There was a crooked man 有一个扭曲的男人

And he wore a crooked smile 他穿的是邪邪的笑容

He built a crooked highway 他建立了一个歪道

And it ran for miles and miles 它跑千里

   

With money from the revenue 从收入货币

Sponsorship from Ford 福特赞助

It barely holds together 它几乎没有抱成团

With the goodwill of the Lord 随着主的好感

   

In the penthouse of the baron 在男爵的耳房

The little children sleep 小孩子睡觉

Daddy talks to smugglers 爸爸会谈走私者

While the armed gorillas creep 而武装大猩猩蠕变

   

Poison for the great unwashed 毒药的伟大未洗

Business for the mob 业务暴徒

Another teenage murder 另一个十几岁的谋杀

It’s just trouble on the job 这是在工作中只是麻烦

   

Now I see what I must see 现在我明白我必须见

The poor do time the rich go free 穷人做一次有钱人去免费

You keep the faith and they keep score 你保持信心，他们不断得分

Is this what you were working for 难道这就是你的工作了

   

A newsleak in the city 在城市newsleak

Another scandal breaks 另一个丑闻休息

Sex and drugs in city hall 性和毒品的市政府

Someone’s on the make 谁家的化妆

   

Legal bounty hunters 法律赏金猎人

Aim their lawsuits well 瞄准他们的诉讼以及

The victim talks to Playboy 事主谈判花花公子

Says I guess I’ll go to hell 说，我想我会下地狱

   

Now I see what I must see 现在我明白我必须见

The poor do time the rich go free 穷人做一次有钱人去免费

You keep the faith and they keep score 你保持信心，他们不断得分

Is this what you were working for 难道这就是你的工作了

   

Now I see what I must see 现在我明白我必须见

The poor do time the rich go free 穷人做一次有钱人去免费

You keep the faith and they keep score 你保持信心，他们不断得分

Is this what you were working for 难道这就是你的工作了

   

Now I see what I must see 现在我明白我必须见

The poor do time the rich go free 穷人做一次有钱人去免费

You keep the faith and they keep score 你保持信心，他们不断得分

Is this what you were working for 难道这就是你的工作了