Growltiger's Last Stand / The Ballad of Billy McCaw (UK 1981)-Andrew Lloyd Webber

[ti:Growltiger's Last Stand incl. ] [ar:Andrew Lloyd Webber] [al:猫] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Growltiger's Last Stand / The Ballad of Billy McCaw (UK 1981) - Andrew Lloyd Webber (安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯) [00:25.05]Growltiger was a Bravo Cat who travelled on a barge [00:28.04] [00:28.66]In fact he was the roughest cat that ever roamed at large [00:31.72] [00:32.41]From Gravesend up to Oxford he pursued his evil aims [00:35.52] [00:36.03]Rejoicing in his title of The Terror of the Thames [00:39.15] [00:42.85]His manners and appearance did not calculate to please [00:45.54] [00:46.41]His coat was torn and seedy he was baggy at the knees [00:49.40] [00:49.96]One ear was somewhat missing no need to tell you why [00:53.51]And he scowled upon a hostile world from one forbidding eye [00:57.57]The cottagers of Rotherhithe knew something of his fame [01:01.88] [01:02.81]At Hammersmith and Putney people shuddered at his name [01:07.06] [01:07.63]They would fortify the henhouse lock up the silly goose [01:12.73]When the rumour ran along the shore: Growltiger's on the loose [01:16.92] [01:24.29]Woe to the weak canary that fluttered from its cage [01:27.27] [01:28.02]Woe to the pampered Pekinese that faced Growltiger's rage [01:30.94] [01:31.76]Woe to the bristly bandicoot that lurked on foreign ships [01:34.94] [01:35.50]And woe to any cat with whom Growltiger came to grips [01:38.80] [01:39.50]But most to cats of foreign race his hatred had been vowed [01:43.80] [01:44.49]To cats of foreign name and race no quarter was allowed [01:48.74] [01:49.48]The Persian and the Siamese regarded him with fear [01:53.72] [01:54.60]Because it was a Siamese had mauled his missing ear [01:59.52] [02:08.57]Now on a peaceful summer night all nature seemed at play [02:13.25] [02:13.88]The tender moon was shining bright the barge at Molsey lay [02:19.74]All in the balmy moonlight it lay rocking on the tide [02:24.48] [02:25.24]And Growltiger was disposed to show his sentimental side [02:30.31] [02:35.79]Growltiger's bucko mate Grumbskin long since had disappered [02:40.16] [02:41.35]For to the Bell at Hampton he had gone to wet his beard [02:46.29] [02:46.97]And his bosun Tumblebrutus he too had stolen away [02:51.52] [02:52.33]In the yard behind the Lion he was prowling for his prey [02:57.89] [02:58.94]In the forepeak of the vessel Growltiger sat alone [03:02.87] [03:04.80]Concentrating his attention on the lady Griddlebone [03:09.05] [03:09.73]And his raffish crew were sleeping in their barrels and their bunks [03:14.30] [03:14.86]As the Siamese came creeping in their sampans and their junks [03:19.92]Growltiger had no eye or ear for aught but Griddlebone [03:25.34] [03:26.03]And the lady seemed enraptured by his manly baritone [03:30.84] [03:31.90]Disposed to relaxation and awaiting no surprise [03:36.70] [03:37.45]But the moonlight shone reflected from a thousand bright blue eyes [03:42.82] [03:43.75]And closer still and closer the sampans circled round [03:47.74] [03:48.37]And yet from all the enemy there was not heard a sound [03:52.31] [03:53.00]The foe was armed with toasting forks and cruel carving knives [03:56.96] [03:57.83]And the lovers sang their last duet in danger of their lives [04:03.07] [04:07.94]Oh how well I remember the Old Bull and Bush [04:11.75] [04:12.31]Where we used to go down on a Sattadau night [04:15.67] [04:16.68]Where when anythink happened it come with a rush [04:20.85]For the boss Mr Clark he was very polite [04:24.65] [04:25.52]A very nice house from basement to garret [04:29.26] [04:29.96]A very nice house Ah but it was the parret [04:34.20] [04:35.26]The parret the parret named Billy M'Caw [04:39.62] [04:40.32]That brought all those folk to the bar [04:42.32] [04:43.18]Ah he was the life of the bar [04:45.44] [04:47.74]Of a Saturday night we was all feeling bright [04:51.05] [04:51.99]And Lily La Rose - the barmaid that was [04:55.47] [04:56.42]She'd say "Billy Billy M'Caw [05:00.28] [05:01.84]Come give us come give us a dance on the bar " [05:05.60] [05:06.28]And Billy would dance on the bar [05:09.16] [05:10.66]And Billy would dance on the bar [05:13.40] [05:15.33]And then we'd feel balmy in each eye a tear [05:21.19]And emotion would make us all order more beer [05:25.50] [05:26.63]Lily she was a girl what had brains in her head [05:31.99]She wouldn't have nothing no not that much said [05:36.05]If it come to an argument or a dispute [05:39.86] [05:40.49]She'd settle it offhand with the toe of her boot [05:44.29] [05:44.98]Or as likely as not put a fist through your eye [05:49.40]But when we was happy and just a bit dry [05:53.40] [05:54.83]Or when we was thirsty and just a bit sad [05:58.40] [05:59.82]She would rap on the bar with that corkscrew she had [06:03.82] [06:05.13]And say "Billy Billy M'Caw [06:08.99] [06:10.69]Come give us a tune on your pastoral flute " [06:14.30] [06:15.05]And Billy'd strike up on his pastoral flute [06:18.98] [06:19.55]And Billy'd strike up on his pastoral flute [06:22.97] [06:23.78]And then we'd feel balmy in each eye a tear [06:28.03] [06:28.78]And emotion would make us all order more beer [06:34.02] [06:35.02]"Billy Billy M'Caw [06:37.83] [06:39.58]Come give us a tune on your moley guitar " [06:43.20] [06:43.88]And Billy'd strike up on his moley guitar [06:47.44] [06:48.32]And Billy'd strike up on his moley guitar [06:51.49] [06:52.68]And then we'd feel balmy in each eye a tear [06:56.99] [06:57.85]And emotion would make us all order more beer [07:03.92] [07:05.36]Billy Billy M'Caw [07:08.36] [07:10.03]Come give us a tune on your moley guitar [07:13.78] [07:15.09]Ah He was the life of the bar [07:19.84] [07:24.76]Then Gilbert gave the signal to his fierce Mongolian horde [07:27.76] [07:28.38]With a frightful burst of fireworks the Chinks they swarmed aboard [07:31.37] [07:35.36]Then Griddlebone she gave a screech for she was badly skeered [07:40.35] [07:41.54]I am sorry to admit it [07:44.46]But she quickly disappeared [07:47.09] [07:48.53]She probably escaped with ease [07:51.96]I'm sure she was not drowned [07:54.07] [07:54.64]But a serried ring of flashing steel Growltiger did surround [08:00.63] [08:02.19]The ruthless foe pressed forward in stubborn rank on rank [08:07.69] [08:08.88]Growltiger to his vast surprise was forced to walk the plank [08:14.93] [08:16.11]He who a hundred victims had driven to that drop [08:21.67] [08:22.72]At the end of all his crimes was forced to go kerflip kerflop [08:29.41] [08:30.34]Oh there was joy in Wapping when the news flew through the land [08:36.46]At Maidenhead and Henley there was dancing on the Strand [08:41.51] [08:42.32]Rats were roasted whole at Brentford and Victoria Dock [08:47.37] [08:48.31]And a day of celebrations was commanded in Bangkok [08:56.04] [09:13.71]"These modern productions are all very well [09:19.51] [09:21.00]But there's nothing to equal from what I hear tell [09:27.87] [09:29.44]That moment of mystery when I made history "