【童谣】
Oh, the brave old duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only half way up,
They were neither up nor down.
这是英国中世纪一首旋律轻快的童谣,歌词主角老约克公爵是英国家喻户晓的人物。歌词大意是:
伟大的老约克公爵
他有一万子民
他让他们走到山顶
又让他们走下来
他们一会儿在上面
他们一会儿在下面
当他们在半山腰的时候
他们不在上面也不在下面