The Grand Old Duke of York
/ðə ˌɡrænd əʊld ˌdjuːk əv ˈjɔːk/
/ðə ˌɡrænd əʊld ˌduːk əv ˈjɔːrk/
- a British nursery rhyme about the Duke of York, a soldier who was the second son of George III. It is sometimes quoted when somebody cannot decide what to do. The first verse is:
“Oh the Grand old Duke of YorkHe had ten thousand men,He marched them up to the top of the hillAnd he marched them down again.”约克大公爵夫人:关于约克公爵的英国童谣,约克公爵是乔治三世的次子。当有人无法决定该怎么做时,有时会引用它。第一节经文是: