Testi di Men I've Known and Killed - The Longest Johns

Men I've Known and Killed (originale)

Buried under my feet there’s a man I did meet
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
He sullied my name so I put him to sleep
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Buried under the hill is a fella' I killed
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
I opened his throat for he looked at me ill
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Hidden under my bed there’s a woman I wed
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
She was too hard to please, harder still now she’s dead
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Deep down under the sea, a crew of twenty three
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
Those that see them now know from my banners to flee
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
So tell all who await that our temper is great
Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay
Those who don’t heed the word cast their hand to their fate
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)

(traduzione)

Sepolto sotto i miei piedi c'è un uomo che ho incontrato
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
Ha macchiato il mio nome così l'ho fatto addormentare
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Sepolto sotto la collina c'è un tipo che ho ucciso
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
Gli ho aperto la gola perché mi ha guardato male
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Nascosta sotto il mio letto c'è una donna che ho sposato
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
Era troppo difficile da accontentare, ancora più difficile ora che è morta
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
In fondo al mare, un equipaggio di ventitré
(Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay)
Coloro che li vedono ora sanno dai miei banner di fuggire
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)
Quindi dì a tutti quelli che aspettano che il nostro carattere è grande
Tally roo ti-die roo aye-ay
Coloro che non ascoltano la parola, danno la mano al loro destino
(Tally roo ti-die roo-die-day)