Billy was born within sight of the shipyard 比利在视线范围内的船厂中诞生

First son of a riveter's son 铆机的儿子的第一个儿子

And Billy was raised as the ship grew a shadow 和比利有人提出船舶长大了一层阴影

Her great hull would blot out the light of the sun 她伟大的船体将遮住了太阳的光

   

And six days a week he would watch his poor father 和每周六天，他会看他可怜的父亲

A working man live like a slave 一个工作的人活得像奴隶

He'd drink every night and he'd dream of a future, 他会喝酒，每天晚上，他会梦想未来，

Of money he never would save 钱，他永远不会保存

And Billy would cry when he thought of the future 和比利会哭泣的时候，他认为未来的

   

Soon came a day when the bottle was broken 很快就来了一天，当瓶子被打破

They launched the great ship out to sea 他们推出的大船出海

He felt he'd been left on a desolate shore 他觉得他一直留在一个荒凉的海岸

To a future he desperately wanted to flee 为了未来，他拼命想逃离

What else was there for a shipbuilder's son 还有什么是有一个造船厂的儿子

A new ship to be built, new work to be done 新船建造，需做新的工作

   

One day he dreamed of the ship in the world 有一天，他在世界梦想的船

It would carry his father and he 这将携带他的父亲和他

To a place they would never be found 到一个地方，他们将永远不会被发现

To a place far away from this town. 到一个地方远离这个城市。

   

Trapped in the cage of the skeleton ship 被困在船骨架的笼

All the workmen suspended like flies 所有工人暂停像苍蝇

Caught in the flare of acetylene light 夹在乙炔灯的闪光

A working man works till the industry dies 一个工作的人工作，直到去世行业

And Billy would cry when he thought if the future 和比利会哭泣的时候，他认为，如果未来

   

Then what they call an industrial accident 然后，他们所谓的工业意外

Crushed those it couldn't forgive 粉碎那些它不能原谅

They brought Billy's father back home in an ambulance 他们在救护车带来了比利的父亲回家

A brass watch, a cheque, maybe three weeks to live, 铜管手表，支票，也许三个星期住，

And what else was there for a riveter's son 还有什么是有一铆的儿子

A new ship to be built, new work to be done 新船建造，需做新的工作

   

That night, he dreamed of the ship in the world 那天晚上，他在世界梦想的船

It would carry his father and he 这将携带他的父亲和他

To a place they could never be found 到一个地方，他们可能永远不会被发现

To a place far away from this town, 到一个地方远离这个城市，

A Newcastle ship without coals 纽卡斯尔艘船如果没有煤

They would sail to the island of souls. 他们会驶向灵魂的岛屿。