Deborah Holland - How can a poor man stand such times and live? 歌词翻译

从前有段日子，东西都挺便宜
可现在物价几乎把人搞死
给杂货店付账单的时候
我们感觉就像在立遗嘱
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

记得纺织品特便宜的那阵子
两块钱就能买件漂亮衬衣
现在得花10美元以上
也许只能买件二手衣服穿
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

只要执行得当，禁酒令没问题
人家并没有要逃，开枪是啥意思
警察无缘无故把人杀死
然后他们抱怨可笑的法律
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

传教士布道大多为了金子，而不是灵魂
这就是为什么穷人总是深陷困境
我们几乎喘不过气
被征税，被教育，被传道至死
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

哦，是时候让每个人都醒醒
我们买牛排一磅要50美分
我们包好拿回家的
只是卷着软骨和骨头的一小团纸
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

嗯，医生来了，满面红光
他说不消多久你就能恢复健康
他给的只是一颗骗人的药丸
一点麻醉剂和一大笔账单
告诉我，穷人怎么受得了这样的年头？

There once was a time when everything was cheap
But now prices nearly puts a man to sleep
When we pay our grocery bill
We just feel like making our will
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt
We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt
Now we pay three bucks or more
Maybe get a shirt that another man wore
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

Prohibition's good if it's conducted right
There's no sense shooting a man till he shows flight
Officers kill without a cause
Then complain about the funny laws
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

Most all preachers preach for gold and not for souls
That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole
We can hardly get our breath
Taxed and schooled and preached to death
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

It's time for every man to be awake
We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak
When we get our package home
A little wad of paper with gristle and a bone
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live

The doctor comes around with a face all bright
He says in a little while you'll be all right
All he gives is a humbug pill
A dose of dope and a great big bill
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live