港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカ (Yoko from the docks)

JapaneseTranslation
一寸前なら憶えちゃいるがI can remember a little while back
chotto mae nara oboechairu ga
一年前だとチトわからねエなあBut a year ago I don't know anything about
ichi nen mae da to chito wakaranee naa
髪の長い女だってLong hair, you said?
kami no nagai onna datte
ここにゃ沢山いるからねエLot of girls here like that.
koko nya takusan iru kara nee
ワルイなあ他をあたってくれよSorry, try someone else.
warui naa hoka o atatte kure yo
アンタ あの娘の何んなのさ!What's she to you anyway?
anta ano ko no nannna no sa!
港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカYoko from the docks; Yokohama, Yokosuka
minato no yooko, yokohama, yokosuka
 
半年前にやめたハズさShe stopped working here six months ago.
hantoshi mae ni yameta hazu sa
アタイたちにゃアイサツなしさDidn't say anything to us.
atai tachi nya aisatsu nashi sa
マリのお客をとったってサそりゃもう大さわぎShe took one of Mari's customers, that was already trouble.
mari no okyaku o tottatte sa sorya moo oosawagi
仁義を欠いちゃいられやしないよYou can't stay here if you don't know the rules.
jingi o kaicha irareya shinai yo
アンタ あの娘の何んなのさ!What's she to you anyway?
anta ano ko no nann na no sa!
港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカYoko from the docks; Yokohama, Yokosuka
minato no yooko, yokohama, yokosuka
 
ハマから流れて来た娘だねThe girl from Yokohama?
hama kara nagarete kita ko da ne
ジルバがとってもうまくってよおShe could dance really well.
jiruba ga tottemo umakutte yoo
三月前までいたはずさWas here until three months ago.
mitsuki mae made ita hazu sa
小さな仔猫を拾った晩にFound a kitten one night.
chiisanakoneko o hirotta ban ni
仔猫といっしょにトンズラよThen she left, with the kitten.
koneko to issho ni tonzura yo
どこへ行ったか知らねエなあI don't know where she went.
doko e itta ka shiranee naa
アンタ あの娘の何んなのさ!What's she to you anyway?
anta ano ko no nannna no sa!
港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカYoko from the docks; Yokohama, Yokosuka
minato no yooko, yokohama, yokosuka
 
横須賀好きだっていってたけどShe said she liked Yokosuka.
yokosuka suki datte itte'ta kedo
外人相手じゃカワイソーだったねエI felt sorry for her, foreigners, you know?
gaijin aite ja kawaisoo datta nee
あんまり何んにも云わない娘だったけどShe didn't talk much.
ammari nannni mo iwanai ko datta kedo
仔猫と話していたっけねエShe talked to her kitten, or something?
koneko to hanashi te ita kke nee
前借り残したまんまShe paid in advance
maegari nokoshita mamma
ひと月たったらおサラバさAnd after one month, goodbye.
hitotsuki tattara osaraba sa
アンタ あの娘の何んなのさ!What's she to you anyway?
anta ano ko no nannna no sa!
港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカYoko from the docks; Yokohama, Yokosuka
minato no yooko, yokohama, yokosuka
 
たった今まで坐っていたよあそこの隅のボックスさShe was sitting over there in the corner until just now.
tattaima made suwatte ita yo asoko no sumi no bokkusu sa
客がどこかをさわったって店をとび出していっちまったA customer upset her and she ran out of the place.
kyaku ga doko ka o sawattatte mise o tobidashite itchimatta
ウブなネンネじゃあるまいしShe's too naive.
ubu na nenne ja aru mai shi
どうにかしてるぜあの娘There's something up with that girl.
doo ni ka shi teru ze ano ko
アンタ あの娘に惚れてるねYou're in love with her, aren't you?
anta ano ko ni horeteru ne
港のヨーコ・ヨコハマ・ヨコスカYoko from the docks; Yokohama, Yokosuka
minato no yooko, yokohama, yokosuka

Lyrics by Yoko Aki / Music by Ryudo Uzaki / Sung by the Down Town Boogie Woogie Band


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