歌词
There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有一艘船出海远航
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
那艘船的名字是‘比利·茶’号
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
风刮得很大，船头向下倾
O blow my bully boys blow huh
吹吧，我的小霸王，吹吧(嘿!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
She had not been two weeks from shore
她离开海岸还不到两个星期
When down on her a right whale bore
当一头露脊鲸冲到她身上时
The captain called all hands and swore
船长召集了所有人来宣誓
He'd take that whale in tow huh
他要把那条鲸鱼拖在后面(哈!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
Before the boat had hit the water
在船落水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼的尾巴抓住了她
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
所有的手都放在一边拿着鱼叉和她战斗
When she dived down low huh
她潜入水底时(嘿!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
补给船马上会来
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
No line was cut no whale was freed
绳索没有被割断，鲸鱼也没有被释放
The captain's mind was not of greed
船长的心思并不贪婪
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
但他属于一位捕鲸人
She took that ship in tow huh
她拖着那艘船(嘿!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
For forty days or even more
40天，甚至更长时间
The line went slack then tight once more
钓索开始松弛，随后又绷紧了
All boats were lost there were only four
所有的船都失踪了，只有四艘船幸存下来
But still that whale did go
但那头鲸鱼还是游走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
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
绳索没有被割断，鲸鱼也没有被释放
The Wellerman makes his regular call
补给船定期打电话
To encourage the captain crew and all
来鼓励船长，船员和所有人
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船马上会来
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带糖，茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
有一天我们吃完了食物
We'll take our leave and go
我们就带上行李走了
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