Jimmy-Pirate

Jimmy pirate
                  Alexander Vertinsky

I know Jimmy , you 'd like to be a pirate .
But nowadays it's impossible.
You want to command a frigate ,
Wear boots , cape, ring with agate ,
You want life dangerous and alarming.

Do you want to roam the oceans
And rob brigs , schooners and felucca ,
Substitute breast winds and hurricanes,
Become famous & quot; captain black & quot;
And on board stand with folded hands proudly ...

But, unfortunately , you boy at buffet
On a peaceful boat - & quot; Guatemala & quot ;,
At three years we are late,
And fairy tales are no more in this boring world.

You offend meter by dopit koktayl ,
Beats cook for missing biscuits .
What do these little things , when dreams are broken,
When twelve years already in the eyes of sadness !

I know , Jimmy, if you were a pirate,
You used them once hanged at dawn
In the first yardarm your frigate ...
But here's the call and your name somewhere ...
Goodbye , Jimmy, no fairy tales in the world!

1935