Monsieur Ernest A Réussi Lyrics in English Édith Piaf

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Monsieur Ernest A Réussi by Édith Piaf from French to English.
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Je suis vestiaire au restaurant
I'm a cloakroom at the restaurant
Du Lion d'Or et de l'Écu d'France
Of the Golden Lion and the Shield of France
Monsieur Ernest y vient souvent
Monsieur Ernest often comes there
Et chaqu'fois il m'fait des avances
And every time he makes advances towards me
Il m'a si bien entortillée
He twisted me so well
Parlé de cœur et de chaumière
Speaking of heart and cottage
Que finalement, j'ai accepté
That finally, I accepted
Pour lui, de quitter mon vestiaire
For him to leave my locker room
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
On est parti un soir de fête
We left on a party night
Il m'a si bien tourné la tête
He turned my head so well
Qu'on ne s'est pas quitté d'la nuit
That we didn't leave each other all night
Depuis ce jour, je vis chez lui
Since that day, I have lived with him
Dans sa petit' chambre au septième
In his little room on the seventh floor
On n'a pas un sou mais je l'aime
We don't have a penny but I love him
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
Monsieur Ernest est entêté
Monsieur Ernest is stubborn
Monsieur Ernest est arriviste
Mr. Ernest is a careerist
Quand il veut quelqu'chose, c'est gagné
When he wants something, it's won
Faut dire c'qui est, rien n'lui résiste
You have to say what is, nothing can resist it
Il a parié que dans un an
He bet that in a year
Il serait au moins millionnaire
He would be at least a millionaire
Maintenant il gagne tellement d'argent
Now he makes so much money
Qu'il ne sait même plus quoi en faire
That he doesn't even know what to do with it anymore
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
Il fait tellement d'affaires
He does so much business
Il a besoin d'trois secrétaires
He needs three secretaries
Il traite avec tous les pays
He deals with all countries
Dans son hôtel d'la rue de Passy
In his hotel on rue de Passy
Il travaille tant qu'il se surmène
He works so much that he overworks himself
Il vient m'voir une fois par semaine
He comes to see me once a week
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
Monsieur Ernest m'a dit l'autre jour
Mr. Ernest told me the other day
'J'ai trouvé une riche héritière
'I found a rich heiress
Naturellement c'est pas d'l'amour
Of course it's not love
Mais il y va de ma carrière
But my career is at stake
Je viendrai te voir de temps en temps
I will come see you from time to time
Il vaut mieux ça car à tout prendre et
It is better that because, taking everything into account and
Et si tu trouves un autre amant
And if you find another lover
Il n'y a qu'à moi qu'j'pourrai m'en prendre'
It's only me that I can blame
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
Il n'a pas brisé sa carrière
He didn't ruin his career
Moi, j'ai retrouvé mon vestiaire
I found my locker room
Y a rien à faire, c'est la vie
There's nothing to do, that's life
Monsieur Ernest est v'nu l'autre soir
Monsieur Ernest came naked the other evening
Il était même avec sa dame
He was even with his lady
Moi, j'avais peur qu'ça n'fasse des drames
Me, I was afraid it would cause drama
Il m'a filé cent franc d'pourboire
He gave me a hundred franc tip
Monsieur Ernest a réussi
Monsieur Ernest succeeded
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