Ketika saya masih muda, baru berusia empat belas tahun, mendambakan petualangan dan pengetahuan,
I boarded a clipper, me Dad was the skipper, and sailed it along the French Shore yeah,
Saya menaiki sebuah clipper, saya adalah Kapten, dan melayatinya di sepanjang Pantai Prancis,
We sailed all along the French Shore.
Kami berlayar sepanjang French Shore.
What beautiful vessels were sailing back then, all bound for the North Labrador,
Kapal-kapal indah apa yang berlayar saat itu, semua terikat untuk Labrador Utara,
And so for that reason they came here that season to sail all along the French Shore, yeah,
Maka karena itulah mereka datang ke sini musim itu untuk berlayar sepanjang Pantai Prancis, ya,
To sail all along the French Shore.
Untuk berlayar sepanjang French Shore.
On each ship a maiden was hired to cook, a beautiful girl to adore,
Di setiap kapal seorang gadis dipekerjakan untuk memasak, seorang gadis cantik untuk disayangi,
So young and cavorting, all ready for courting, while sailing along the French Shore, yeah,
Begitu muda dan cavorting, semua siap untuk pacaran, saat berlayar di sepanjang French Shore, ya,
While sailing along the French Shore.
Saat berlayar di sepanjang French Shore.
Being too young for courting I soon did decide, to spy on the lovers on shore,
Karena terlalu muda untuk pacaran, aku segera memutuskan untuk memata-matai kekasih di pantai,
I spied on a couple so loving and supple, while sailing along the French Shore, yeah,
Aku memata-matai pasangan yang begitu mencintai dan kenyal, saat berlayar menyusuri French Shore, ya,
While sailing along the French Shore.
Saat berlayar di sepanjang French Shore.
They’re actions peculiar appeared to me then, but now they’re not funny no more,
Mereka adalah tindakan aneh yang muncul kepadaku saat itu, tapi sekarang mereka tidak lucu lagi,
They were hugging and kissing, oh what I’ve been missing,
Mereka memeluk dan mencium, oh apa yang telah hilang,
While sailing along the French Shore, yeah,
Saat berlayar di sepanjang French Shore, ya,
While sailing along, sailing along, sailing along the French Shore.
Saat berlayar bersama, berlayar bersama, berlayar menyusuri French Shore.
That couple has children now married I know,
Pasangan itu memiliki anak yang sudah menikah, saya tahu,
You see they’re not young anymore,
Anda lihat mereka tidak muda lagi,
Still yet they don’t know how I witnessed the show that they played
Masih belum mereka tidak tahu bagaimana saya menyaksikan pertunjukan yang mereka mainkan
All along the French Shore, yeah,
Sepanjang Pantai Prancis, ya,
They played along the French Shore.
Mereka bermain di sepanjang French Shore.
That ends the story of my bonnie days, would that I could live them once more,
Itu mengakhiri cerita tentang hari-hari bonnie saya, apakah saya bisa menghidupi mereka sekali lagi,
And this much I know, I’d produce my own show,
Dan ini yang saya tahu, saya akan menghasilkan pertunjukan saya sendiri,
And I’d stage it along the French Shore, yeah,
Dan aku akan mengatasinya di sepanjang Pantai Prancis, ya,
While sailing along, sailing along,
Saat berlayar bersama, berlayar bersama,
While sailing along, sailing along, while sailing along the French Shore.
Saat berlayar bersama, berlayar bersama, saat berlayar menyusuri French Shore.