《Battle of New Orleans》歌词

[00:00:00] Battle of New Orleans - Lonnie Donegan

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[00:00:06] Well this here's the story about the Battle of New Orleans

[00:00:08] 新奥尔良之战的故事是这样的

[00:00:08] Which was fit between the Yankees of course and them there English people

[00:00:20] 这是关于英美人之间的事

[00:00:20] In which the British came off rather ignominiously

[00:00:29] 在战争中英国人甚是可耻

[00:00:29] Well in 1814 we took a little trip

[00:00:34] 1814年我们有一次小小的旅行

[00:00:34] Along the Colonel Packenham down the mighty Mississipp

[00:00:37] 跟着Packenham上校来到密西西比

[00:00:37] We took a little bacon and we took a little beans

[00:00:39] 我们带了点培根肉和豆子

[00:00:39] And we fought the bloomin' British in the town of New Orleans

[00:00:42] 在新奥尔良与英国开战

[00:00:42] Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'

[00:00:45] 我们开枪燃起战火 英国人陆续赶来

[00:00:45] There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

[00:00:48] 之前这附近并没有那么多英国人

[00:00:48] We fired once more and they began a running

[00:00:51] 我们再次开火 他们开始奔跑

[00:00:51] On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

[00:00:58] 沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾

[00:00:58] Well we looked down the river till we see the British come

[00:01:02] 我们低头看河面直到看到英国人赶到

[00:01:02] There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum

[00:01:05] 那里一定有成千上百的人敲着鼓

[00:01:05] They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring

[00:01:09] 他们大步向前 吹着号角

[00:01:09] Well we stood beside our cotton bales and never said a thing

[00:01:12] 我们站在棉袋旁一声不吭

[00:01:12] Well we looked down the river till we see the British come

[00:01:15] 我们低头看河面直到看到英国人赶到

[00:01:15] And there must have been a hundred of them beating on the drum

[00:01:20] 那里一定有成千上百的人敲着鼓

[00:01:20] They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring

[00:01:23] 他们大步向前 吹着号角

[00:01:23] While we stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing

[00:01:26] 而我们站在棉袋旁一声不吭

[00:01:26] Well Packenham said we could take 'em by surprise

[00:01:32] Packenham上校说我们可以出其不意将其拿下

[00:01:32] If we didn't fire a musket till we looked `em in the eyes

[00:01:37] 如果肉眼无法看到他们不要开枪

[00:01:37] Well we stood quite still till we see their face well

[00:01:40] 我们静静站着直到看到他们的脸

[00:01:40] Then we opened up our muskets and we really gave 'em well

[00:01:44] 然后我们开枪将他们打了个落花流水

[00:01:44] Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin'

[00:01:47] 我们开枪燃起战火 英国人陆续赶来

[00:01:47] There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

[00:01:50] 之前这附近并没有那么多英国人

[00:01:50] We fired once more and they began a running

[00:01:52] 我们再次开火 他们开始奔跑

[00:01:52] On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

[00:02:00] 沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾

[00:02:00] Well they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles

[00:02:03] 他们越过荆棘

[00:02:03] And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go

[00:02:10] 越过连兔子都不去的地方

[00:02:10] They ran so fast that the houndscouldn't catch 'em

[00:02:13] 他们飞奔着连猎犬都追不上

[00:02:13] All down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

[00:02:16] 都沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾

[00:02:16] Well we fired our muskets so the barrels melted down

[00:02:20] 我们不停地开枪 枪管都要融化了

[00:02:20] Then grabbed an alligator and we fought another round

[00:02:22] 抓住一个花花公子 我们开始另一回合

[00:02:22] Well we stuffed his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind

[00:02:29] 我们在他的头里填满了榴弹炮 在他身后撒满了火药

[00:02:29] So when we touched the powder off the 'gator lost his mind

[00:02:38] 当我们点燃火药 那个花花公子失去了意识

[00:02:38] Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

[00:02:43] 沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾