"Crocodile Rock" песня 1972-го года из альбома Элтона Джона "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player".

 

  

Текст песни Elton John - Crocodile Rock с транскрипцией

I remember when rock was young
[ˈaɪ rɪˈmembə wen rɒk wəz jʌŋ]
 
Me and Suzie had so much fun
[mi: ənd ˈsʊzi həd ˈsəʊ ˈmʌtʃ fʌn]
 
Holding hands and skimming stones
[ˈhəʊldɪŋ hændz ənd ˈskɪmɪŋ stəʊnz]
 
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
[həd ən əʊld ɡəʊld ˈtʃevi ənd ə ˈpleɪs əv maɪ əʊn]
 
But the biggest kick I ever got
[bət ðə ˈbɪɡɪst kɪk ˈaɪ ˈevə ˈɡɒt]
 
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
[wəz ˈdu:ɪŋ ə ˈθɪŋ kɔ:ld ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk]
 
While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
[waɪl ði ˈʌðə kɪdz wə ˈrɒkɪŋ ˈraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk]
 
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
[wi wə ˈhɒpɪŋ ənd bɒpɪŋ tə ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk]
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
[wel ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈʃɒkɪŋ]
 
When your feet just can't keep still
[wen jə fi:t dʒəst kɑ:nt ki:p stɪl]
 
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
[ˈaɪ ˈnevə nju: mi: ə ˈbetə ˈtaɪm ənd ˈaɪ ɡes ˈaɪ ˈnevə wɪl]
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
[əʊ lɔ:dɪ məˈmɑ: ðəʊz ˈfraɪdeɪ naɪts]
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
[wen ˈsʊzi wɔ: hə ˈdresɪz taɪt]
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
[ənd ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ wəz aʊt əv saɪt]
 
But the years went by and the rock just died
[bət ðə ˈjiəz ˈwent baɪ ənd ðə rɒk dʒəst daɪd]
 
Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy
[ˈsʊzi ˈwent ənd left əz fə səm ˈfɒrən ɡaɪ]
 
Long nights crying by the record machine
[ˈlɒŋ naɪts ˈkraɪɪŋ baɪ ðə rekɔ:d məˈʃi:n]
 
Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
[ˈdri:mɪŋ əv maɪ ˈtʃevi ənd maɪ əʊld blu: dʒi:nz]
 
But they'll never kill the thrills we've got
[bət ˈðeɪl ˈnevə kɪl ðə θrɪlz wiv ˈɡɒt]
 
Burning up to the Crocodile Rock
[ˈbɜ:nɪŋ ʌp tə ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk]
 
Learning fast as the weeks went past
[ˈlɜ:nɪŋ fɑ:st əz ðə wi:ks ˈwent pɑ:st]
 
We really thought the Crocodile Rock would last
[wi ˈrɪəli ˈθɔ:t ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk wʊd lɑ:st]
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
[wel ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈʃɒkɪŋ]
 
When your feet just can't keep still
[wen jə fi:t dʒəst kɑ:nt ki:p stɪl]
 
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
[ˈaɪ ˈnevə nju: mi: ə ˈbetə ˈtaɪm ənd ˈaɪ ɡes ˈaɪ ˈnevə wɪl]
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
[əʊ lɔ:dɪ məˈmɑ: ðəʊz ˈfraɪdeɪ naɪts]
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
[wen ˈsʊzi wɔ: hə ˈdresɪz taɪt]
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
[ənd ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ wəz aʊt əv saɪt]
 
I remember when rock was young
[ˈaɪ rɪˈmembə wen rɒk wəz jʌŋ]
 
Me and Suzie had so much fun
[mi: ənd ˈsʊzi həd ˈsəʊ ˈmʌtʃ fʌn]
 
Holding hands and skimming stones
[ˈhəʊldɪŋ hændz ənd ˈskɪmɪŋ stəʊnz]
 
Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own
[həd ən əʊld ɡəʊld ˈtʃevi ənd ə ˈpleɪs əv maɪ əʊn]
 
But the biggest kick I ever got
[bət ðə ˈbɪɡɪst kɪk ˈaɪ ˈevə ˈɡɒt]
 
Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock
[wəz ˈdu:ɪŋ ə ˈθɪŋ kɔ:ld ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk]
 
While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock
[waɪl ði ˈʌðə kɪdz wə ˈrɒkɪŋ ˈraʊnd ðə ˈklɒk]
 
We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock
[wi wə ˈhɒpɪŋ ənd bɒpɪŋ tə ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl rɒk]
 
Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking
[wel ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ ɪz ˈsʌmθɪŋ ˈʃɒkɪŋ]
 
When your feet just can't keep still
[wen jə fi:t dʒəst kɑ:nt ki:p stɪl]
 
I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will
[ˈaɪ ˈnevə nju: mi: ə ˈbetə ˈtaɪm ənd ˈaɪ ɡes ˈaɪ ˈnevə wɪl]
 
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
[əʊ lɔ:dɪ məˈmɑ: ðəʊz ˈfraɪdeɪ naɪts]
 
When Suzie wore her dresses tight
[wen ˈsʊzi wɔ: hə ˈdresɪz taɪt]
 
And the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight
[ənd ðə ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˈrɒkɪŋ wəz aʊt əv saɪt]

Перевод незнакомых слов
 
hold – [həʊld] – держать
skim – [skɪm] – скользить по поверхности
skim stones – [skɪm stəʊnz] – бросать «блинчики» по воде
Chevy – [tʃevi] – шевроле
place – [pleɪs] – место
kick – [kɪk] – сильное личное увлечение
hopping – [hɒpɪŋ] – прыганье, пляска, танец, прыгать на одной ноге
bopping – [bɒpɪŋ] – включать музыку очень громко, обычно в машине
wear (wore) – [weə (wɔ:)] – надевать
Lawdy = lord – [lɔ:dɪ (lɔ:d)] – Господь, господин
out of sight – [aʊt əv saɪt] – потрясающий, классный
foreign – [fɒrən] – иностранный, иногородний
thrill – [θrɪl] – сильное волнение, трепет
burn up – [bɜ:n ʌp] – зажигать