這首歌的歌名挺長的……Eddie Cantor的I never knew i had a wonderful wife。
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《Eddie Cantor_I never knew i had a wonderful wife》
Jonesy used to roam, stayed away from home,
瓊斯四處漫遊 遠離他的家
He'd go out with the boys and leave his wifie all alone,
遠離他的妻兒 獨自一人
But when the town went dry, Jones began to cry,
當禁酒令發布 瓊斯傷心的哭了
"With no cafes or cabarets, I know I'm going to die."
『沒有酒吧與歌舞廳 我要怎麼活』
For weeks it had him worried, but now he's feeling gay,
幾周以來 他擔心受怕 如今他感覺輕鬆快活
I heard him tell a friend of his while on the street today.
我曾聽他對朋友如此說 今天則是在大街上
Say!
他說道
I never knew I had a wonderful wife until the town went dry.
我從不知道我有個完美嬌妻 直到戒酒以後
The way I spent my money on women was a crime,
過去我花錢四處尋歡
I found that with my wife, I could have had a better time,
那比待在她身邊 要來得更加美好
I'd send her to the country and I'd always yell hooray,
我總叫她滾回老家 為此欣喜不已
But I saw her picture in a bathing suit the other day,
但直到某日 我翻見她過往的泳裝照
I never knew I had a wonderful wife until the town went dry.
我從不知道我有個完美嬌妻 直到戒酒以後
Jones began to stay, 'round the house all day,
瓊斯開始足不出戶 整天待在家
His wifie wondered what it was that made him act that way.
他妻子不明白他為何這麼做
He'd run out to the store, help her scrub the floor,
他替她去商店跑腿 為她分擔家務
He'd hug her and he'd love her like he never did before.
他擁抱著她 他愛她 就像他未曾如此過
His friends thought he was crazy, they told him that he was,
朋友都認為他瘋了 他們告訴他 他看起來像瘋子
But Jones said if I'm crazy then I'm satisfied because
但瓊斯說 如果這是瘋狂 那我也甘願如此 因為──
I never knew I had a wonderful wife until the town went dry.
我從不知道我有個完美嬌妻 直到戒酒以後
I used to make excuses and go out to the club,
我找了個藉口 離開了那間酒吧
And when I think of what I missed I knew I've been a dub,
想起錯過的一切 覺得自己像個蠢蛋
To keep her shape I thought my wife used all those girlish tricks.
妻子用盡所有辦法 讓自己看起來仍像個少女
Since I stayed home, I've found out she's a perfect thirty-six.
自從我不再花天酒地後 我發現她擁有完美的三十六吋
I never knew I had a wonderful wife until the town went dry.
我從不知道我有個完美嬌妻 直到戒酒以後
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由於是自己翻譯的，所以在正確性上……嗯……還請多（ㄕㄡˇ）多（ㄒㄧㄚˋ）指（ㄌㄧㄡˊ）點（ㄑㄧㄥˊ）。
這歌詞相當沙文，至少個人是如此認為，但就算如此，我還是很喜歡這首歌。
中英對照後，感覺這首歌詞裡似乎有很多雙關處。拿最明顯的一段來說－－最後的三十六吋－－他沒說這是胸圍還是臀圍！前面的＂感覺輕鬆快活＂一段，麻煩請看原文吧！（笑倒
最近在狂聽Eddie Cantor，他的唱腔與歌詞真的相當有意思，有興趣的人可以去搜尋看看他的作品。１９２０，最吸引人的年代……只有那種時空背景，才能造就出如此鬼才。
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