Lihatlah si anak laki-laki kulit hitam di sana, takut
his ol' man's in a bottle.
Dia sedang dalam botol.
He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time
Dia selesai berhenti dari 9 sampai 5 untuk minum penuh waktu
so now he's livin' in the bottle.
Jadi sekarang dia tinggal di dalam botol.
See that Black boy over there, runnin' scared
Lihatlah bocah kulit hitam di sana, takut
his ol' man got a problem
Prianya mendapat masalah
Pawned off damn near everything, his ol'
Terkutuk di dekat semuanya, olnya ‘
woman's weddin' ring for a bottle.
cincin wanita ‘weddin’ untuk botol.
And don't you think it's a crime
Dan jangan Anda pikir itu sebuah kejahatan
when time after time, people in the bottle.
kapan saja, orang-orang di dalam botol.
See that sista, sho wuz fine before she
Lihat itu sista, sho wuz baik sebelum dia
started drinkin' wine
mulai minum anggur
from the bottle.
dari botol
Said her ol' man committed a crime
Mengatakan bahwa dia melakukan kejahatan
and he's doin' time,
dan dia sudah waktunya,
so now she's in the bottle.
Jadi sekarang dia ada di botolnya.
She's out there on the avenue, all by herself
Dia berada di luar sana di jalan raya, sendirian
sho' needs help from the bottle.
sho ‘butuh bantuan dari botolnya.
Preacherman tried to help her out,
Pengkhotbah mencoba membantunya keluar,
she cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle.
Dia memaki dia dan memukul kepalanya dengan sebotol.
And don't you think it's a crime
Dan jangan Anda pikir itu sebuah kejahatan
when time after time, people in the bottle.
kapan saja, orang-orang di dalam botol.
See that gent in the wrinkled suit
Lihatlah genteng itu dengan setelan keriput
he done damn near blown his cool
Ia nyaris sarat kedinginan
to the bottle
ke botol
He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along
Dia membantu dokter untuk membantu gadis-gadis muda
if they wuzn't too far gone to have problems.
Jika mereka tidak terlalu bermasalah.
But defenders of the dollar eagle
Tapi pembela dolar elang
Said “What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal,”
Mengatakan “Apa yang Anda lakukan dalam ‘, Dok, ini tidak legal,”
and now he's in the bottle.
dan sekarang dia ada di botolnya.
Now we watch him everyday tryin' to
Sekarang kita lihat dia setiap hari untuk mencobanya
chase the pigeons away
mengejar merpati pergi
from the bottle.
dari botol
And don't you think it's a crime
Dan jangan Anda pikir itu sebuah kejahatan
when time after time, people in the bottle.
kapan saja, orang-orang di dalam botol.