音乐咖啡厅:Devil's Right Hand:小孩离枪远点《断背山》插曲
Devil's Right Hand
Steve Earle
About the time that daddy left to fight the big war
I saw my first pistol 1 in the general store
In the general store, when I was thirteen
I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
So l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
She really blew up, and she didn't understand
Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
Me very first pistol was a cap and ball colt
Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads a mite 2 slow
It loads a mite slow, and soon I found out
It'll get you into trouble but it can't get you out
So about a year later I bought a colt 45
Called a peacemaker but I never knew why
I never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
Got into a card game in a company town
I caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
I shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
He never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
The trial was in the morning and they drug me out of bed
Asked me how I pleaded 3, not guilty I said
Not guilty I said, you've got the wrong man
Nothing touched the trigger 4 but the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand
Mama says the pistol is the devil's right hand
重点词汇
blow up v. 使充气，爆炸
pistol n. 手枪
colt n. 小马，无经验的年轻人
mite n. （口语）小孩
holster n. 手枪用的皮套
plead v. 辩护，借口
- He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.他拔出枪对准敌兵。
- The escaped criminal fell at the sound of a pistol.手枪一响，逃犯应声倒下。
- She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。
- She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished. 她哭着恳求他，一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。