歌词
There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有一艘出海的船
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
那艘船的名字叫Billy o' Tea
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
狂风呼啸船头下沉
Blow me bully boys blow huh
吹吧吹吧尽管吹吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
She had not been two weeks from shore
船离靠岸还不到两个星期
When down on her a right whale bore
一头露脊鲸冲了过来
The captain called all hands and swore
船长召集所有水手 发誓说
He'd take that whale in tow huh
他会拖着那头鲸鱼
Soon may the Wellerman come
wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
Before the boat had hit the water
在船下水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼尾巴甩起来打中了船身
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
所有水手都到船舷来用鱼叉与鲸鱼搏斗
When she dived down below huh
只是它又潜入了水中
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
No line was cut no whale was freed
钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱
The captain's mind was not of greed
船长并没有贪得无厌
In he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
而是坚守捕鲸者的信条
She took that ship in tow huh
鲸鱼拖着船行进
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
For forty days or even more
大约有四十天甚至更久
The line went slack then tight once more
钓索松弛了下来后来又绷紧了
All boats were lost there were only four
所有小船都失踪了只剩下四艘
And still that whale did go
而那一头鲸鱼依然在游弋
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
As far as I've heard the fight's still on
据我所知这场博弈还在进行着
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
钓索没有断鲸鱼也没逃脱
The Wellerman makes his regular call
Wellerman常常给他们打电话
To encourage the captain crew and all
鼓舞船长还有所有船员们
Soon may the Wellerman come
Wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
Soon may the Wellerman come
wellerman很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的那天
We'll take our leave and go
我们便可以离开了
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