When I Was a Lad - Allan Sherman
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When I was a lad I went to Yale
当我年少时 求学耶鲁园
And I knew then that I could never fail
彼时便知 此生必不凡
For I studied very hard and furthermore
寒窗苦读自不必说
I polished up the apple for the professor
更殷勤为教授奉上金苹果*
He polished up the apple for the professor
他殷勤为教授奉上金苹果
I polished up the apple so frequently
如此殷勤频献果
That soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa Key
终得斐陶斐*金钥垂腰间
He soon had a Phi Beta Kappa key
他终得斐陶斐金钥垂腰间
From polishing the apple very frequently
靠着频繁讨好教授
On graduation day I made a stop
毕业那天我特意停留
At a very exclusive clothing shop
光顾一家顶级服装店
I opened up a charge account and asked them for
开设账户并要求店员
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
拿出店里最上乘的法兰绒
The best grade flannel in the clothing store
拿出店里最上乘的法兰绒
That suit was a part of a great intrigue
这套西装暗藏玄机
For it proved I was a member of the Ivy League
证明我是常春藤联盟精英
It was part of a great intrigue
这一切都是精心谋划的棋局
For it proved he was a member of the Ivy League
只为证明他属于常春藤精英群体
Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie
我剃了平头 系上庄重的领带
And for my first job I did apply
开始投递人生第一份求职简历
A job in an advertising agency
进入广告公司从基层做起
Sharpening the pencils of a big VP
为高管削铅笔的琐碎差事
Oh he honed a lot of pencils for a big VP
是啊 他为那位高管削了无数铅笔
I sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
我将每支铅笔削得锋利无比
That now I am a partner in the agency
如今已是广告公司的合伙人
He sharpened all the pencils so pointedly
他把每支铅笔削得锋芒毕露
That now he is a member of the agency
如今已是公司的重要成员
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut
我耳听八方却守口如瓶
And I learned all the agency's scuttlebutt
将公司所有内幕尽收心底
I learned who was going out with whom
谁与谁暗通款曲
And who had the keys to the powder room
谁掌握着化妆间的钥匙
And who had the keys to the powder room
谁掌握着化妆间的钥匙
For the keys to the powder room you see
要知道化妆间的钥匙
Is the key to the structure of the agency
正是掌控广告公司的命脉
The keys to the powder room is the key
这把化妆间的钥匙
To the structure of the agency
维系着整个公司的架构
I worked real hard for the dear old firm
我为这家老牌公司鞠躬尽瘁
I learned most every advertising term
熟稔广告业的每项术语
I said to the men in the dark gray suits
我对那些身着深灰西装的人说
"Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"
"让我们把方案公之于众 看看谁会响应"
Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes
让我们把方案公之于众 看看谁会响应
I ran it up the flagpole perfectly
我将这个方案执行得完美无缺
So now I am a partner in the agency
如今我已是这家公司的合伙人
He ran it up the flagpole perfectly
他把这个方案执行得完美无缺
So now he is a partner in the agency
如今他已是这家公司的合伙人
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall
现在我在走廊尽头拥有宽敞的办公室
With very fancy carpeting from wall to wall
铺满整面墙的奢华地毯
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut
我谨言慎行 耳聪目明
And I've got a little palace in Connecticut
我在康州有座小宫殿
And he's got a little palace in Connecticut
他在康州也有座小宫殿
So I thank old Yale and I thank the Lord
感谢耶鲁母校 感谢上帝恩典
And I also thank my father who was Chairman of the Board
更要感谢担任董事会主席的父亲
And he's grateful to his father
他对父亲心怀感激
Yes he's grateful to his father
是的 他对父亲满怀感恩
Yes he's grateful to his father
是的 他对父亲满怀感恩
Who was Chairman of the Board
那位董事会的主席