超久韩（Long Gone John)

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A traditional song from the USA which tells the story of Long Gone John, a “bold bank robber from Bowling Green”. Whenever the police thought they were gonna catch him, he was already “long gone”! Here the story is told in Chinese — “John” has been changed to “Han”, and “Long Gone” has been changed to “Chao Jiu” — “Chao Jiu Han”!
一首来自美国的传统歌曲，讲述了约翰在“肯德基洲绿保龄市里抢劫银行”而逃之夭夭的故事。每当警察以为他们抓到他的时候，其实他早已“远走高飞”了！而狂欢者乐队的版本是用中文讲述了这个故事，所以歌曲中的“约翰”改成了“韩”，“早已远走高飞”改成了“超久”——“超久韩”！

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欸，薛岳，
啥事阿雷克？
你有没有听说过“超久韩”？

那位大盗, 他真大胆
早上双手被铐了锁
没到晚上就逃了脱

超久他已经不在了
超久一早就离开了
超久拜拜肯塔基
超久韩运气无敌

超久韩站在铁轨上
谋划着跳到货车上
火车开过快如闪电
麻绳一抓又没人烟

超久韩刚到旧金山
恶魔岛监狱就把他关
游出大海也捏把汗
多亏金门大桥无人能关

超久韩上榜通缉令
高金悬赏猎犬跑不停
猎犬跟丢了他气味
没人知道他踪影

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from Alec Haavik & The Shanghai Shindiggers, released December 5, 2019
Music - Traditional
Lyrics - Alec Haavik, Xu Fei

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