《The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby》歌词

[00:00:00] The Ballad of Greyfriars Bobby - The Real McKenzies

[00:00:21] John Gray was a gardener

[00:00:22] Who with his wife and bairn

[00:00:24] Arrived in Edinburgh

[00:00:26] The century was nearly turned

[00:00:27] The year was 1800

[00:00:29] That year was harsh and cold

[00:00:31] He could nae find nae work

[00:00:33] Their future so unsure

[00:00:34] To avoid the work house

[00:00:36] And for his family

[00:00:38] He joined the police force

[00:00:40] A constable was he

[00:00:41] A condition of his service

[00:00:43] He had to take a dog

[00:00:45] To watch by his side

[00:00:46] He chose a terrier frae sky

[00:00:49] This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby

[00:00:52] The dog with whom his master

[00:00:53] He would stay

[00:00:55] No pain of fear

[00:00:57] For 14 long years

[00:00:59] He stood by his master's grave

[00:01:09] Succumbing to his fate

[00:01:11] In 1858

[00:01:13] Johnny Gray passed away

[00:01:16] Laid down in Greyfriars Churchyards

[00:01:18] No marker on his grave

[00:01:20] His faithful terrier stayed there

[00:01:21] He would not go away

[00:01:23] The groundskeeper was told

[00:01:25] The dog must be a lout

[00:01:27] The Greyfriars parish told him

[00:01:28] To keep that rascal out

[00:01:30] But Bobby so devoted to

[00:01:32] His master after death

[00:01:34] The people fed and sheltered him

[00:01:35] And idoled him instead

[00:01:37] This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby

[00:01:40] The dog with whom his master

[00:01:42] He would stay

[00:01:44] No pain of fear

[00:01:46] For 14 long years

[00:01:47] He stood by his master's grave

[00:01:51] And he's still standing there today

[00:02:15] Now Bobby and his

[00:02:16] Master stand together

[00:02:18] Though they're dead

[00:02:19] Their bonds as they say

[00:02:20] Reaches far beyond the grave

[00:02:22] So now you know the story

[00:02:24] If anybody asks you

[00:02:26] You tell em of the Statue

[00:02:27] That's in Edinburgh today

[00:02:30] This is the balla of Greyfriars Bobby

[00:02:33] The dog with whom his master

[00:02:34] He would stay

[00:02:36] No pain of fear

[00:02:38] For 14 long years

[00:02:40] He stood by his master's grave

[00:02:43] And he's still standing there today