Quand On Est Con
Georges Brassens
When We Are Stupid
When they are brand new
When they come out of the egg
From the cocoon
All the young greenhorns
Take the old guys
For fools
When they have become
With gray heads
The grizzled ones
All the old stoves
Take the young ones
For fools
Me, who swings between two ages
I address a message to all of them
Time doesn't change anything in the matter
When we are stupid, we are stupid!
Whether you're 20 years old, or a grandfather
When you're stupid, you're stupid!
No more controversies among you
Obsolete fools or beginner fools
Little fools of the last downpour
Old fools from the snows of yesteryear
You budding fools
Innocent fools
Young fools
Who, don't deny it, take dads
for fools
You aged fools
Worn-out fools
Old fools
Who, confess it, take the rookies
for fools
Meditate on the impartial message
Of one who swings between two ages
Time doesn't change anything in the matter
When we are stupid, we are stupid!
Whether you're 20 years old, or a grandfather
When you're stupid, you're stupid!
No more controversies among you
Obsolete fools or beginner fools
Little fools of the last downpour
Old fools from the snows of yesteryear
