所属专辑:Greatest Hits of 1959, Vol. 2 (The Gretest Songs of the Year)
歌手: Lonnie Donegan
时长: 03:10
Well, this here's the story about the Battle of New Orleans,[00:00:07]
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Which was fit between the Yankees of course and them there English people,[00:00:10]
新奥尔良之战的故事是这样的[00:00:17]
In which the British came off rather ignominiously.[00:00:17]
这是关于英美人之间的事[00:00:24]
Well, in 1814, we took a little trip,[00:00:24]
在战争中英国人甚是可耻[00:00:26]
Along the Colonel Packenham down the mighty Mississipp.[00:00:26]
1814年我们有一次小小的旅行[00:00:33]
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans,[00:00:33]
跟着Packenham上校来到密西西比[00:00:36]
And we fought the bloomin' British in the town of New Orleans[00:00:36]
我们带了点培根肉和豆子[00:00:41]
Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a comin',[00:00:41]
在新奥尔良与英国开战[00:00:44]
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.[00:00:44]
我们开枪燃起战火 英国人陆续赶来[00:00:48]
We fired once more and they began a running,[00:00:48]
之前这附近并没有那么多英国人[00:00:50]
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.[00:00:50]
我们再次开火 他们开始奔跑[00:00:59]
Well, we looked down the river till we see the British come,[00:00:59]
沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾[00:01:02]
There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum.[00:01:02]
我们低头看河面直到看到英国人赶到[00:01:05]
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring,[00:01:05]
那里一定有成千上百的人敲着鼓[00:01:08]
Well, we stood beside our cotton bales and never said a thing.[00:01:08]
他们大步向前 吹着号角[00:01:11]
Well, we looked down the river till we see the British come,[00:01:11]
我们站在棉袋旁一声不吭[00:01:23]
And there must have been a hundred of them beating on the drum.[00:01:23]
我们低头看河面直到看到英国人赶到[00:01:29]
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring,[00:01:29]
那里一定有成千上百的人敲着鼓[00:01:32]
While we stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.[00:01:32]
他们大步向前 吹着号角[00:01:43]
Well, Packenham said we could take 'em by surprise,[00:01:43]
而我们站在棉袋旁一声不吭[00:02:00]
If we didn't fire a musket till we looked `em in the eyes.[00:02:00]
Packenham上校说我们可以出其不意将其拿下 [00:02:02]
Well, we stood quite still till we see their face well,[00:02:02]
如果肉眼无法看到他们不要开枪[00:02:04]
Then we opened up our muskets and we really gave 'em well.[00:02:04]
我们静静站着直到看到他们的脸[00:02:06]
Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a comin',[00:02:06]
然后我们开枪将他们打了个落花流水[00:02:08]
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.[00:02:08]
我们开枪燃起战火 英国人陆续赶来[00:02:10]
We fired once more and they began a running,[00:02:10]
之前这附近并没有那么多英国人[00:02:10]
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.[00:02:10]
我们再次开火 他们开始奔跑[00:02:11]
Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles,[00:02:11]
沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾[00:02:14]
And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go.[00:02:14]
他们越过荆棘[00:02:16]
They ran so fast that the houndscouldn't catch 'em,[00:02:16]
越过连兔子都不去的地方[00:02:19]
All down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.[00:02:19]
他们飞奔着连猎犬都追不上[00:02:28]
Well, we fired our muskets so the barrels melted down,[00:02:28]
都沿着密西西比来到墨西哥海湾[00:02:30]
Then grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.[00:02:30]
我们不停地开枪 枪管都要融化了[00:02:33]
Well, we stuffed his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind,[00:02:33]
抓住一个花花公子 我们开始另一回合[00:02:39]
So when we touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind.[00:02:39]
我们在他的头里填满了榴弹炮 在他身后撒满了火药[00:02:41]
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. 4x[00:02:41]
当我们点燃火药 那个花花公子失去了意识[00:02:46]