歌词
Chip worked as a boatwright
奇普是个造船工
As his father and his gran
就像他的父亲和祖父
Working in a boat yard
在船厂工作
Building on the River Thames
在泰晤士河边建筑
One day Chip was hard at work
一天,奇普正在努力工作
The Devil appeared from Hell
魔鬼从地狱里出现
He held a roll of copper
他拿出一大卷铜币
And a bucket full of nails
还有一桶钉子
The devil said unto Chip
魔鬼对奇普说
Take these nail and copper roll
这些钉子和铜币是你的了
But you also have to take this rat
但你也得带上这只老鼠
And I will take your soul
我会带走你的灵魂
Chip despised the rat
奇普无视了那老鼠
The rat squealed and hissed
老鼠尖声嘶叫
But the bucket o' nails and copper
但桶里的钉子和铜币
Were too much to resist
让他无法抗拒
Chip went straight to work
奇普直接去上班了
He'd get rid of the rat
他要除掉老鼠
And there would no be a problem
直到他与世长辞
With his death after the fact
计划都会完美无缺
But the devil rat wouldn't die
可不管他如何努力
No matter how hard he tried
魔鼠都杀不死
The rat attacked the boatwright
老鼠袭击了造船工人
And he bit him in the eye
还咬了他的眼睛
It seemed as if the river rats
可怜的造船工似乎
Fell under Satan's spell
落入了撒旦的魔爪
They followed Chip around
他们跟踪奇普
And made his life a living hell
把他的生活变成了地狱
He slowly lost his mind
他慢慢失去了理智
He lost his family
他失去了家人
He lost his job
丢了工作
And had to join the King's Navy
不得不加入国王的海军
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you a Chip
我就给你一个奇普
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you...
我会给(得到)你……
The rats chased Chip
追逐奇普的老鼠
Up the gangplank of the ship
在船的跳板上
They bit him and tortured him
咬住他,折磨他
Until he finally flipped
让他终于改变
He sniveled to the captain
他向船长袭击
To turn around the rig
让船掉头
The captain spied his madness
船长发现了他的疯狂
And chucked him into the brig
把他扔进禁闭室
Now the devil rat had his man
现在魔鼠抓住了他的猎物
He knew just what to do
他知道该怎么做
He'd command the rats
他指挥着老鼠
And through the planks they'd chew
啃食木板
The water rushed in
让大水冲进来
The ship went down
船沉了
She was smashed upon the rocks
她被砸在岩石上
On which the rats danced around
老鼠在上面跳舞
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you a Chip
我就给你一个奇普
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you a Chip
我就给你一个奇普
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you a Chip
我就给你一个奇普
A lemon grows a pip
柠檬里长子
A yard will build a ship
船厂造船只
As Satan is my master
撒旦当了我的主人
I will get you a Chip
我就给你一个奇普
专辑信息
1.Chip
2.The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby
3.Kings of Fife
4.Drink Some More
5.White Knuckle Ride
6.Old Becomes New
7.The Lads Who Fought & Won
8.The Maple Trees Remember
9.Anyone Else
10.My Mangy Hound
11.Too Many Fingers
12.Guy on Stage
13.Culling the Herd