The Ballad of Stuart the Sailor-The Cog Is Dead

[00:00.000] 作曲 : John Mondelli [00:14.39]This is the story of Stuart the sailor [00:17.46]He was a whaler who mastered the seas [00:20.47]Strong and respected, he fought and protected [00:23.63]All the dejected and down on their knees [00:26.75]He was a lover unlike any other [00:29.91]Daughters and mothers would faint when he smiled [00:32.90]But it was false interest, the sea was his mistress [00:36.07]He stuck to his business on the ocean wild [00:39.13]Oh Sailor Stu! [00:42.24]What a man was he [00:45.27]Strong and true [00:48.44]Standing up for you and for me [00:51.77]Although truth be told, [00:54.44]He was just a bit insane [00:57.56]But strong and bold [01:00.97]And we shall honour his name [01:04.50]I still remember one icy December [01:07.45]A lad was dismembered from fightin' a squid [01:10.63]Stuart made arms from an old rusty steel drum [01:13.73]And he attached them to that limbless kid [01:16.91]Once we were viewin' a storm that was brewin' [01:19.96]We were pursuin' a deadly typhoon [01:23.06]Stuart just laughed as the men headed aft [01:26.11]Screaming 'this man is daft, sending us to our doom' [01:29.24]Oh Sailor Stu! [01:32.40]What a man was he [01:35.57]Some loose screws [01:38.41]But standing up for you and for me [01:41.48]Although truth be told, [01:44.66]He was just a bit insane [01:48.08]But strong and bold [01:51.07]And we shall honour his name [02:19.41]Several years later, he sailed to Decater [02:22.52]Ordered potaters and bolts for a snack [02:25.42]He called himself Shirley and drew on his belly [02:28.61]By then we could tell he had finally cracked [02:31.94]Now he resides in a mental asylum [02:34.93]He's been there a while but he's doing okay [02:37.95]The ship ain't the same since old Stu went insane [02:41.03]But it's now far more tame and we like it that way [02:44.32]Oh Sailor Stu! [02:47.48]What a man was he [02:50.63]He went cuckoo [02:53.66]Standing up for you and for me [02:56.93]He was strong and bold [02:59.90]But totally insane [03:02.86]But those years were gold [03:06.02]And never lame