There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有一艘出海的船
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
船的名字叫Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
狂风呼啸船艏低垂
Blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
任它吹吧兄弟们
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
She had not been two weeks from shore
她离岸还不到两个星期
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
船长召集所有水手发誓
He'd take that whale in tow (Hah!)
他一定要将这头鲸拖上岸
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
Before the boat had hit the water
在船砰击水面之前
The whale's tail came up and caught her
鲸尾甩起击中了她
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
所有水手都到船舷用鱼叉与其搏斗
When she dived down below (Huh!)
只是鲸鱼又潜入了水中
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
No line was cut, no whale was freed;
钓索未断鲸鱼未脱
The Captain's mind was not on greed
船长也非贪得无厌
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed;
只是恪守捕鲸信条
She took that ship in tow (Huh!)
鲸鱼拖船缓缓前行
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
For forty days, or even more
在四十多天的时间里
The line went slack, then tight once more
钓索松弛,而后又绷紧
All boats were lost, there were only four
只有四条船还未迷失
But still that whale did go
但鲸鱼仍在游曳
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on;
据我所知这场博弈仍在进行
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
钓索未断,鲸鱼也未逃脱
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
而补给船定期与他们联系
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all
并鼓舞船长和水手们
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去
Soon may the Wellerman come
补给船很快就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
为我们带来糖,茶和朗姆酒
One day, when the tonguin' is done
等到一切都结束的时候
We'll take our leave and go
我们就将离去