酒吧即景

〈一首極其噁心的歌〉

我在各式各樣千奇百怪的地方演奏過，
有同性戀酒吧、妓女酒吧、重機騎士喪禮，
還有歌劇院、音樂廳、中途之家。

我發現，在我演奏過的所有地方，
聽演奏的人其實全都是同樣的人。
所以如果你仔細聽，也許會在這首歌裡看到你認識的人。

「一首極其噁心的歌」

本地皮條客進門大搖大擺
滿臉堆笑坐下，一瘸一拐
旁邊是個從沒被追過的女孩
酒保讓他笑不出來

會議代表走過舞池
行禮如儀，漫步而至
夜晚慢慢開始

綽號倒楣鬼的吉米‧巴茲也在
東拉法葉的週末浪女是他的最愛
正在講話的是個律師，身上襯衫發皺
人人喝著清潔劑似的酒，卻洗不去傷口

黑道負責提供毒品
政府負責推卸責任
國民兵負責提供彈藥火力
於是大家坐在那都很滿意

老花花公子雷夫也在這
他一向看來比實際高個兒
還有個男人以手托腮
他知道很多但並非全都明白

是啊，每晚都是同一齣戲碼
喝到嗨，喝到茫，喝到色性大發
在不上不下的酒館，又一次

那個學童似的鬍子男眼神木然
朝每個經過的女人長吁短嘆
還有個老師會教你法式深吻
他永遠無法愛人，只能害怕地抓緊

是啊，這些人每晚都演同一齣戲
被酒安撫，被酒麻痺，一團和氣
在福拉德先生的派對，又一次

那個好戰份子的靈魂是店頭貨
還有個誰幾乎是處女，我聽說
玻璃做的琳達講著過去
跪下，行禮，劃十字，站著活像降半旗

是啊，他們都在這，有大叔也有小子
有紅髮、棕髮、褐髮、和染金髮的女子
他們跟狗講話，泡妞，盼望被群眾包圍
自己弄丟夢想卻說是遭了賊

所以每晚都會是同一齣戲碼
喝到嗨，喝到茫，喝到色性大發
甚至迷失在瑪莎葡萄園，又一次

A most disgusting song

Music & lyrics by Sixto Rodriguez

I've played every kind of gig there is to play now

I've played faggot bars, hooker bars, motorcycle funerals 

In opera houses, concert halls, halfway houses.

Well I found that in all these places that I've played

All the people that I've played for are the same people 

So if you'll listen, maybe you'll see someone you know in this song.

A most disgusting song.

The local diddy bop pimp comes in

Acting limp he sits down with a grin

Next to a girl that has never been chased 

The bartender wipes a smile off his face 

The delegates cross the floor

Curtsy and promenade through the doors

And slowly the evening begins

And there's Jimmy "Bad Luck" Butts 

Who's just crazy about them East Lafayette weekend sluts 

Talking is the lawyer in crumpled up shirt

And everyone's drinking the detergents that cannot remove their hurts

While the Mafia provides your drugs 

Your government will provide the shrugs 

And your national guard will supply the slugs

So they sit all satisfied

And there's old playboy Ralph

Who's always been shorter than himself

And there's a man with his chin in his hand 

Who knows more than he'll ever understand

Yeah, every night it's the same old thing 

Getting high, getting drunk, getting horny

At the Inn-Between, again

And there's the bearded schoolboy with the wooden eyes

Who at every scented skirt whispers up and sighs 

And there's a teacher that will kiss you in French 

Who could never give love, could only fearfully clench 

Yeah, people every night it's the same old thing

Getting pacified, ossified, affectionate 

At Mr. Flood's party, again 

And there's the militant with his store-bought soul

There's someone here who's almost a virgin I've been told 

And there's Linda glass-made who speaks of the past

Who genuflects, salutes, signs the cross and stands at half mast

Yeah, They're all here, the Tiny Tims and the Uncle Toms

Redheads, brunettes, brownettes and the dyed haired blondes

Who talk to dogs, chase broads and have hopes of being mobbed

Who mislay their dreams and later claim that they were robbed

And every night it's gonna be the same old thing

Getting high, getting drunk, getting horny 

Lost, even, at Martha's Vineyard, again

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* 雖然整首歌都是唸白，但從當年唱片封套上的歌詞可以看出，「正文」其實是從 "The local diddy bop..." 開始，那麼前面（不押韻的幾句）就類似介紹詞。因此這裡第一段加上標點區分。