The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)

Thus all fairy stories end
童話故事到此為止
Only an actress would pretend
只有戲子才會假裝
Affairs of state are her latest play
國政大事全憑她逢場作戲
Eight shows a week, two matinees
一周八場演出，還加兩次早場
My, how the worm begins to turn
螻蟻也能藉此翻身
When will the chorus girl ever learn?
這個歌女何時才能有所長進
My, how the worm begins to turn
螻蟻也會翻身反抗
When will the chorus girl ever learn?
這個歌女何時才能吸取教訓
The chorus girl hasnt learned the lines youd like to hear
歌女並未學會討好你們
She wont go scrambling over the backs of the poor to be accepted
她不想討好窮人
By making donations just large enough to the correct charity
靠行善積德來博取民心
She wont be president of your wonderful societies of philanthropy
她不想掌權你們所謂的慈善機構
Even if you asked her to be
哪怕你們苦苦哀求
As you should have asked her to be
你們早應苦苦哀求
The actress hasnt learned the lines youd like to hear
戲子並未學會見風使舵
She wont join your clubs, she wont dance in your halls
她不願加入你們的俱樂部，在舞廳裡翩翩起舞
She wont help the hungry once a month at your tombolas
她不會在你們每月一次的博彩會上扶貧濟世
Shell simply take control as you disappear
只需在你們大勢去時直接奪權
Forgive my intrusion, but fine as those sentiments sound
恕我插嘴，雖然你說得天花亂墜
Little has changed for us peasants down here on the ground
底層農民的境況依舊堪憂
I hate to seem childish, ungrateful
我並不是孩子氣忘恩負義的人
I dont like to moan
我也不想故作悲鳴
But do you now represent anyones cause but your own?
但你如今只為自己著想
Everything done will be justified by my foundation
我做的善事不可非議