歌词
I was riding on the Mayflower
我正乘着五月花号
When I thought I spied some land
当我以为我发现了新大陆
I yelled for Captain Arab
我呼叫阿拉伯船长
I have yuh understand
我想让你明白
Who came running to the deck
谁一路跑上甲板报告喜讯
Said Boys forget the whale
说 伙计们 忘掉那头鲸吧
Or going over yonder
仔细瞧瞧那边
Cut the engines
切断动力吧
Change the sail
改变航向
Haul on the bowline
牢牢拉着帆脚索
We sang that melody
我们唱起那首歌
Like all tough sailors do
就像所有健壮的水手那样
When they are far away at sea
他们在海上漂得很远
I think I'll call it America
我觉得我应该叫它美利坚
I said as we hit land
当我们着陆时我这样说
I took a deep breath
我深吸一口气
I fell down I could not stand
倒在地上再也不能爬起
Captain Arab he started
而阿拉伯船长才开始
Writing up some deeds
铭刻一些赫赫功绩
He said Let's set up a fort
他说 让我们建起堡垒
And start buying the place with beads
买下这个如玻璃珠般剔透的地方
Just then this cop comes down the street
就在那时这个警察沿路走来
Crazy as a loon
简直像个疯子一般
And he throw us all in jail
他把我们所有人都关进了监狱
For carrying harpoons
鱼叉握在手中
Ah me I busted out
啊 我破门而出
Don't even ask me how
别问我如何做到的
I went to get some help
我得去寻求援助
But I walked by a Guernsey cow
和一头格恩西岛牛并肩而行
Who directed me down
它引领我走向
To the Bowery slums
鲍厄里贫民窟
Where people carried signs around
那儿的人们举着口号标语
Saying Ban the bums
振振有词 严禁流浪汉！
I realized right away
我跳入他们行列
And I said I hope that I'm not late
说道 我希望我的加入不会太晚
When I realized I hadn't eaten
当我意识到我没有吃饭
For five days straight
已经整整五天过去了
I went into a restaurant
我走进一家饭馆
Lookin for the cook
找到厨子
I told them I was the editor
告诉他们我是一个编辑
Of a famous etiquette book
编过一本非常有名的礼仪方面的书
The waitress he was handsome
侍者体面英俊
He wore a powder blue cape
他身披一件浅灰蓝披肩
I ordered some suzette that I said
我说 给我来些薄饼吧
Could you please make that crepe
你能给我做个薄饼吗
Just then the whole kitchen exploded
就在那时厨房一声爆响
From boilin fat
来自煮沸的肥肉
Food was flying everywhere
食物四处飞溅
And I left without my hat
我没戴帽子就走了
Now I didn't mean to be nosy
现在我无意去多管闲事
But I went into a bank
但我走进一家银行
To get some bail for Arab
为阿拉伯船长取些保释金
And all the boys back in the tank
所有这些伙计坐着坦克归来
They asked me for some collateral
他们向我索要抵押品
And I pulled down my pants
我脱下我的裤子以示清白
They threw me in the alley
他们就这样把我丢在路上
When up comes this girl from France
当这个法国女孩出现
Who invited me to her house
她邀请我去她家做客
I went but she had a friend
我去了 但她有个朋友
Who knocked me out
把我乱棒轰了出来
And robbed my boots
并扣下我的长筒靴
And I was on the street again
我又回到了街上
Then I rapped upon a house
好吧 我随意敲响一家房门
With the US flag upon display
星条旗在上空飘扬显现
I said Could you help me out
我说 你能帮我逃离苦海吗
I got some friends down the way
我有些朋友陷入了困境
The man says
那个男人答道
Get out of here
滚开吧你
I'll tear you limb from limb
我会将你碎尸万段
I said you know they refused Jesus too
我接着说 你知道他们并不领耶稣的情
He said You're not Him
他说 你并不是耶稣
Get out of here before I break your bones
在我敲碎你的骨头前快点滚开吧
I ain't your pop
我又不是你老子
I decided to have him arrested
我决定让他也尝尝牢狱之灾
And I went looking for a cop
我四处寻找警察
I ran right outside
在外面横冲直撞
And I hopped inside a cab
从搭乘的马车上猛地跳下
I went out the other door
继续敲响另一扇门
This Englishman said Fab
这次的英国人说 甚好
As he saw me leap a hot dog stand
他看我对他面前的热狗狼吞虎咽
And a chariot that stood
一辆双轮马车等候待命
Parked across from a building
停靠在对面建筑旁
Advertising brotherhood
我肆意鼓吹着兄弟情义
I ran right through the front door
径直跑过前门
Like a hobo sailor does
就像一个流浪的水手
But it was just a funeral parlor
但它却是一个殡仪馆
And the man asked me who I was
这个人质问我是谁呀
I repeated that my friends
我再次陈述 我的朋友
Were all in jail with a sigh
正在监狱里受罪 带着一声叹息
He gave me his card
他把联系方式给了我
He said call me if they die
并说 如果他们死了就来找我
I shook his hand and said goodbye
我立马和他握手告别
Ran out to the street
又跑回街上
When a bowling ball came down the road
一个保龄球正在路上滚动
And knocked me off my feet
刚好从我的脚上碾过
The pay phone was ringing
路旁的公用电话赫然响起
It just about blew my mind
真的令我出乎意料
When I picked it up and said hello
当我拿起来试探地打声招呼
This foot came through the line
一只脚超过了人行线
Well by this time I was fed up
好吧 此时我真的烦死啦
At trying to make a stab
既要不断去尝试打探
At bringing back any help
还得获得一些帮助
For my friends and Captain Arab
为了阿拉伯船长及我的朋友们
I decided to flip a coin
我决定抛硬币来抉择
Like either heads or tails
要么头像要么花
Would let me know but I should go
让我知晓我是否该一走了之
Back to ship or back to tail
回到船上或回去监狱
So I hocked my sailor suit
所以 我典当掉我的水手装
And I got a coin to flip
开始抛一枚硬币
It came up tails
结果居然是背面
It rhymed with sails
它像船帆般清脆悦耳
So I made it back to the ship
所以我决定回到船上
Well I got back and took
好吧 我回去啦
The parking ticket off the mast
从桅杆上取下停泊的票
I was ripping it to shreds
立马将之撕成碎片
When this coastguard boat went past
此时海岸巡逻船从身边经过
They asked me my name
他们问了我的名字
And I said Captain Kidd
我回答 基德船长
They believed me but
他们信了我但是
But they wanted to know
他们想了解
What exactly that I did
我具体都做过些什么
I said for the Pope of Eruke
我说为了尤瑞克教皇
I was employed
我身负重命
They let me go right away
他们才放心让我离开
They were very paranoid
他们真的太偏执臆断了
Well the last I heard of Arab
好吧 这是我最后一次听说阿拉伯船长
He was stuck on a whale
他酷爱捕鲸
That was married to the deputy
结果却和
Sheriff of the jail
监狱副执行官命运相连
But the funniest thing was
但最有趣的还是
When I was leaving the bay
当我离开海湾
I spied three ships a sailin
我见到了三艘航船
They were all heading my way
他们正朝着我们原来的路而来
I asked the captain what his name was
我问其中一个船长的名字
And how come he didn't drive a truck
他为什么不开卡车非要开船呢
He said his name was Columbus
他说他叫哥伦布
I just said Good luck
我只是甩下一句祝你好运！
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