La goualante du pauvre Jean Lyrics in English Édith Piaf
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La goualante du pauvre Jean by Édith Piaf from French to English.
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Just got back from paris, france
Just got back from Paris, France
All they do is sing and dance
All they do is sing and dance
All they've got there is romance
All they've got there is romance
What a tragedy
What a tragedy
Every boulevard has lovers
Every boulevard has lovers
Every lover's in a trance
Every lover's in a trance
The poor people of paree
The poor people of paree
I feel sorry for the french
I feel sorry for the french
Every guy has got a wench
Every guy has got a wench
Every couple's got a bench
Every couple's got a bench
Kissing shamelessly
Kissing shamelessly
Night and day they're making music
Night and day they're making music
While they're making love in french
While they're making love in french
The poor people of paree
The poor people of paree
Milk or water from the sink
Milk or water from the sink
Make a true parisian shrink
Make a true shrink parisian
Wine is all he'll ever drink
Wine is all he'll ever drink
And it worries me
And it worries me
For with wine as cheap as water
For with wine as cheap as water
It makes one stop and think
It makes one stop and think
The poor people of paree
The poor people of paree
Sister met a boy named pierre
Sister puts a boy named stone
Had the craziest affair
Had the craziest affair
And the day they parted there
And the day they parted there
He cried bitterly
He cried bitterly
Pierre was there to bid her farewell
Pierre was there to bid her farewell
But he brought his new girl, claire
But he brought his new girl, clear
The poor people of paree
The poor people of paree
So don't go to paris, france
So don't go to paris, france
Not unless you like to dance
Not unless you like to dance
Not unless you want romance
Not unless you want romance
Like those poor inhabitants of paree
Like those poor inhabitants of paree
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Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, BEUSCHER ARPEGE
Rene Rouzaud, Marguerite Monnot
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