歌词
There once was a ship that put to sea
从前有一艘船出海了
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
那艘船的名字叫比利·奥提亚号
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
风吹起了她的船头，船头垂了下来
Blow me bully boys blow huh
风吹着我和男孩们啊
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
She had not been two weeks from shore
她离海岸还不到两个星期
When down on her a right whale bore
当她被一条露脊鲸打倒时
The captain called all hands and swore
上尉召集所有人宣誓
He'd take that whale in tow huh
他会把那条鲸鱼拖走，是吗
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
Before the boat had hit the water
船还没到水面
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼的尾巴上来抓住了她
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
所有的人都用鱼叉叉攻击她
When she dived down below huh
当她潜到下面的时候
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
No line was cut no whale was freed
没有割断绳索，也没有释放鲸鱼
The captain's mind was not of greed
船长的头脑不是贪婪
In he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
他属于捕鲸人的信条
She took that ship in tow huh
她把那艘船拖走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
For forty days or even more
四十天甚至更久
The line went slack then tight once more
绳子松了，然后又紧了
All boats were lost there were only four
所有的船都丢了，只有四艘船
And still that whale did go
那条鲸鱼还是去了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
据我所知，战斗还在继续
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
绳子没有断，鲸鱼也没有走
The Wellerman makes his regular call
韦勒曼定期打电话
To encourage the captain crew and all
鼓励船长和全体船员
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快惠勒曼就会来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们要走了
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