歌词与中文翻译
Was brought up in Yorkshire and when I was sixteen
曾在约克郡长大，到了16岁的我
I ran away to London and a soldier I became
逃亡去了伦敦，又成了一兵卒
Me white cap and feathers, likewise me rattling drum
我纯白的军帽，伴着雪羽飘荡，鼓也咔哒哒作响
They learned me to play upon the rub-a-dub-a-dum
他们教我如何让它能嘭铛嘭铛铛
With me gentle waist so slender and my fingers long and small
有我纤细又柔软的腰儿，有我修长又小巧的指
Could play upon the rub-a-dub the best of them all
可是他们那些扑通扑通的演奏中最好的那一个
我在战场上望去
And many a world of fights me boys
兄弟们，有那么多人都在与我们斗争啊
I saw out in the field
对于他们任何一个我都无惧地对抗
And boldly I defied them all
也拒绝屈服
And I refused to yield
我通常可都是笑着扣上我裤上的扣子的呀
In buttoning up me trousers while often I did smile
一想到我一个少女天天都和一千个老爷们躺在一起(=´▽｀)ゞ
To think I lay with a thousand men and a maiden all the while
我纯白的军帽，伴着雪羽飘荡，鼓也咔哒哒作响
With me white cap and feathers, likewise me rattling drum
他们教我如何让它能嘭铛嘭铛铛
They learned me to play upon the rub-a-dub-a-dum
有我纤细又柔软的腰儿，有我修长又小巧的指
With me gentle waist so slender and my fingers long and small
还是他们那些扑通扑通的演奏中最好的那一个
Could play upon the rub-a-dub the best of them all
他们从未发现过我的秘密，直到此时此刻
我被派去了那儿作伦敦塔的哨兵
They never found my secret out until this very hour
一位小姐爱上了我，却发现我也是个女士诶
They sent me up to London to be sentry at the Tower
于是她将我遣去我的长官那儿啊，还将我的秘密也出卖
A lady fell in love with me found I was a maid
他解开我鲜红的上衣，真相就这样被他所知
She sent me to my officer and my secret she betrayed
叹息道“叫我要失去你这样优秀的鼓手，可是多么遗憾啊”
Well he unbuttoned my red tunic and he found out it was true
所以我现在不得不离开，还是独自一人
‘It's a shame,' he said, ‘to lose a pretty drummer boy like you'
再不能与我的老同志们闲逛漫游
And now I must return and go it all alone
我纯白的军帽，伴着雪羽飘荡，鼓也咔哒哒作响
Along with my old comrades no longer can I roam
他们教我如何让它能嘭铛嘭铛铛
有我纤细又柔软的腰儿，有我修长又小巧的指
With me white cap and feathers, likewise me rattling drum
可是他们那些扑通扑通的演奏中最好的那一个
They learned me to play upon the rub-a-dub-a-dum
我精致的军帽，伴着雪羽飘荡，鼓也咔哒哒作响
With me gentle waist so slender and my fingers long and small
他们教我如何让它能嘭铛嘭铛铛
Could play upon the rub-a-dub the best of them all
有我纤细又柔软的腰儿，有我修长又小巧的指
With me fine cap and feathers, likewise me rattling drum
明明是他们那些扑通扑通的演奏中最好的那一个
They learned me to play upon the rub-a-dub-a-dum
With me gentle waist so slender and my fingers long and small
Could play upon the rub-a-dub the best of them all