Je chante

I sing
I sing!
I sing morning and night
I sing on my way
I sing, I go from farm to castle
I sing for bread, I sing for water
I lie down

On the soft grass of the woods
The flies
Don't sting me
I am happy, I have everything and nothing
I sing on my way
I am happy and finally free
The nymphs
Deities of the night
The nymphs
Sleep in my bed

The Moon sneaks in stealthily
In the woods, to dance, to dance with us
I ring
At the countess's at noon
No one
She's gone
She left only a little rice for me
Told me a Chinese footman

I sing
But the hunger that weakens me
Torments
My appetite
I suddenly fall in a path
I faint while singing and I die halfway
Gendarmes
Who pass on the road
Gendarmes
I reach out my hand
Have mercy, I'm hungry, I want to eat
I am light, light

At the station
Other mustaches told me
At the station
Ah! My friend
Are you the wandering singer?
We're going to lock you up
Yes, your account is settled
String
You saved me from life
String
Be blessed
Because, thanks to you, I gave up the ghost
I hanged myself last night and since then

I sing!
I sing morning and night
I sing
On the roads
I haunt the farms and the castles
A singing ghost, they find it funny
I lie down

Among the flowers on the slopes
The flies
Don't sting me anymore
I am happy, it's okay, I'm not hungry anymore
Happy, and finally free!