Dekk Bord - Kaizers Orchestra

Det var en lang vinter, men til slutt blei det vår

Og alle mennene på skutå hadde fest

Ja, det var tungrodde netter og en masse blod og svette

Styrmannen jobbde som en hest

Han var en mager, liten raring som var svolten på erfaring

Men rasjonane var stort sett vann og korn

Han stod ved roret heile dagen, hadde veddemål med Skagen

Om raskaste veien til Capp Horn

Dekk bord

Når det var rolig på havet, me sko ha fri i frå kavet

Satte alle seg ner og spelte kort

Styrmannen delte mens resten av oss spelte

Og pengane skifta eigar ganske fort

Carlos var fortvilte mens mangen andre smilte

De sa;

«me loppe Carlos for alt han har!»

Og seinare når dommen falt hadde Carlos mista alt

Det var fordi han samla kun på spar

Ro, ro heim til Transylvania

Gløm nå personalia og andre trivialia

Dekk bord, send et telegram til Victoria

For snart komme me fram

Victoria, dekk bord!

Et par mann hadde me mista.

Carlos var den siste

Det skjedde når me låg til land i Marseilles

Han tapte en drikkekonkurranse mot Den Belgiske Sjimpansen

Og nå seile han ikkje meir

I Hong Kong var det kaos, me gjekk på skjær utfor Laos

Me trudde aldri me kom levande derifrå

Så kom en innfødt stamme ut og trudde skipet vært var Gud

Og slepte oss ut på åpent hav

Ro, ro heim til Transylvania

Gløm nå personalia og andre trivialia

Dekk bord, send et telegram til Victoria

For snart komme me fram

Ja, me synge

Ro, ro heim til Transylvania

Gløm nå personalia og andre trivialia

Dekk bord, send et telegram til Victoria

For snart komme me fram

Victoria, dekk bord!

It was a long winter, but in the end it was spring

And all the men on the toe had a party

Yes, it was heavy nights and a lot of blood and sweat

The helmsman worked like a horse

He was a skinny, little darling who was starving on experience

But the rations were mostly water and grain

He stood at the helm all day, had bets with Skagen

About the fastest way to Capp Horn

Set the table

When it was calm at sea, we should have time off from the hustle and bustle

Everyone sat down and played cards

The mate shared while the rest of us played

And the money changes hands pretty quickly

Carlos was despairing while many others smiled

They said;

"Me flea Carlos for all he has!"

And later, when the verdict was handed down, Carlos had lost everything

It was because he only collected on spades

Calm down, calm down home to Transylvania

Forget now personalia and other trivia

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Too soon we will arrive

Victoria, set the table!

A couple of men had lost me.

Carlos was the last

It happened when we were ashore in Marseilles

He lost a drinking competition against the Belgian Chimpanzee

And now he does not sail anymore

In Hong Kong there was chaos, we went on the reefs off Laos

We never thought we came alive from there

Then a native tribe came out and thought the ship was God

And dragged us out to sea

Calm down, calm down home to Transylvania

Forget now personalia and other trivia

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Too soon we will arrive

Yes, I sing

Calm down, calm down home to Transylvania

Forget now personalia and other trivia

Set the table, send a telegram to Victoria

Too soon we will arrive

Victoria, set the table!