Well it's cold down here in the water 那么它的冷下来这里的水

It's cold down here in the sea 这是冷下来这里的海

Who'd be a channel swimmer? 谁将会是一个通道的游泳运动员？

Only a fool like me 只有像我这样的傻瓜

   

I've greased my body 我抹油我的身体

and I'm heading over the ocean 我得走了海洋

These two arms are the only locomotion 这两种武器是唯一的运动

I need 我需要

   

See me swim and see me float 看到我游泳，看我浮

I don't need no motorboat 我不需要任何摩托艇

or a yacht to get me there 或游艇让我有

   

I'll do the breaststroke 我会做蛙泳

and the backstroke 和仰泳

I'll do anything 我会做任何事

I'll be swimming when you're all asleep 当你都睡着了我会游泳

I'll be swimming when you're all awake 当你所有醒着我会游泳

I'll do the sidestroke 我会做侧移

the other sidestroke 另一侧泳

I'll do the butterfly 我会做的蝴蝶

But I ain't gonna crawl 不过，我是不会爬

on back to you, no way 上回给你，没办法

   

I see your face in every breaker 我看到你的脸在每个断路器

I see your smile across the reef 我看到对面的礁石你的笑容

I came across the sea to take you 我来到隔海相望带你

Don't make me out to be a thief 不要让我出来是小偷

   

You'll be dreaming when you're all asleep 当你都睡着了，你会做梦

But I'll be drowning when you're all awake 不过，我当你是醒着都将被淹没

I did the breaststroke 我做蛙泳

I did my best stroke 我尽了最大行程

I did everything 我所做的一切

But I ain't good enough 但我不够好

   

'Cause it's cold down here in the water “因为它是冷下来这里的水

It's cold down here in the sea 这是冷下来这里的海

Who'd be a channel swimmer? 谁将会是一个通道的游泳运动员？

Only a fool like me 只有像我这样的傻瓜

Who'd be a channel swimmer? 谁将会是一个通道的游泳运动员？

Only a fool like me... 只有像我这样的傻瓜...

would forget he can't swim 会忘记他不会游泳