Oh, John Dillon James was my good time country buddy 噢，约翰·狄龙詹姆斯是我的好时光全国哥们

Well, we hunted, talked and fished his last days away 好了，我们打猎，谈到和捕捞他最后的日子走

He was just a hired farm hand, worked old man Walker's land 他只是一个雇农场的手，曾老汉沃克的土地

Retired on his 68th birthday 退休对他的68岁生日

Yeah, he wore a size sixteen shoe, had skin like alligator 是啊，他穿了大小16的鞋，有皮肤像鳄鱼

Lord, he could pick up a deer and walk right out of those woods 主啊，他可以拿起一只鹿，走右出的那些树林

Old Dillon had a million tales but he sung me one refrain 老狄龙有一百万的故事，但他唱我一个近三成

And I recall that song by John Dillon James 我记得这首歌由约翰·詹姆斯·狄龙

One July Monday morning I met him at the fishing hole 七月的一个星期一早上我见到他的渔洞

But old Dillon wasn't toting his half pint of tin hide 不过，老狄龙并没有背着他一半的锡皮品脱

His roll your own tobacco string was a-hanging from his pocket 他滚你自己的烟草字符串是一个挂在他的口袋里

His eyes were red as beets, looked like he cried 他的眼睛是红色的甜菜，看起来他哭了

And I know he sat on knees cause his overalls were muddy 我知道他坐在膝盖上的原因他的工作服是泥泞

But my ten year old mind didn't understand 但我十岁的心态不理解

He sat down on the bank and wrote this four line refrain 他坐了下来就行，写了这4行近三成

And I recall that song by John Dillon James 我记得这首歌由约翰·詹姆斯·狄龙

Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky 嗯，我得到了我的票搭在天空

I've been talking to the man, I'm gonna fly 我一直在谈论的那个人，我要飞

Paid the price down on my knees 付出的代价对我的膝盖

A voice from heaven promised me 从天上有声音答应我

I got my ticket for the ride in the sky 我得到了我的票搭在天空

Well, it was one year to the day on a July Monday morning 嗯，这是一年中的一天在07月上午

I waited at the fishing hole but old Dillon, he didn't show 我等在渔洞，但老狄龙，他没有表现出

Daddy came down about noon, and said 爸爸来到了中午时分，说

Son, I've got some news 儿子，我已经得到了一些消息

Lord's rested old Dillon's soul 主休息的老狄龙的灵魂

Yeah, and I walked up to his bedside 是啊，我走到他的床边

Looked down at old big Dillon 低头看看旧大狄龙

Lord knows that I saw a pair of wings 上帝知道，我看到了一对翅膀

That tables set but I felt good, for at last I understood 这集表，但我感觉很好，因为我终于明白

That refrain sung by John Dillon James 按下不表由约翰·詹姆斯·狄龙唱

Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky, Lord, y'all 嗯，我得到了我的票搭在天空中，主，你们都

I've been talking to the man, I'm gonna fly (I'm gonna fly) 我一直在谈论的那个人，我要飞（我要飞）

I paid the price down on my knees 我付出的代价对我的膝盖

A voice from heaven promised me 从天上有声音答应我

Well, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky 嗯，我得到了我的票搭在天空

Yeah, I got my ticket for the ride in the sky 是的，我得到了我的票搭在天空