The Old Gumbie Cat - Original Broadway Cast

The Old Gumbie Cat - Original Broadway Cast

Written by：T.S. Eliot/Andrew Lloyd Webber
我想着自己有一只甘比猫
I have a gumbie cat in mind
她的名字叫珍妮点点
Her name is Jennyanydots
她穿着斑纹大衣
Her coat is of the tabby kind
上面点缀着虎皮条纹和豹斑
With tiger stripes and leopard spots
她成天都坐在楼梯下
All day she sits beneath the stairs
或是坐在台阶和垫子上
Or on the steps or on the mat
她一直坐在那儿
She sits and sits and sits and sits
坐着坐着就成了甘比猫
And that's what makes a gumbie cat
坐着坐着就成了甘比猫
That's what makes a gumbie cat
但是
But
当忙碌的一天
When the day's hustle
匆匆过去
And bustle is done
甘比猫的工作
Then the gumbie cat's work
才差不多开始
Is but hardly begun
当所有的人家
And when all the family's
都上床睡觉
In bed and asleep
她卷起裙摆
She tucks up her skirts
匍匐在地下室里
To the basement to creep
她深切关注着
She is deeply concerned
老鼠行动的路线
With the ways of the mice
他们的行为不那么端庄
Their behavior's not good
举止也不那么优雅
And their manners not nice
所以当她抓住了老鼠
So when she has got them
就在垫子上把他们排成一排
Lined up on the matting
她教他们音乐
She teaches them music
教她们编织
Crocheting and tatting
我想着自己有一只甘比猫
I have a gumbie cat in mind
她的名字叫珍妮点点
Her name is Jennyanydots
她喜欢卷窗帘绳
The curtain cord she likes to wind
然后把它打个平结
And tie it into sailor knots
她坐在窗沿上
She sits upon the windowsill
或是光滑又平稳的任何地方
Or anything that's smooth and flat
她一直坐在那儿
She sits and sits and sits and sits
坐着坐着就成了甘比猫
And that's what makes a gumbie cat
坐着坐着就成了甘比猫
That's what makes a gumbie cat
但是
But
当忙碌的一天
When the day's hustle
匆匆过去
And bustle is done
甘比猫的工作
Then the gumbie cat's work
才差不多开始
Is but hardly begun
她觉得
She thinks that the
蟑螂们需要找点事做
Cockroaches need employment
免得成天闲逛
To prevent them from idle
或者到处搞破坏
And wanton destroyment
于是她从
So she's formed from
许许多多毫无规矩的笨蛋里
That lot of disorderly louts
培养了一群中规中矩又能帮忙的童子军
A troop of well disciplined helpful boy scouts
他们生活目标明确且乐于做好事
With a purpose in life and a good deed to do
她甚至还做了一个甲虫纹身！
And she's even
因为她是一个又好又快乐的家伙！
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