Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat from Cats

Raven_gambler · 发表于 2025-10-12 09:04:28

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【歌曲信息】

歌曲名称：Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat

歌曲作者：T.S. Eliot/Andrew Lloyd Webber

歌词信息：

[CORICOPAT] There's a whisper down the line At eleven thirty-nine When the Night Mail's ready to depart [RUMPLETEAZER] Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble? Has he gone to hunt the thimble? We must find him or the train can't start!"

[SKIMBLESHANKS] All the guards and all the porters And the stationmaster's daughters Would be searching high and low Saying "Skimble, where is Skimble? For unless he's very nimble Then the Night Mail just won't go." At eleven forty-two With the signal overdue And the passengers all frantic to a man That's when I would appear And I'd saunter to the rear I'd been busy in the luggage van!

[COMPANY] Then he gave one flash Of his glass-green eyes And the signal went "All Clear!"

[SKIMBLESHANKS] They'd be off at last To the northern part Of the Northern Hemisphere!

[COMPANY] Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat The Cat of the Railway Train

[SKIMBLESHANKS] You could say that by and large It was me who was in charge Of the Sleeping Car Express From the driver and the guards To the bagmen playing cards I would supervise them all, more or less

[COMPANY] Down the corridor he paces And examines all the faces Of the travellers in the First and the Third [RUMPLETEAZER] He establishes control By a regular patrol

[COMPANY] And he'd know at once if anything occurred

[RUM TUM TUGGER] He would watch without winking And he knows what you were thinking And it's certain that he didn't approve Of hilarity and riot So the folk were very quiet When Skimble was about and on the move

[COMPANY] You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks He's a Cat that cannot be ignored!

[RUMPLETEAZER] So nothing went wrong On the Northern Mail When Skimbleshanks was aboard [SKIMBLESHANKS] It was very pleasant When they'd found their little den With their name written up on the door And the berth was very neat With a newly folded sheet And not a speck of dust on the floor There was every sort of light You could make it dark or bright And a button you could turn to make a breeze And a funny little basin You're supposed to wash your face in And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze Then the guard looked in politely And would ask you very brightly: "Do you like your morning tea...

[COMPANY] ...weak or strong?"

[SKIMBLESHANKS] But I was just behind him And was ready to remind him For Skimble won't let anything go wrong [COMPANY] When they crept into their cozy berths and pulled up the counterpane They all could reflect it was very nice To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice They can leave all that to the Railway Cat The Cat of the Railway Train Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat The Cat of the Railway Train

[SKIMBLESHANKS] In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea With perhaps a drop of scotch While I was busy keeping up the watch Only stopping here and there to catch a flea They were fast asleep at Crewe And so they never knew That I was walking up and down the station They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle Where I met the stationmaster with elation! They might see me at Dumfries If I summoned the police If there was anything they ought to know about

[COMPANY] When they got to Gallowgate There they did not have to wait For Skimbleshanks will help them to get out And he gives you a wave of his long brown tail Which says "I'll see you again!" You'll meet without fail On the Midnight Mail The Cat of the Railway Train!

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Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat

【个人心得】

因为上周和朋友一起去看了现场版的猫所以就有点想唱一下里面的歌曲。挑选后感觉这部剧的歌都不简单，光是基本每首歌都要分角色演唱就让人很头疼。不过本可还是自己一个人唱了全段虽然唱的也就那样。其实Mr.Mistoffelees那段我也很喜欢，万一下次有机会再唱下那个～话说泥潭有人抢到上海悲惨世界的票了吗，反正本可是没买到票...