Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Faut Rigoler by Henri Salvador from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Faut rigoler, faut rigoler
You have to laugh, you have to laugh
Avant qu'le ciel nous tomb' sur la tête
Before the sky falls on our heads
Faut rigoler, faut rigoler
You have to laugh, you have to laugh
Pour empêcher le ciel de tomber
To stop the sky from falling
Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
Our ancestors the Gauls
Cheveux blonds et têt's de bois
Blonde hair and wooden head
Longu's moustaches et gros dadas
Long mustaches and big dadas
Ne connaissaient que ce refrain là
Only knew this chorus
Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
Our ancestors the Gauls
Habitaient des hutt's en bois
Lived in wooden huts
Et les druides trois par trois
And the druids three by three
Sous le gui chantaient à pleine voix
Under the mistletoe they sang in full voice
Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
Our ancestors the Gauls
Prir'nt la pil' à Alésia
Take the battery from Alésia
Les barbares étaient là
The barbarians were there
Mais tant pis, pour eux dir'nt les Gaulois
But too bad, for them say the Gauls
Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
Our ancestors the Gauls
Inventèrent le tabac
Invented tobacco
Et c'est grâce à ce truc-là
And it's thanks to this thing
Qu'ils s'fendaient la pipe à tours de bras
That they split their pipes with all their might
Nos ancêtres les Gaulois
Our ancestors the Gauls
Eurent le tort d'être grand papas
Made the mistake of being big dads
Et c'est pour ça qu'on est là
And that's why we're here
Et qu'on a fait le cha-cha gaulois
And we did the Gallic cha-cha
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