Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2, Scene 4: "Down All Hands!" (Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, a Sailor)

歌詞

Hoping to find something better At least better than what ya thought So many aisles to venture down So many choices you thought Then a man come walkin down the aisle With a smile as white as rain But mom she's gotta go away again And I'm runnin with the pain Yah, la la la la You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone And walk away You know it, mom knows it, so whatcha want She says, one toy today, she says Why only one or another or none at all How come every time I trip I never fall Then a man he come walkin down the aisle with a smile as white as rain But mom she gotta go away again and I'm runnin with the pain Yah la la la la 2x You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone And walk away You know it, mom knows it, so whatcha want She says, one toy today So many aisles to venture down And there's nothin lookin nice How come every time I look once, I have to look twice But mom she's comin round the bend And I'm buyin another toy And she said son just come along with me But I'm runnin with the boys Yah la la la 2x You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone And walk away You know it, mom knows it, so whatcha want She says, one toy today, she says