《The Ballad Of Hollis Brown》歌词

[00:00:00] The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Nina Simone

[00:00:04] Hollis brown

[00:00:05] He lived on the outside of town

[00:00:12] Hollis brown

[00:00:13] He lived on the outside of town

[00:00:19] With his wife and five children

[00:00:21] And his cabin broken down

[00:00:27] Will you looked for work and money

[00:00:29] And you walked a rugged mile

[00:00:35] You looked for work and money

[00:00:37] And you walked a rugged mile

[00:00:43] Your children are so hungry

[00:00:45] That they don't know how to smile

[00:00:51] Your baby's eyes look crazy

[00:00:53] They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve

[00:00:59] Your baby's eyes look crazy

[00:01:00] They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve

[00:01:07] You walk the floor and wonder why

[00:01:09] With every breath you breathe

[00:01:15] The rats have got your flour

[00:01:16] Bad blood it got your mare

[00:01:22] The rats have got your flour

[00:01:24] Bad blood it got your mare

[00:01:30] If there's anyone who knows

[00:01:32] Is there anyone who cares

[00:01:38] So you prayed to the lord above

[00:01:40] Please send you a friend

[00:01:45] Yes you prayed to the lord above

[00:01:47] Please send you a friend

[00:01:53] But your empty pockets tell you

[00:01:55] That you ain't got no friends

[00:02:02] Your babies are crying louder

[00:02:03] It's pounding in your brain

[00:02:09] Your babies are crying louder now

[00:02:11] It's pounding in your brain

[00:02:17] Your wife's screams are stabbin' you

[00:02:19] Like the dirty drivin' rain

[00:02:25] Your grass it is turning black

[00:02:27] There's no water in your well

[00:02:33] Your grass is turning black

[00:02:34] There's no water in your well

[00:02:41] You spent your last dollar

[00:02:42] On seven shotgun shells

[00:02:49] Way out in the wilderness

[00:02:50] A cold coyote calls

[00:02:56] Way out in the wilderness

[00:02:58] A cold coyote calls

[00:03:04] Your eyes fix on the shotgun

[00:03:06] That's hangin' on the wall

[00:03:12] Your brain is a-bleedin' now

[00:03:14] Your legs can't seem to stand

[00:03:20] Your brain is a-bleedin' now

[00:03:22] Your legs can't seem to stand

[00:03:28] Your eyes fix on the shotgun

[00:03:30] That you're holdin' in your hand

[00:03:36] There's seven breezes a-blowin'

[00:03:38] All around the cabin door

[00:03:43] There's seven breezes a-blowin'

[00:03:45] All around the cabin door

[00:03:51] Seven shots ring out

[00:03:53] Like the ocean's pounding roar

[00:04:07] There's seven people dead

[00:04:08] On a south dakota farm

[00:04:14] There's seven people dead

[00:04:16] On a south dakota farm

[00:04:23] Somewhere in the distance

[00:04:24] Seven new people are born