《The Black Rats of London》歌词

[00:00:00] The Black Rats of London - Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers

[00:00:28] In our beautiful pursuit of manifest destiny

[00:00:32] We give ourselves great credit

[00:00:34] We thank the Good Lord so earnestly

[00:00:36] But something's been omitted

[00:00:39] By the writers of history

[00:00:41] Now stand up all unsung heroes who

[00:00:43] Made this world for you and me

[00:00:44] (Jamestown)

[00:00:45] Night crawlers cleared the forests

[00:00:47] Of seedlings nuts and leaves

[00:00:50] And everything everywhere dried up

[00:00:52] And the natives got the dry heaves

[00:00:54] Mosquitoes brought malaria

[00:00:56] And bees brought their hives

[00:00:58] And the Indians got less scarier

[00:01:00] With yellow skin and eyes

[00:01:03] Hoorah hooray the black rats of London

[00:01:07] They crossed the sea for you and me

[00:01:09] Let's raise a glass so thankfully

[00:01:12] Hail Hail hooray the black rats of London

[00:01:16] Made the long treacherous passage too

[00:01:18] Spread their natural juices a gift to you

[00:01:24] Well a gift to you

[00:01:28] (Yorktown)

[00:01:29] Parasites decimated the red army

[00:01:31] Of Cornwallis and his flock

[00:01:33] Standing weakly on Yorktown battlefield

[00:01:35] With measles and small pox

[00:01:38] Horses hogs chickens and dogs

[00:01:40] And John Rolfe's prized worms

[00:01:42] Divine intervention bacterial strains

[00:01:44] From imported English dirt

[00:01:47] Hoorah hooray the black rats of London

[00:01:51] They crossed the sea for you and me

[00:01:53] Let's raise a glass so thankfully

[00:01:55] Hail Hail hooray the black rats of London

[00:02:00] Made the long treacherous passage too

[00:02:02] Spread their natural juices a gift to you

[00:02:08] Their natural juices yes a gift to you

[00:02:16] Hoorah hooray

[00:02:25] Hoorah hooray

[00:02:29] Hail Hail hooray

[00:02:34] Hoorah hooray hooray hooray hooray

[00:02:39] Hoorah hooray the black rats of London

[00:02:43] They crossed the sea for you and me

[00:02:45] Let's raise a glass so thankfully

[00:02:47] Hail Hail hooray the black rats of London

[00:02:51] Made the long treacherous passage too

[00:02:54] Spread their natural juices a gift to you

[00:02:58] The black rats of London

[00:03:00] They crossed the sea for you and me

[00:03:02] Let's raise a glass so thankfully

[00:03:04] Hail Hail hooray the black rats of London

[00:03:09] Made the long treacherous passage too

[00:03:11] Spread their natural juices a gift to you

[00:03:16] Yes a gift to you

[00:03:19] Hey

[00:03:22] Pat yourself on the back you did a great job

[00:03:25] And the black rats of London

[00:03:28] Made such a glorious vicious mob

[00:03:39] Sorry Rene it's just not true

[00:03:41] Parameciums have feelings too

[00:03:47] Where were the black rats

[00:03:49] When we needed them the most

[00:03:51] There were slave owners to infect

[00:03:53] And the Joe Mengeles of the American West