When I Was a Lad (Funny Gilbert & Sullivan Song) (Live)歌词由Allan Sherman演唱,出自专辑《Celebrity Folksinger》,下面是《When I Was a Lad (Funny Gilbert & Sullivan Song) (Live)》完整版歌词!
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When I Was a Lad (Funny Gilbert & Sullivan Song) (Live) - Allan Sherman
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When I was a lad I went to Yale
我小时候去了耶鲁
And I knew then that I could never fail
我知道我绝不会失败
For I studied very hard and furthermore
因为我学习非常努力而且
I polished up the apple for the professor
我帮教授擦了擦苹果
He polished up the apple for the professor
他给教授擦苹果
I polished up the apple so frequently
我经常把苹果擦得干干净净
That soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa Key
很快我就得到了学校的认可
He soon had a Phi Beta Kappa key
他很快就得到了美国大学协会的认可
From polishing the apple very frequently
因为我经常吃苹果
On graduation day I made a stop
毕业那天我停下脚步
At a very exclusive clothing shop
在一家高级服装店
I opened up a charge account and asked them for
我开了一个账户向他们要
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
服装店里最高级的法兰绒衣服
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
服装店里最高级的法兰绒衣服
That suit was a part of a great intrigue
西装是一场伟大阴谋的一部分
For it proved I was a member of the Ivy League
这证明我是常春藤联盟的一员
It was part of a great intrigue
这是一场阴谋诡计的一部分
For it proved he was a member of the Ivy League
这证明他是常春藤联盟的一员
Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie
我剪了个平头打了一条真挚的领带
And for my first job I did apply
我申请了第一份工作
A job in an advertising agency
广告公司的工作
Sharpening the pencils of a big VP
像个大人物一样削铅笔
Oh he honed a lot of pencils for a big VP
他磨砺出许多优秀的人
I sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
我把所有的铅笔都削尖了
That now I am a partner in the agency
现在我是局里的合伙人
He sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
他把所有的铅笔都削尖了
That now he is a member of the agency
现在他是中情局的一员
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut
我侧耳倾听缄口不言
And I learned all the agency's scuttlebutt
我知道局里所有的流言蜚语
I learned who was going out with whom
我知道了谁在和谁约会
And who had the keys to the powder room
谁有更衣室的钥匙
And who had the keys to the powder room
谁有更衣室的钥匙
For the keys to the powder room you see
去厕所的钥匙你看
Is the key to the structure of the agency
是这个机构结构的关键
The keys to the powder room is the key
更衣室的钥匙就是关键
To the structure of the agency
机构的结构
I worked real hard for the dear old firm
我为亲爱的老律所拼尽全力
I learned most every advertising term
我对每一个广告术语都了如指掌
I said to the men in the dark gray suits
我对穿着深灰色西装的人说
"Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"
让我们冲上旗杆看看谁会敬礼
Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
让我们高举旗帜看看谁会敬礼
I ran it up the flagpole perfectly
我把一切都搞得井井有条
So now I am a partner in the agency
现在我是这个机构的合伙人
He ran it up the flagpole perfectly
他的表现无可挑剔
So now he is a partner in the agency
所以现在他是局里的合伙人
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall
现在我在走廊尽头有一间宽敞的办公室
With very fancy carpeting from wall to wall
到处都铺着高级地毯
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut
我缄口不言充耳不闻
And I've got a little palace in Connecticut
我在康涅狄格州有一座小宫殿
And he's got a little palace in Connecticut
他在康涅狄格州有一座小豪宅
So I thank old Yale and I thank the Lord
所以我感谢耶鲁我感谢上帝
And I also thank my father who was Chairman of the Board
我也要感谢我的父亲他是董事会主席
And he's grateful to his father
他很感激他的父亲
Yes he's grateful to his father
没错他很感激他的父亲
Yes he's grateful to his father
没错他很感激他的父亲
Who was Chairman of the Board
谁是董事会主席