Lyrics and translation The Longest Johns - Men I've Known and Killed

Men I've Known and Killed

Buried under my feet
There's a man I did meet
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
He sullied my name so I put him to sleep
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Buried under the hill
Is a feller' I killed
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
I opened his throat for he looked at me ill
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Hidden under my bed
There's a woman I wed
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
She was too hard to please, harder still now she's dead
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Deep down under the sea
A crew of twenty-three
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Those who've seem them now know from my banners to flee
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

So tell all who await
That are temper is great
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Those who don't heed the word cast their hand to the fate
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Les hommes que j'ai connus et tués

Enterré sous mes pieds
Il y a un homme que j'ai rencontré
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Il a terni mon nom alors je l'ai fait dormir
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Enterré sous la colline
Il y a un type que j'ai tué
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
J'ai ouvert sa gorge parce qu'il me regardait mal
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Caché sous mon lit
Il y a une femme que j'ai épousée
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Elle était trop difficile à contenter, encore plus maintenant qu'elle est morte
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Au fond de la mer
Un équipage de vingt-trois
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Ceux qui les ont vus savent maintenant fuir mes bannières
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day

Alors dis à tous ceux qui attendent
Que mon humeur est grande
Tally-roo-ti-roo-aye-day
Ceux qui ne tiennent pas compte de la parole jettent leur main au destin
Tally-roo-ti-roo-dye-day