La Chanson Du Quéteux

«Good evening sir, what's this?
- Charity for the love of God
Well, I don't have much right now
But come in anyway, I still have some good 'guertons'
You know, my old lady made them mismatched»
- I don't want food, it's a hit
It's not all, I have my gang with me
Ah! come on in, come on in...
«Good evening, good evening, good evening...»

Around here passes an old man,
He's a beggar, he's a beggar (repeat)
He pretends to be a healer

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!

He pretends to be a healer
He's a beggar, he's a beggar (repeat)
And then he asks for charity

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
A little something for kidney pain
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!

And then he asks for charity
He's a beggar, he's a beggar (repeat)
It's hard to refuse him

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
A little something for kidney pain
A good piece of lard for my flaxseed
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!

He always eats like a junkie,
Oh! damn beggar, oh! damn beggar (repeat)
We have to take care of him

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
A little something for kidney pain
A good piece of lard for my flaxseed
Castor oil for body aches
For sprains and strains
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!

We have to take care of him,
Oh! damn beggar, oh! damn beggar (repeat)
We make him sleep in the attic

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
A little something for kidney pain
A good piece of lard for my flaxseed
Castor oil for body aches
For sprains and strains
And the little bumps and the big bumps
Salted herring for swellings
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!

We make him sleep in the attic
Oh! damn beggar, oh! damn beggar (repeat)
And all night we hear him groaning

There are remedies for everything, the old snake
For poison ivy and toothache
A little something for kidney pain
A good piece of lard for my flaxseed
Castor oil for body aches
For sprains and strains
And the little bumps and the big bumps
Salted herring for swellings
The oil of beautiful feet for lovers
Oh! damn beggar!