There once was a ship that put to sea
从前有一艘船出海了
The name of that ship was the Billy of Tea
那艘船的名字叫“茶之比利”
The winds blew hard her bow dipped down
风刮得很大,她的船头低垂下来
Blow me bully boys blow huh
吹我欺负男孩吹哈
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
She had not been two weeks from shore
她离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
船长召集所有人宣誓
He'd take that whale in tow hah
他会把那条鲸鱼拖走的哈
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
Before the boat had hit the water
在船落水之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸鱼的尾巴上来抓住了她
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
所有的手都用鱼叉叉叉在旁边,和她搏斗
When she dived down below huah
当她潜到花儿下面的时候
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
No line was cut no whale was freed
没有割断鱼线,也没有放生鲸鱼
The Captain's mind was not on greed
船长的心思不在贪婪上
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
但他属于捕鲸人的信条
She took that ship in tow
她把那艘船拖走了
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
For forty days or even more
四十天甚至更久
The line went slack then tight once more
绳子松了又紧了
All boats were lost there were only four
所有的船都丢了,只有四艘船
But still that whale did go
但那条鲸鱼还是死了
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
绳子没断鲸鱼也没死
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
韦勒曼定期给他打电话
To encourage the Captain crew and all
鼓励船长和全体船员
Huah
哇
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
Soon may the Wellerman come
很快韦勒曼就要来了
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
总有一天当舌音结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧
We'll take our leave and
我们走吧
Go
走