《General Store》是美國歌手Don McLean演唱的民謠風格歌曲，收錄於其2007年發行的專輯《Tapestry》。作品通過顧客與雜貨店店主坎貝爾夫人的日常對話，拼貼出美國小鎮生活的瑣碎片段，涵蓋婚禮籌備、火災事件等背景敘事。
歌詞以白描手法勾勒底層民眾的生活困境，如家庭經濟壓力與社會角色的困頓，並藉助狩獵邀約、“教這些人安分守己”等隱喻，隱現不同社會階層間的矛盾張力。全曲採用冷靜旁觀視角，將日常採購場景與社會現實圖景交織，呈現民眾在平靜表面下的掙扎狀態。
基本介紹
- 外文名：General Store
- 所屬專輯：Tapestry
- 歌曲原唱：Don McLean
- 發行日期：2007年01月01日
歌曲歌詞
Mornin＇ Mrs Campbell
Lovely day today
I heard about the fire
I wonder what the papers say
Give me fifty shotgun shells
And a hundred feet of rope
Just add that to my bill
They all were burned alive
And four packs of cigarettes
No I think I＇ll make it five
I heard about the wedding
I＇m so happy for the bride
Why that fire house looked mighty nice
And the whole town swelled with pride
We＇ve watched her grow to womanhood
She＇s found an upright man
She＇ll learn this life ain＇t easy
You do the best you can
No no my family ain＇t so good
My wife just had a spell
And I can＇t afford the medicine
She needs to make her well
I＇ve been laid off at that factory
For sixteen months or more
I came home last Wednesday evenin＇
I found her lyin＇ on the floor
Bye now Mrs Campbell
Say howdy to your son
You can tell him we＇ll go huntin＇
When he gets a bigger gun
It was too bad about that fire
But don＇t you get me wrong
We＇ve gotta teach these people
How to stay where they belong
