(歌词翻译:武太白)
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence upn a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a crooked little house.
曾有一个瘸子,歪歪扭扭走了一英里
他在歪斜的楼梯上,捡到了破烂的六便士
他买了一只瘸猫,瘸猫抓了一只瘸老鼠
他们全都住在一起,就在一个歪歪斜斜的小房子里。
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From Wikipedia:
The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in the 1840s and gained popularity in the early twentieth century. Some say the town of Lavenham is believed to have inspired this rhyme. Others maintain the poem originates from the history of King Charles I of England (1600–1649). The crooked man is reputed to be the Scottish General Sir Alexander Leslie. He signed a covenant securing religious and political freedom for Scotland. The "crooked stile" in the poem was the border between England and Scotland. "They all lived together in a little crooked house" refers to the fact that the English and Scots had at last come to an agreement, despite continuing great animosity between the two peoples, who nonetheless had to live with each other due to their common border.
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