Ballad of Hollis Brown
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
And his cabin fallin’ down
You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile
You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don’t know how to smile
Your baby’s eyes look crazy
They’re a-tuggin’ at your sleeve
Your baby’s eyes look crazy
They’re a-tuggin’ at your sleeve
You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there’s anyone that knows
Is there anyone that cares?
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell yuh
That you ain’t a-got no friend
Your babies are crying louder
It’s pounding on your brain
Your babies are crying louder now
It’s pounding on your brain
Your wife’s screams are stabbin’ you
Like the dirty drivin’ rain
Your grass it is turning black
There’s no water in your well
Your grass is turning black
There’s no water in your well
You spent your last lone dollar
On seven shotgun shells
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That’s hangin’ on the wall
Your brain is a-bleedin’
And your legs can’t seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin’
And your legs can’t seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you’re holdin’ in your hand
There’s seven breezes a-blowin’
All around the cabin door
There’s seven breezes a-blowin’
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean’s pounding roar
There’s seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There’s seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewhere in the distance
There’s seven new people born
霍利斯·布朗叙事曲
霍利斯·布朗
住在城外
霍利斯·布朗
住在城外
有老婆和五个孩子
还有快塌的木屋
要打工和赚钱
得走一英里崎岖路
要打工和赚钱
得走一英里崎岖路
孩子们很饿
不知微笑为何物
你宝贝的眼睛看着像疯了
它们拉住你的衣袖
你宝贝的眼睛看着像疯了
它们拉住你的衣袖
你踱来踱去想来由
一口一口喘着气
老鼠偷了你的面
冤仇找上你家母马
老鼠偷了你的面
冤仇找上你家母马
即使有人知道
又有谁会在乎?
你向上帝祈祷
啊请赐给你朋友
你向上帝祈祷
啊请赐给你朋友
你空荡荡的口袋对你说
你不会有朋友
你的宝贝们越哭越响
哭声撞着你的头
现在你的宝贝们越哭越响
哭声撞着你的头
老婆的尖叫猛戳着你
如同肮脏骤雨
你的草地变成黑色
你的井变得干涸
你的草地变成黑色
你的井变得干涸
用最后一美元
你买了七颗子弹
在荒野深处
一头草原狼叫着
在荒野深处
一头草原狼叫着
你两眼盯着猎枪
它就挂在墙上
血液往头上冲
双腿仿佛站不住
血液往头上冲
双腿仿佛站不住
你双眼盯着猎枪
它就握在你手上
有七股微风吹
围着那木屋门
有七股微风吹
围着那木屋门
七声枪响发出
如同大海怒吼
有七人死亡
在南达科他农场
有七人死亡
在南达科他农场
遥远的某地
有七个新人来到世上
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