The Last Shanty - Nathan Evans

Well me father often told me when I was just a lad
在我小的时候 我父亲经常告诉我
A sailor's life is very hard the food is always bad
水手的生活非常艰苦 食物总是难以下咽
但现在我加入海军的行列之中 我在一艘战舰上
And now I've found a sailor ain't a sailor any more
现在我发现水手不再是从前的那种水手了
Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast
不用拉绳索 不必爬上桅杆
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
如果你看到一艘帆船 也许这是你最后一次看到它
让你的同伴做好准备 再次抛锚停靠岸边
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
水手已不再是从前那种水手了
Well the killick of our mess he says we had it soft
我们这一帮人中的一等兵说我们不堪一击
It wasn't like that in his day when we were up aloft
当我们爬上桅杆时 在他的那个年代 一切可不像这样
We like our bunks and sleeping bags but what's a hammock for
我们喜欢我们的床铺和睡袋 但吊床是用来干什么的
Swinging from the deckhead or lying on the floor
在甲板上荡来荡去还是躺在地板上
Don't haul on the rope don't climb up thе mast
不用拉绳索 不必爬上桅杆
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
如果你看到一艘帆船 也许这是你最后一次看到它
让你的同伴做好准备 再次抛锚停靠岸边
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
水手已不再是从前那种水手了
They gave us an engine that first went up and down
他们给了我们一个引擎 最开始能上下摆动
Then with more technology the engine went around
然后科技不断进步 引擎开始转动
We know our steam and diesels but what's a mainyard for
我们知道蒸汽机和内燃机 但主桅下帆横桁是用来干什么的
A stoker ain't a stoker with a shovel anymore
司炉已不再拿着铁铲的司炉了
Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast
不用拉绳索 不必爬上桅杆
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
如果你看到一艘帆船 也许这是你最后一次看到它
让你的同伴做好准备 再次抛锚停靠岸边
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
水手已不再是从前那种水手了
And two cans of beer a day
一天喝两罐啤酒
And that's your bleeding lot
这就是你的血液
And now we've got an extra one because they stopped the tot
现在我们多喝一罐啤酒 因为他们不再斤斤计较
所以我们会换上便服 在岸上找一间酒吧
A sailor's just a sailor just like he was before
水手只是水手而已 还是像他以前那样
Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast
不用拉绳索 不必爬上桅杆
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
如果你看到一艘帆船 也许这是你最后一次看到它
让你的同伴做好准备 再次抛锚停靠岸边
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
水手已不再是从前那种水手了
Don't haul on the rope don't climb up the mast
不用拉绳索 不必爬上桅杆
If you see a sailing ship it might be your last
如果你看到一艘帆船 也许这是你最后一次看到它
让你的同伴做好准备 再次抛锚停靠岸边
A sailor ain't a sailor ain't a sailor anymore
水手已不再是从前那种水手了