Paw Paw Patch (泡泡果樹叢)

⭐ 歌詞 / Lyrics

Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

喔,可愛的小蘇西在哪裡?
喔,可愛的小蘇西在哪裡?
喔,可愛的小蘇西在哪裡?
就在那遠處的泡泡果樹叢裡。

Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

來吧,男孩們,我們去找她,
來吧,男孩們,我們去找她,
來吧,男孩們,我們去找她,
就在那遠處的泡泡果樹叢裡。

Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.

撿些泡泡果,放進你的口袋,
撿些泡泡果,放進你的口袋,
撿些泡泡果,放進你的口袋,
就在那遠處的泡泡果樹叢裡。

⭐ 單字 / Vocabulary

Susie 蘇西 (女孩名字)
pawpaw 泡泡果 (北美原生水果)
patch 一小片植物生長的地方;樹叢
boys 男孩們
find 尋找
pocket 口袋

⭐ 片語 / Phrases

come on 來吧;快點
go find 去找
pick up 撿起;拾起
put … in … 把……放進……裡
way down yonder 在遠遠的那邊;在遠方

🎵 烏克麗麗和弦 / Ukulele Chords

C調
[C]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[G7]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[C]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[G7]Way down yonder in the [C]paw-paw patch.

[C]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[G7]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[C]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[G7]Way down yonder in the [C]paw-paw patch.

[C]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[G7]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[C]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[G7]Way down yonder in the [C]paw-paw patch.

D調
[D]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[A7]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[D]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[A7]Way down yonder in the [D]paw-paw patch.

[D]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[A7]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[D]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[A7]Way down yonder in the [D]paw-paw patch.

[D]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[A7]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[D]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[A7]Way down yonder in the [D]paw-paw patch.

G調
[G]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[D7]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[G]Where, oh where is pretty little Susie?
[D7]Way down yonder in the [G]paw-paw patch.

[G]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[D7]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[D7]Come on, boys, let’s go find her,
[G]Way down yonder in the [G]paw-paw patch.

[G]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[D7]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[G]Pickin’ up paw-paws, put ’em in your pocket,
[D7]Way down yonder in the [G]paw-paw patch.

📖 歌曲簡介 / About the Song

Paw Paw Patch 是一首美國傳統民謠,也是一首兒童唱遊歌曲 (Singing Game)。歌詞描述男孩們 (boys) 到一片 pawpaw patch (泡泡果樹叢) 尋找小女孩 Susie,並一邊撿拾成熟的泡泡果,一邊唱歌玩遊戲。由於這首歌流傳已久,沒有固定的歌詞版本,不同地區或不同老師可能會替換人名(如 Susie、Nellie、Mary 等),甚至加入不同的動作或歌詞,因此可以聽到許多不同的演唱版本。

很多人聽過這首歌,卻未必真的見過泡泡果 (Pawpaw)。泡泡果(學名:Asimina triloba)是一種原產於北美的水果,也是北美最大的原生可食用水果。它的果肉柔軟如卡士達醬,帶有香蕉、芒果、鳳梨等熱帶水果的香氣,因此又有「山中香蕉」(Indiana banana、Kentucky banana) 的暱稱。

泡泡果樹喜歡生長在河岸或森林底層,並會透過地下根系向外蔓延,形成一片片樹叢,因此英文常以 pawpaw patch 稱呼這種成片生長的區域。成熟的泡泡果很容易掉落地面,因此歌詞中的 “Pickin’ up paw-paws” 指的是撿拾成熟的泡泡果,而不是從樹上採摘。

由於泡泡果成熟後保存期限很短,容易碰傷、迅速軟化,難以進行長途運輸和大規模販售。即使在美國,許多城市居民也從未親眼見過這種水果,因此它至今仍帶有幾分神秘色彩。

📺 參考影音 / Reference Videos

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