Dancetoyourdaddie,
Mybonnieladdie;
Dancetoyourdaddie,
Mybonnielamb;
Youshallgetafishy,
Onthelittledishy;
Youshallgetafishy,
Whentheboatcomeshome.
——Dancetoyourdaddie
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這首童謠起源於英格蘭東北部,最早這是一首歌謠,JosephRobson寫在“SongsofthebardsoftheTyne“(1849),最早是WilliamWatson大約在1826年所作。
20世紀70年代它可是BBC劇WhenTheBoatComesIn的主題曲哦,那時候這首歌就開始流行起來。歌詞還是有變化了的:
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Thoushalthaveafishandthoushalthaveafin
Thoushalthaveacodlinwhentheboatcomesin
Thoushalthavehaddockbakedinapan
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartayoungboy,youmustsingandplay
Goalongtheshoreandcastyourshellsaway
Buildyourselfacastle,watchthetiderollin
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman.
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartayoungman,gountothetrades
Findyourselfaskill,andwagesyou’llbepaid
Thenwithallyourwages,buyyourselfsomeland
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartamanandgototakeawife
Findyourselfalassandloveherallyourlife
Sheshallbeyourwifeandthoushaltbeherman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartanoldman,fathertoason
Singtohimtheoldsongs,singofallyou'vedone
Passalongtheoldways,thenlethissongbegin
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Thoushalthaveafishandthoushalthaveafin
Thoushalthaveacodlinwhentheboatcomesin
Thoushalthavehaddockbakedinapan
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartayoungboy,youmustsingandplay
Goalongtheshoreandcastyourshellsaway
Buildyourselfacastle,watchthetiderollin
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman.
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartayoungman,gountothetrades
Findyourselfaskill,andwagesyou’llbepaid
Thenwithallyourwages,buyyourselfsomeland
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartamanandgototakeawife
Findyourselfalassandloveherallyourlife
Sheshallbeyourwifeandthoushaltbeherman
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
AlexGlasgow的歌曲中有一段和聲也是因此而來:
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleladdie
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
Whenthouartanoldman,fathertoason
Singtohimtheoldsongs,singofallyou'vedone
Passalongtheoldways,thenlethissongbegin
DancetoyourDaddy,mylittleman
(本章完)