one sultry summer morning in the year of 1918 在1918年的一年级闷热的夏天的早晨

three hundred men with ebony skin 三百人用黑檀木皮

pulled out of union station 掏出联合车站

heading out of nashville for western tennessee 然后前往纳什维尔的田纳西州西部

homeward bound cause uncle sam closed down 归去来兮原因山姆大叔收跌

the munitions factory. 军火工厂。

   

at that very moment on the cheatham county line 在那一刻就奇塔姆县界线

old number one train from memphis 老从孟菲斯头号火车

was running way behind 正在运行方式的背后

back in the smokey club car a memphis gambling man 早在烟熏俱乐部车孟菲斯赌博的人

said gentleman, I'm folding these cards 绅士说，我折叠这些卡

cause I drew a dead mans hand! 因为我画了一个死了男人的手！

   

a young man in a milk truck out near dutchman's grade 一名年轻男子在奶车出来不久的荷兰人级

said oh my god two trains one track 说，噢，我的上帝两列火车一个轨道

then he closed his eyes and he prayed 然后，他闭上了眼睛，他祈祷

a sister from the orphans home made a cross upon her chest 在她的胸部从孤儿的家姐做了一个交叉

cause a one iron beast was coming from the east 导致一铁兽，从东来

and another one was coming from the west 而另一个是从西而来

   

the bird flew from the tree tops as the impact shook the ground 从树梢，鸟儿飞的冲击震撼地面

the screaming wheels and the grinding steel 尖叫车轮和钢磨

could be heard for miles around 可以围绕听到几英里

   

now every july 9th a few miles west of town 现在每天7月9日在镇西边几英里

to this day some folks say 这一天有些人说

you can hear that mournful sound 你可以听到凄厉的声音