Gentle Willie

Bill Fay

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Original	Versione italiana di Kiocciolina
GENTLE WILLIE	WILLIE IL GENTILE

Willie was a sailor	Willie era un marinaio
He sailed on the sea	Navigava sul mare
And Willie said a sailor’s life	E Willie disse "la vita del marinaio
Is the life for me	E' quella che fa per me"
But they sent him into battle	Ma lo mandarono in battaglia
For to lay down his life	Per adagiare la sua vita
And Willie said a sailor’s life is not for me	E Willie disse "la vita del marinaio non fa per me"

So Willie joined the air force	Così Willie si unì alle forze aeree
He learnt how to fly	Imparò a volare
And Willie said how happy	E Willie disse "che felicità!"
He was flying in the sky	Stava volando nel cielo
But they sent him into battle	Ma lo mandarono in battaglia
For to lay down his life	Per adagiare la sua vita
And Willie said the air force is no life for me	E Willie disse "la forza aerea non fa per me"

Now Willie got to thinking	Adesso Williw ha da pensare
People were plotting for his life	La gente stava complottando contro la sua vita
So he bought himself a watchtower	Così si comprò una torre di controllo
And locked himself inside	E vi si chiuse all'interno
But the tower looked o’er a battlefield	Ma la torre affacciava su di un campo di battaglia
Where men laid down their lives	Dove gli uomini adagiavano le loro vite
And Willie had to laugh but then he cried	E Willie dovette ridere, ma poi pianse

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