来看看我真快”

And they go and line up in the barroom 他们去的酒吧里排队

And spend the night in that sick woman's room 并借宿在生病的女人的房间

But sometimes I get awful lonesome 但有时我得到可怕的寂寞

And I wish she was my girl instead 我希望她是我的女儿，而不是

But she won't let me live with her 但她不会让我和她一起住

And she makes me live in my head 她让我活在我的脑海

   

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