english: (Music) ♪ You see these work boots in my hands ♪ ♪ They'll probably fit you now, my son ♪ ♪ Take them, they're a gift from me ♪ ♪ Why don't you try them on? ♪ ♪ It would do your old man good to see ♪ ♪ You walking in these boots one day ♪ ♪ And take your place among the men ♪ ♪ Who work upon the slipway ♪ ♪ These dead man's boots, though they're old and curled ♪ ♪ When a fellow needs a job and a place in the world ♪ ♪ And it's time for a man to put down roots ♪ ♪ And walk to the river in his old man's boots ♪ ♪ He said, "I'm dying, son, and asking ♪ ♪ That you do one final thing for me ♪ ♪ You're barely but a sapling, and you think that you're a tree ♪ ♪ If you need a seed to prosper ♪ ♪ You must first put down some roots ♪ ♪ Just one foot then the other in ♪ ♪ These dead man's boots" ♪ ♪ These dead man's boots, though they're old and curled ♪ ♪ When a fellow needs a job and a place in the world ♪ ♪ And it's time for a man to put down roots ♪ ♪ And walk to the river in his old man's boots ♪ ♪ I said, "Why in the hell would I do that? ♪ ♪ Why would I agree?" ♪ ♪ When his hand was all that I'd received ♪ ♪ As far as I remember ♪ ♪ It's not as if he'd spoiled me with his kindness ♪ ♪ Up to then, you see ♪ ♪ I'd a plan of my own and I'd quit this place ♪ ♪ When I came of age September ♪ ♪ These dead man's boots know their way down the hill ♪ ♪ They could walk there themselves, and they probably will ♪ ♪ I've plenty of choices, I've plenty other routes ♪ ♪ And you'll never see me walking in these dead man's boots ♪ ♪ What was it made him think ♪ ♪ I'd be happy ending up like him ♪ ♪ When he'd hardly got two halfpennies left ♪ ♪ Or a broken pot to piss in? ♪ ♪ He wanted this same thing for me ♪ ♪ Was that his final wish? ♪ ♪ He said, "What the hell are you gonna do?" ♪ ♪ I said, "Anything but this!" ♪ ♪ These dead man's boots know their way down the hill ♪ ♪ They can walk there themselves and they probably will ♪ ♪ But they won't walk with me ‘cause I'm off the other way ♪ ♪ I've had it up to here, I'm gonna have my say ♪ ♪ When all you've got left is that cross on the wall ♪ ♪ I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all ♪ ♪ Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through ♪ ♪ Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you ♪ ♪ I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more disputes ♪ ♪ And you'll die before you see me in your dead man's boots ♪ (Applause) Thank you.
non_english: (Muzika) ♪ Pogledaj ove radničke čizme u mojim rukama ♪ ♪ Verovatno su ti sad potaman ♪ ♪ Uzmi ih, one su moj dar ♪ ♪ Zašto ih ne isprobaš? ♪ ♪ Učinio bi dobro delo svom starom kad video bi ♪ ♪ Tebe kako hodaš u ovim čizmama jednoga dana ♪ ♪ I zauzmeš mesto među radnicima ♪ ♪ Što na navozu rade ♪ ♪ Ove čizme mrtvaca, iako stare su i smežurane ♪ ♪ Kada posao i mesto na svetu potrebno je bližnjem tvom ♪ ♪ I vreme je da pusti svoje korene on ♪ ♪ I odšeta do reke u čizmama oca svog ♪ ♪ Rekao je: "Umirem, sine i molim te ♪ ♪ da mi učiniš za kraj ♪ ♪ Ti tek si mladica, iako misliš da si drvo, to znaj ♪ ♪ Ako želiš da ti se seme primi ♪ ♪ ti prvo isklijaj ♪ ♪ Samo jedno stopalo, a onda drugo nazuj ♪ ♪ Ove čizme mrtvaca ♪ ♪ Ove čizme mrtvaca mada stare su i smežurane ♪ ♪ Kada posao i mesto na svetu potrebno je bližnjem tvom ♪ ♪ I vreme je da pusti svoje korene on ♪ ♪ I prošeta do reke u čizmama oca svog ♪ ♪ Rekoh: "Za kog bi vraga učinio ja to? ♪ ♪ Zašto bih pristao?" ♪ ♪ Kad sam samo šamare od njega primao ♪ ♪ Ako me sećanje služi ♪ ♪ Nije me baš nežnošću razmazio ♪ ♪ Do tada sam, vidite ♪ ♪ sam skovao plan da napustim to mesto ♪ ♪ kada stigne septembarsko doba ♪ ♪ Ovim čizmama mrtvaca put niz brdo je znan ♪ ♪ Mogu same da stignu tamo i hoće, to znam ♪ ♪ Imam mnogo izbora, mnogo drugih pravaca ♪ ♪ I nikada me nećete videti kako šetam u čizmama mrtvaca ♪ ♪ Zašto je mislio ♪ ♪ da biću srećan ako završim kao on ♪ ♪ kad jedva da mu je cvonjak ostao ♪ ♪ i obijeno lonče da se popiša u njega ♪ ♪ Želeo je i meni sve to ♪ ♪ Da li je to bila njegova poslednja želja? ♪ ♪ Pitao je: "Šta ćeš dovraga da radiš?" ♪ ♪ Rekoh: "Šta god, samo ne ovo!" ♪ ♪ Ovim čizmama mrtvaca put niz brdo je znan ♪ ♪ Mogu same da stignu tamo i hoće, to znam ♪ ♪ Ali neće hodati sa mnom jer ja odoh drugim putem ♪ ♪ Dovde mi je svega, biće kako ja kažem ♪ ♪ Kad ostao ti je samo taj krst na zidu ♪ ♪ Ne želim ništa od tebe, nikakvu bedu ♪ ♪ Ni penzije, ni bedne plate kad ti život mine ♪ ♪ Uvrti to sebi u glavu, nisam ni nalik tebi ♪ ♪ Prekidam sve rasprave, nema više svađe ♪ ♪ I umrećeš pre nego što moja noga čizme mrtvaca nađe ♪ (Aplauz) Hvala.