La Fille Du Shérif Lyrics in English Joe Dassin
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Fille Du Shérif by Joe Dassin from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
On disait du shérif de Calhoun City
It was said of the Calhoun City Sheriff
Qu'il surveillait de près sa fille Anna Lee
That he closely watched his daughter Anna Lee
Malheur à celui qui lui chantait sa chanson
Woe to him who sang his song to him
Il était sûr de la finir au violon
He was sure to finish it on the violin
Il est vrai qu'Anna Lee ne pensait qu'à ça
It's true that Anna Lee was only thinking about that
Et un dimanche pendant que le pasteur prêchait
And one Sunday while the pastor was preaching
La voilà qui vient se frotter contre moi
Here she comes to rub against me
Et qui m'file un rendez-vous pas très discret
And who gives me a not very discreet meeting
J'ai failli lui répondre 'd'accord sur tout'
I almost told him 'agree on everything'
Mais dans les yeux d'son père y avait des bazookas
But in his father's eyes there were bazookas
J'ai compris et j'ai pris mes jambes à mon cou
I understood and I ran away
C'est alors qu'elle m'a sifflé 'tu l'regretteras'
That's when she hissed at me 'you'll regret it'
Je dormais à poings fermés quand on a frappé
I was sound asleep when we struck
J'ai ouvert au shérif et à son assistant
I opened to the sheriff and his assistant
Il m'a dit 'fils, Anna Lee attend un bébé'
He told me 'son, Anna Lee is having a baby'
J'ai répondu 'je n'connais pas cet enfant'
I replied 'I don't know this child'
Ils ont fait mon procès et j'ai récolté
They tried me and I reaped
Quatre-vingt-douze ans dont deux avec sursis
Ninety-two years, two of which are suspended
Je m'suis dit qu'j'aurai le temps d'apprendre à compter
I told myself that I would have time to learn to count
Et d'penser à cette salope d'Anna Lee
And think about that bitch Anna Lee
Comme un bon claustrophobe, j'ai plaqué la tôle
Like a good claustrophobic, I slammed the sheet metal
Et j'ai battu le record du marathon
And I broke the marathon record
Un copain d'régiment m'a prêté sa piaule
A regimental friend lent me his room
Mais l'shérif était toujours sur mes talons
But the sheriff was always on my heels
Quelques années ont passé et c'est pas la fête
A few years have passed and it's not the party
Cette famille d'poulets, je ne m'y ferai pas
This family of chickens, I won't get used to it
Anna Lee dans mon lit, le vieux à la retraite
Anna Lee in my bed, the old retired
Et c'blanc-bec de nouveau shérif qui m'dit 'papa'
And this new sheriff says 'dad' to me
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