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There's an old ferry man
who lives by the shore
All through the day
he just leans on his oar
Guiding his boat
past the rapids and the rocks
Just like an old shepherd
guiding his flocks
Many weary travelers pass his way
Some for to travel and some for to stay
His boat it is tied up outside his door
Ready to carry the rich and the poor
And river runs down the to sea
South shore ferryman
What would be your fee
South shore ferryman
Will you ferry me to my home
But the day's getting cloudy
and night's coming on
I'm so afraid there will be a storm
What will happen then to you and to me
in that little ferryboat
out on the raging sea
Don't be afraid the ferryman did say
I can sail by night or I can sail by day
In stormy seas or calm I can stay afloat
So come on aboard my fine little boat
And river runs down the to sea
Then the boat did pitch
and then the boat did spin
The wind it did howl
and the waves came pouring in
The ferryman laughed
as the waves loudly roared
and swept his passenger overboard
And river runs down the to sea
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강가에 사는
늙은 뱃사공은
하루 종일
노를 저어
급류와 바위를 지나며
배를 인도하지
양 떼를 치는
늙은 양치기처럼 말이야
지친 많은 여행자들이 그 배를 타는데
여행자도 있고 투숙객도 있어
그의 배는 문밖에 묶여 있고
부자든 가난하든 태울 준비가 돼있지
강물은 바다로 흘러가네
남해안 뱃사공 아저씨
뱃삯이 얼마예요?
남해안 뱃사공 아저씨
집까지 태워 줄래요?
그런데 날씨가 흐려지고
밤이 다가오고 있어
폭풍이 올까 봐 걱정돼
요동치는 바다에서
그 작은 나룻배를 타면
어떻게 될까
걱정 마시오
난 밤이나 낮이나 배를 몰고
폭풍우가 치든 잔잔하든 문제없소
그러니 어서 배에 타시오
강물은 바다로 흘러가네
그러더니 배가 흔들리고
빙글빙글 돌았어
바람이 울부짖고
파도가 밀려왔지
포효하는 파도에
승객들이 쓸려가자
뱃사공은 웃었어
강물은 바다로 흘러가네
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