歌词
There once was a ship that put to sea
某天有艘船只启航
The name of that ship was the Billy of Tea
名为比利的茶
The winds blew hard her bow dipped down
风暴呼啸着将船头下压
Blow me bully boys blow huh
吹的水手们对着它猛吼（huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶以及朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽时
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港（这里指威勒曼号将船只安全护送回港）
She had not been two weeks from shore
她从海岸线出发不到两周
When down on her a right whale bore
一条须鲸撞上了右舷
The captain called all hands and swore
船长把水手召集起来并咒骂着它
He'd take that whale in tow hah
他用船拖着鲸鱼(huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港（同上）
Before the boat had hit the water
在船下水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼尾巴浮出水面并拦住了她
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
水手们拿出身边的鱼叉和它斗阵
When she dived down below huah
当她潜回水下(huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽时
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽时
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
No line was cut no whale was freed
没有绳子被切断也没有鲸鱼逃跑
The Captain's mind was not on greed
船长未被贪婪侵蚀
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
但他仍有捕鲸人的信仰
She took that ship in tow
她用纤绳拉着船
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
For forty days or even more
四十天或是更久过去了
The line went slack then tight once more
纤绳紧紧缠着
All boats were lost there were only four
多数船都已牺牲只剩下四艘
But still that whale did go
但那条鲸鱼仍是跑了
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
据我所知，纷争还在继续
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
绳子没被切断鲸鱼也没有逃跑
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
威勒曼号仍定期拜访
To encourage the Captain crew and all
鼓舞船长和水手们
Huah
哈(huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
Soon may the Wellerman come
威勒曼号及时赶到
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来了蜂糖，茶叶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当补给耗尽
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
We'll take our leave and go
我们将送你回港
We'll take our leave and
我们将送你
Go
回港~~~~~
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