There once was a ship that put to sea
曾经有一艘船出海
And the name of the ship was the Billy o' Tea
这艘船的名字叫 Billy o' Tea
The winds blew up , her bow dipped down
随着风吹起，她扬帆起航
Blow my bully boys blow(Huh!)
吹吧，使劲吹
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
She had not been two weeks from shore
她离开海岸还不到两星期
When down on her a right whale bore
正好有一只鲸鱼在她下方钻来钻去
The captain called all hands and swore
船长对所有船员发誓
He'd take that whale in tow(Huh!)
他将把鲸鱼捕捞上岸
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
Before that boat had hit the water
涌起的海浪拍打着船身
The whale's tail came up and caught her
船员抓住了鲸鱼的尾巴
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
所有船员都到船边，手持鱼叉和她搏斗
When she dived down below(Huh!)
鲸鱼深深地潜入海中
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
No line was cut, no whale was freed
绳子不会断裂，鲸鱼不会被释放
The Captain's mind was not on greed
船长的心思并不贪婪
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
但他有属于捕鲸人的信仰
She took that ship in tow(Huh!)
她把船拖着向前
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
For forty days, or even more
过了四十天，甚至不只四十天
The line went slack, then tight once more
拴住鲸鱼的绳子时紧时松
All boats were lost, there were only four
我们只剩下四只船，其他船都不知去向
But still that whale did go
但鲸鱼还在
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
据我所知，战斗还在进行中
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
绳子还没剪断，鲸鱼还没离开
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
“茶壶号”不断鸣号
To encourage the Captain, crew and all
鼓励着船长、船员和所有一切
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发
Soon may the Wellerman come
过不了多久，“茶壶号”就要来了
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
给我们带来糖、茶和朗姆酒
One day when the tonguin' is done
当捕捉的鲸鱼被处理完
We'll take our leave and go
我们走吧，再度出发