William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll 威廉Zanzinger杀害可怜的海蒂·卡罗尔

With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger 带着一根手杖，他飞旋在他的钻石戒指的手指

At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' 在巴尔的摩酒店的社会gathrin “

And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him 和警察被召来了，并从他自己的武器了

As they rode him in custody down to the station 当他们骑着他的羁押下来到车站

And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder 并预订威廉Zanzinger为一级谋杀

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears 但是你们谁哲理耻辱和批判一切的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face 就拿抹布远离你的脸

Now ain't the time for your tears. 现在还不是时候为你的眼泪。

   

William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years 威廉Zanzinger谁在24年

Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres 拥有六百英亩的烟草农场

With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him 凭借丰富的富裕的父母谁提供和保护他

And high office relations in the politics of Maryland 在马里兰州的政治和高效办公的关系

Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders 反应到他的行为与他的肩膀耸耸肩

And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was snarling 和宣誓词和讥笑他的舌头也被咆哮

In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking 在保释几分钟之内就到外面散步去

But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears 但是你们谁哲理耻辱和批判一切的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face 就拿抹布远离你的脸

Now ain't the time for your tears. 现在还不是时候为你的眼泪。

   

Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen 海蒂·卡罗尔在厨房女佣

She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children 她五十一岁，生了十个孩子

Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage 谁进行的菜肴，拿出垃圾

And never sat once at the head of the table 并在表头从来没有一次坐

And didn't even talk to the people at the table 甚至没有说话的人在餐桌上

Who just cleaned up all the food from the table 谁只是清理了所有的食物从表

And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level 并清空了烟灰缸上完全是另外一个层面

Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane 被杀害的一个打击，躺在杀害了拐杖

That sailed through the air and came down through the room 那个航行通过空气，并通过房间下来

Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle 注定和决心消灭所有的温柔

And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger 她从来没有做任何事情来威廉Zanzinger

And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears 和你谁的耻辱哲学思考和批判一切的恐惧

Take the rag away from your face 就拿抹布远离你的脸

Now ain't the time for your tears. 现在还不是时候为你的眼泪。

   

In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel 在荣誉法庭上，法官敲打他的木槌

To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level 要说明的是所有的平等，而法院是中上水平

And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded 并且，在书的弦是不是又拉又劝

And that even the nobles get properly handled 而且，即使是贵族们得到妥善处理

Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em 一旦警察已经追逐后，抓住时间

And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom 和法律的阶梯没有顶部和底部没有

Stared at the person who killed for no reason 盯着谁杀毫无理由的人

Who just happened to be feelin' that way witout warnin' 谁正好是感觉这样witout提个醒“

And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished 他通过他的外衣讲，最深刻和杰出

And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance 并递出强烈的，惩罚和忏悔

William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence 威廉Zanzinger有6个月的刑期

Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fearsv 呵呵，不过你谁的耻辱哲学思考和批判一切fearsv

Bury the rag deep in your face 埋葬抹布深在你的脸

For now's the time for your tears. 现在是时候为你的眼泪。