[Intro] / / [Verse 1] Take the wheel I hear the timbers creaking Take the wheel I think this ship is sinking Jamaica seems so far and I’ve been thinking   Old Billy Bones has gone to sea and quit his dockside drinking           [Bridge] Check it out check it out check it out [Verse 2] And when I’m dead who’ll fly the White Bird home I’m not the ancient mariner your children know And the sea’s the field these old jack tars have sown   `Cause Billy Bones just wants to know who’ll fly the White Bird home [Bridge] Check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out [Chorus] Oh your majesty____ your majesty____ I heard the bosun cry Old Billy Bones has washed ashore Upon a foreign tide [Bridge] Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out [Interlude] /                          /                 [Bridge] Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out [Chorus] Oh your majesty____ your majesty____ I heard the bosun cry Old Billy Bones has washed ashore Upon a foreign tide [Outro] Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out check it out check it out check it out Check it out!

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le voyage tumultueux d'un marin, Billy Bones, qui laisse derrière lui la vie tranquille du port pour affronter les dangers de la mer. Alors qu'il navigue vers des horizons incertains, il se questionne sur ceux qui prendront en charge son héritage une fois qu'il ne sera plus là. Les thèmes de l'errance et de l'éloignement se mêlent à une quête d'identité et d'appartenance, soulignant l'isolement que ressent le personnage face aux vastes océans. Dans ce récit maritime, on ressent aussi une touche de mélancolie, alors que Billy se demande qui prendra soin de son "oiseau blanc", symbole de ses rêves et de sa liberté.