《Clementine》歌词

歌曲： Clementine

所属专辑：Evenings Wasted with Tom Lehrer

歌手： Tom Lehrer

时长： 04:52

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Clementine - Tom Lehrer[00:00:00]

I should like to consider the folk song [00:00:00]

And expound briefly on a theory I have held[00:00:02]

For some time to the effect that the reason[00:00:04]

Most folk songs are so atrocious is that they[00:00:07]

Were written by the people [00:00:09]

If professional songwriters had written them[00:00:15]

Instead things might have turned out considerably[00:00:17]

Differently For example consider the old favorite [00:00:19]

With which I'm sure you're all familiar [00:00:22]

Clementine you know[00:00:23]

In a cavern in a canyon[00:00:25]

Dadada dadadada[00:00:26]

A song with no recognizable merit whatsoever[00:00:29]

And imagine what might have happened if for example [00:00:33]

Cole Porter had tried writing this song [00:00:36]

The first verse might have come out like this[00:00:38]

In a cavern[00:00:48]

In a canyon[00:00:52]

Excava hay hay hehting for[00:00:55]

A mine[00:00:59]

Far away from the boom boom boom[00:01:01]

Of the city[00:01:04]

She was so pretty[00:01:06]

What a pity Clementine[00:01:07]

Oh Clementine[00:01:12]

Can't you tell from the howls of me[00:01:14]

This love of mine[00:01:18]

Calls to you from the bowels of me[00:01:21]

Are you dis cerning[00:01:26]

The returning[00:01:29]

Of this churning[00:01:30]

Burning[00:01:31]

Yearning for you[00:01:32]

And[00:01:38]

Well supposing at this point that Mozart[00:01:39]

Or one of that crowd had tried writing a verse [00:01:46]

The next one might've come out as a baritone aria[00:01:56]

From an Italian opera somewhat along these lines:[00:01:58]

Era legera e come un fairy[00:02:09]

E suo shoes numero nine[00:02:12]

Herring bo ho ho hoxes sans a to ho ho hopses [00:02:16]

Sandalae per Clementina si[00:02:19]

Per Clementina si[00:02:22]

For Clementine[00:02:23]

Per Clementina sandalae[00:02:24]

Sandals for Clementine[00:02:25]

Per Clementina sandalae[00:02:26]

Sandals for Clementine[00:02:26]

Clementina Clementina Cleh eh eh ehmentina[00:02:28]

Herring boxes sans a topses sandalae per Clementina[00:02:35]

Herring boxes without topses sandals for Clementine[00:02:37]

Che sciagura Clementina[00:02:39]

Che sciagura Clementina[00:02:40]

Cara Clementina[00:02:42]

Cara Clementina na na na na na na na[00:02:43]

Beloved Clementine[00:02:46]

Upposing at this rather dramatic juncture in[00:02:55]

The narrative one ofour modern cool school of composers[00:02:57]

Had tried writing a verse thenext one might've come out[00:03:01]

A like this[00:03:03]

Drove those ducklings to the water yprach[00:03:12]

Doodilehdoodoot yah hah[00:03:14]

Every mornin' like nine a m awhoopah[00:03:17]

Doodileh doo doo doodilidah[00:03:19]

Got a hung upon a splinter[00:03:22]

Got a hung upon a splinter klooglimah[00:03:23]

Hoo hoot[00:03:26]

Fell into the foamy brine[00:03:28]

Dig that crazy Clementine man[00:03:30]

To end on a happy note one can always count[00:03:44]

On Gilbert and Sullivan for a rousig finale full of words[00:03:48]

And music and signifying nothing[00:03:54]

That I missed her depressed her[00:04:11]

Young sister named Esther[00:04:12]

This mister to pester the tried[00:04:13]

Now a pestering sister's a festering blister[00:04:15]

You're best to resist her say I[00:04:17]

The mister resisted[00:04:19]

The sister persisted[00:04:19]

When I kissed her all loyalty slipped[00:04:20]

When she said I could have her[00:04:22]

Her sister's cadaver[00:04:24]

Must surely have turned in its crypt[00:04:24]

Yes yes yes yes[00:04:26]

But I love she and she loves me[00:04:29]

And raptured are the both of we[00:04:31]

Yes I love she and she loves I[00:04:32]

And will through all eterni tye[00:04:35]

See what I mean[00:04:39]