《Ballad Of Yarmouth Castle(Live)》歌词

[00:00:00] Ballad Of Yarmouth Castle (雅茅斯城堡之歌) (Live) - Gordon Lightfoot

[00:00:01] Written by：Gordon Lightfoot

[00:00:10] Well it's four o'clock in the afternoon

[00:00:12] And the anchors have been weighed

[00:00:16] From Miami to Nassau

[00:00:18] She's bound across the waves

[00:00:21] She'll be headin' south through Biscayne Bay

[00:00:24] Into the open sea

[00:00:27] Yarmouth Castle she's a dyin' and don't know it

[00:00:34] Now the many years she's been to sea

[00:00:36] She's seen the better times

[00:00:40] She gives a groan of protest

[00:00:41] As they cast away her lines

[00:00:45] And the grumble of her engines

[00:00:47] And the rust along her spine

[00:00:51] Tells the Castle she's too old to be sailin'

[00:00:58] But the sands run out within her heart

[00:01:00] A tiny spark glows red

[00:01:04] It smoulders through the evening

[00:01:06] There's laughter overhead

[00:01:09] Now the men are served and the cards are dealt

[00:01:11] And the drinks are passed around

[00:01:15] Deep within the fire starts a burnin'

[00:01:22] Now it's midnight on the open sea

[00:01:24] And the moon is shining bright

[00:01:27] Some people join the party

[00:01:29] And others say good night

[00:01:33] There's many who are sleeping now

[00:01:35] It's been a busy day

[00:01:38] And a tiny wisp of smoke is a risin'

[00:01:46] Oh Lord she groans I'm burning

[00:01:48] Let someone understand

[00:01:51] But her silent plea is wasted

[00:01:53] In the playin' of the band

[00:01:57] Everybody's dancin' on her deck

[00:01:59] And they're havin' such a time

[00:02:03] Then a voice says

[00:02:04] Shut up and deal I'm losin'

[00:02:09] Deep within the Yarmouth Castle

[00:02:12] The fire begins to glow

[00:02:15] It leaps into the hallways

[00:02:17] And climbs and twists and grows

[00:02:21] And the paint she wore to keep her young

[00:02:23] Oh Lord how well it burns

[00:02:26] And soon that old fire is a ragin'

[00:02:33] Up beneath the bridge it's climbin' fast

[00:02:36] The captain stands aloft

[00:02:39] He calls up to the boatswain 'n' says

[00:02:42] Boatswain we are lost

[00:02:45] For the ragged hoses in the racks

[00:02:47] No pressure do they hold

[00:02:50] And the people down below

[00:02:52] Will soon be dyin'

[00:02:57] All amidships oh she's blazin' now

[00:03:00] It's spreadin' fore and aft

[00:03:03] The people are a scramblin'

[00:03:05] As the fire blocks their path

[00:03:08] The evil smoke surrounds them

[00:03:10] And they're fallin' in their tracks

[00:03:14] And the captain in his lifeboat is a leavin'

[00:03:30] Oh then the ship Bahama Star

[00:03:32] Comes steamin' through the night

[00:03:36] She sees the Castle blazin'

[00:03:38] And 'tis a terrible sight

[00:03:41] Jump down jump down the captain cries

[00:03:44] We'll save you if we can

[00:03:47] Then the paint on his funnels is a fryin'

[00:03:54] God help the ones who sleep below

[00:03:56] And cannot find the way

[00:04:00] Thank God for those we've rescued

[00:04:02] Upon this awful day

[00:04:05] Now the heroes they are many

[00:04:07] But the times are growin' slim

[00:04:11] And now from stern to bow

[00:04:13] She's a blazin'

[00:04:20] Oh the Yarmouth Castle's moanin'

[00:04:22] She's cryin' like a child

[00:04:25] You can hear her if you listen

[00:04:28] Above the roar so wild

[00:04:31] Is she cryin' for the ones who lie

[00:04:33] Within her molten sides

[00:04:37] Or cryin' for herself I'm a wonderin'

[00:04:43] But the livin' soon were rescued

[00:04:46] The ones who lived to tell

[00:04:49] From the star they watched her

[00:04:51] As she died there in the swells

[00:04:55] Like a toy ship on a mill pond

[00:04:57] She burned all through the night

[00:05:00] Then slipped 'neath the waves

[00:05:03] In the mornin'