There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有一艘出海的船
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
那艘船的名字叫Billy of Tea
The winds blew up her bow dipped down
狂风呼啸 船头下沉
O blow my 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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
She had not been two weeks from shore
船离岸不到两个星期
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
他一定要把这头鲸拖回岸边
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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
Before the boat had hit the water
在小船下水之前
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 low 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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
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
And 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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
For forty days or even more
四十多天时间
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 只剩四艘
But still that whale did go
但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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
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就像往常那样
To encourage the captain crew and all
鼓舞船长和船员他们
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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了
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
等到一切结束的那一天
We'll take our leave and go
我们就能离开了

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