A Sailor Went to Sea (水手出海)

1) A sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could see, see, see.
But all that he could see, see, see,
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea!

一位水手出海去,
去看看他能看見什麼。
但他所能看見的,
只有深藍大海的海底!

2) A sailor went to chop, chop, chop,
To see what he could chop, chop, chop.
But all that he could chop, chop, chop,
Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop!

一位水手去砍砍砍,
去看看他能砍到什麼。
但他所能砍到的,
只有深藍大海底的砍砍砍!

3) A sailor went to knee, knee, knee,
To see what he could knee, knee, knee.
But all that he could knee, knee, knee,
Was the bottom of the deep blue knee, knee, knee!

一個水手去拍膝蓋,
去看看他能拍到什麼膝蓋。
但他所能拍到的膝蓋,
只有深藍大海底的膝蓋!

4) A sailor went to sea, chop, knee,
To see what he could sea, chop, knee.
But all that he could sea, chop, knee,
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, chop, knee!

一位水手出海、砍、膝蓋,
去看看他能「海、砍、膝蓋」到什麼。
但他所能「海、砍、膝蓋」的,
只有深藍大海底的「海、砍、膝蓋」!

⭐ Vocabulary

sailor 水手
sea 大海
deep 深的
blue 藍色的
bottom 底部;海底
see 看見
chop 砍;切
knee 膝蓋

A Sailor Went to Sea 是一首經典的英文動作兒歌 (action song),常見於幼兒園、英語啟蒙課程與親子律動活動。歌曲透過重複句型、押韻與有趣節奏,讓孩子一邊唱歌、一邊搭配手勢動作,例如用手比望遠鏡、拍膝蓋或做出砍東西的動作。

🎵 Ukulele Chords

A [C]sailor went to sea, sea, sea,
To see what he could [G7]see, see, see.
But all that he could see, see, see,
Was the bottom of the deep blue [C]sea, sea, sea!