歌曲名 Sam's Sturgeon

歌手名 Stanley Holloway

作曲：Ashley Sterne

Sam small were fishing in canal

Twixt manchester and sale

He hadn't had a bite all day

And nought to sup but ale

Then all at once his fishing line

Went rushing out like mad

By gum cried sam I've got a bite

So by gum he'ad

He tugged and tugged and better tugged

His line it rose and sank

Then fish gave one last dying gasp

And dropped stone dead on t'bank

Then a policeman bustled up

On feet both large and flat

He looked at sam he looked at fish

And saidEe who done that

It's just a sort of fish said sam

I'm taking home to tea

Tha's not said policeman that tha's not

It don't belong to thee

It's what they call a sturgeon sam

That fish belongs to king

So take it up the palace lad

As fast as anything

Sam stooped and picked the sturgeon up

Well knowing who was boss

And ran to station where he bought

Two tickets for king's cross

When sam reached london town

The crowd all raised a cheering cry

The traffic parted left and right

To let that sturgeon by

The Palace sentry haughty like

Said What might be your wish

But when he saw what sam had brought

He cried pass royal fish

Sam knocked at door and servant girl

Said step inside the hall

The king and queen is out says she

But not for thee sam small

And so with sturgeon in his arms

Sam tramped up corridor

He trailed along some passages

And knocked at parlour door

Come in says king so sam went in

With royal fish and all

Why dash me buttons cries the king

If it isn't old sam small

That's me said sam and ere's a fish

Our policeman said were thine

A sturgeon caught in ship canal

With rod and hook and line

Well well said king come sit thee down

That must be fair done up

We just were going to have us teas

That'll stay and have a cup

Thanks king said sam and takes a seat

With fish upon his knee

Nay put that thing on sofa aam

Says king and have thy tea

Now what about this fish asks sam

But king he whispers low

I'm going to tell thee something sam

But don't let policeman know

I hate to show ingratitude

And please don't think me mean

But I never did like sturgeon sam

Nor come to that does queen

To eat the stuff we hate so much

Well sam we find it hard

So we hand em to the chamberlain

Who stacks them in back yard

Just thee look out that window sam

And see where t'sturgeons go

Sam looked at yard and saw e'm all

In thousands in a row

It's champion seeing thee again

But sam twixt me and thee

I can't stand sturgeons

But I love a kipper to me tea

Now fancy that says sam by gum

Why them's my favourite fish

And then the queen came smiling in

With kippers on the dish

Do you know sam small my dear says king

Queen says 'why yes yes yes

Just touch the bell and tell our James

To bring more watercress

Think on says king when tea were done

And sam got up to go

Kippers is what I like for tea

But don't let policeman know

So sam went home to lancashire

And said a silent prayer

With blessings on the kippered fish

Long live the royal pair