The Lobster Quadrille

＂Will you walk a little faster ＂
“你不能走快点吗”
Said a whiting to a snail
鳕鱼对蜗牛说
＂There ＇s a porpoise close behind us
一只海豚正跟在我们后面
And he ＇s treading on my tail
它老是踩到我的尾巴
See how eagerly the lobsters
瞧瞧那些龙虾和海龟
And the turtles all advance
多么匆忙
They are waiting on the shingle -
它们正在卵石上等待——
Will you come and join the dance
你愿意去跳舞吗
Will you won ＇t you will you
你愿去，你要去，你愿去，你要去
Won ＇t you will you join the dance
你愿意去跳舞吗
Will you won ＇t you will you
你愿去，你要去，你愿去，你要去
Won ＇t you won ＇t you join the dance ＂
你愿意去跳舞吗
＂You can really have notion
你肯定想不到
How delightful it will be
这会多么好玩
When they take us up and throw us
他们把我和龙虾
With the lobsters out to sea ＂
一起扔出去老远
But the snail replied ＂Too far too far ＂
但蜗牛回答“太远了太远了”
And gave a look askance -
又斜了一眼
Said he thanked the whiting kindly
他说谢谢鳕鱼
But he would not join the dance
但是他不会去跳舞
Would not could not would not
他不愿，他不能，他不愿，他不能
Could not would not join the dance
他不会去跳舞
Would not could not would not
他不愿，他不能，他不愿，他不能
Could not could not join the dance
他不会去跳舞
＂What matters it how far we go ＂
“扔远点又何妨”
His scaly friend replied
他那有鳞的朋友说
＂There is another shore you know
“你要知道，在海岸的另一边
Upon the other side
还有另一个海岸
The further off from England
离英格兰越远
The nearer is to France -
就离法兰西越近
Then turn not pale beloved snail
亲爱的蜗牛别害怕
But come and join the dance ＂
快去加入舞会吧”
＂Will you won ＇t you will you
你愿去，你要去，你愿去，你要去
Won ＇t you will you join the dance
你愿意去跳舞吗
Will you won ＇t you will you
你愿去，你要去，你愿去，你要去
Won ＇t you won ＇t you join the dance ＂
你愿意去跳舞吗