本曲大意

这首歌在描述一个男女之间的三角关系。Tom Dooley大概没有 Mr. Grayson那么地有魅力吧？！以致于女朋友被抢走。在『宁为玉碎，不为瓦全』的崇高原则之下，Tom Dooley索性就将他女朋友给宰了。诸位读者，万一你（你）也有类似这样的三角关系发生时，如果你（你）的对手的个性跟Tom Dooley很像的话，赶快跑，免得你（你）的对手索性一不作二不休，把你（你）也干掉。
英文歌词

(Spoken) Throughout history, there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, and a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Poor boy, youre bound to die.
I met her on the mountain─there I took her life. Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.
This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Hadnt it been for Grayson, Id have been in Tennessee.
This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin from a white oak tree.
Poor boy, youre bound to die...

歌词翻译
（口白）环顾历史，有许多歌曲描写着男女三角关系的故事。下面的故事便是叙述着一位格瑞森先生与一位漂亮的女士，以及一位被判罪的男人汤姆‧杜利三个人的故事。当明天的太阳升起时，汤姆‧杜利就得被吊死了。
低下你的头吧，汤姆‧杜利。低下你的头并且哭泣吧！低下你的头吧，汤姆‧杜利。你必须得死啦，可怜的小子。
我在山上和她见面──我就是在那儿夺走她的性命的。当我在山中和她见面时，我用我的刀子刺了她。
我在想，明天的这个时候我会在哪里。要不是格瑞森的话，我现在可能已经在田纳西州了。
我在想，明天的这个时我会在哪里。也许在偏僻的山谷里，我就在那里被吊死在一棵白色的橡树上。
可怜的小子，你必须得死啦……。

字词句型分析
1.eternal triangle　　男女的三角关系
a.eternal  a. 永恒的, 永远的 (everlasting)
例:I dont believe your love for me is eternal.
（我不相信你对我的爱是永恒的。）
b.triangle  n. 三角形
*square (正方形), rectangle (长方形), circle (圆形), diamond (菱形),
 pentagon (五边形)
2.condemn  vt. 谴责; 判罪
condemned  a. 被判罪的; 受谴责的

例:Everyone condemned him for his ill-treatment to his girlfriend.
（人人都因他虐待他女朋友而指责他。）
The rapist should be condemned to castration as a punishment.
（那名强暴犯应被判处以宫刑做为惩诫。）
3.hang  vi. & vt. 悬挂 (其三态为hang, hung, hung); 吊死 (其三态为hang, hanged, hanged)
例:Robert hung his head in shame.
（罗伯特羞愧地低着头。）
We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately.
（我们必须团结在一起，否则我们将分别被处绞刑。）
4...., Tom Dooley must hang.
=..., Tom Dooley must be hanged.
……，汤姆‧杜利必须被吊死。
5.Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry.
→Bow your head deeply, Tom Dooley. Bow your head and cry.
汤姆‧杜利，低下你的头吧！低下你的头并哭泣吧！
→Tom Dooley, you have done something wrong, and its too late to be regretful. All you can do now is simply bow your head and cry.
汤姆‧杜利，你已经做错事了，并且后悔已来不及了。你现在所能做的只有低下头哭泣罢了。
a.bow  vt. & vi. 弯 (身), 低 (头)
例:He bowed his head in prayer.
（他低头祷告。）
b.regretful  a. 后悔的, 感到遗憾的 (用以修饰人)
regrettable  a. 令人遗憾的 (用以修饰事物)
例:He is regretful for what he has done.
（他为所做的事感到后悔。）
His carelessness caused him to make a regrettable error.
（粗心使他犯了一个令人遗憾的错误。）
6.be bound to V　　必定……, 一定……
=be certain to V
=be sure to V
例:We are bound to win the game.
  =We are certain to win the game.
  =We are sure to win the game.
（我们必定会赢得这场比赛。）
7.I met her on the mountain€here I took her life.
→I saw my girl on the mountain, where I killed her.
我在山上和她见面──我就是在那儿夺走她的性命的。
*本句及下一句都是 Tom Dooley 描述自己杀人经过。
8.Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife.
→When I met her on the mountain, I killed her with my knife.
当我在山上和她见面时，我用我的刀子刺了她。
stab  vt. 刺, 戳
stab + sb + in the...　　刺某人的某部位
例:Because Andy broke Emilys heart, she stabbed him in the hip with a sword.
（因为安迪伤了艾蜜莉的心，所以艾蜜莉拿了一把剑戳安迪的屁股。）
类似用法如: 有关打的动词, 其后的介系词要用on, 加the再加部位; 有关抓的动词, 其后的介系词要用by, 加the再加部位。
例:He hit the rascal on the head with a stick.
（他用棒子打这流氓的头。）
He grasped me by the hand.
（他紧紧地抓住我的手。）
9.This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be.
→I am thinking where I will be this time tomorrow.
我在想，明天的这个时候我在哪里。
reckon  vt. 想, 判断
例:I reckon that he is too old for the job.
（我想他太老，不适合这份工作。）
10.Hadnt it been for Grayson, Id have been in Tennessee.
=If it had not been for Grayson, I would have been in Tennessee.
如果不是因为格瑞森的话，我现在可能已经在田纳西州了。
a.hadnt it been for...　　若非……; 如果不是……
=if it had not been for...
=but for...
例:Hadnt it been for the seat-belt, I wouldnt be alive today.
  =But for the seat-belt, I wouldnt be alive today.
（如果不是安全带救了我，我今天就不会活着。）
b.Tennessee n. 田纳西州 (美国东南部的一州)
11.This time tomorrow, reckon where Ill be. Down in some lonesome valley, hangin from a white oak tree.
→Im not quite sure where Ill be this time tomorrow. Probably Ill be down in a lonesome valley, where Ill be hanged from a white oak tree.
我在想，明天的这个时候我会在哪里。也许是在偏僻的山谷里，我就在那里被吊死在一棵白色的橡树上。
a.lonesome  a. 寂寞的; 偏僻的
be lonesome for...　　思念……
例:Since Judy has left me, I have been lonesome for her every day.
（自从朱蒂离开我之后，我每天思念着她。）
b.oak  n. 橡树