La Goualante du Pauvre Jean

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf

The Ballad of Poor John

Just be deaf for a moment
Poor Jean's goualante
That women didn't like
But don't forget
In life there is only one morality
Whether you are rich or penniless
Without love we are nothing at all

He lived from day to day
In silk and velvet
He was sleeping in a right mess
But don't forget
In life we are skin of bullets
When our heart is on the nail
Without love we are nothing at all

He was eating at the barons'
He danced in the salons
And licked all the tafias
But don't forget
Nothing beats a beautiful girl
Who shares your stew?
Without love we are nothing at all

To earn pennies
He was a wicked thief
We saluted him very low
But don't forget
One day we do the pirouette
And behind the locks
Without love we are nothing at all

Listen up, young people
Enjoy your twenties
We only have them once
And don't forget
Rather than a cord
Better a woman around his neck
Without love we are nothing at all

And here are my good people
Poor Jean's goualante
Who tells you when leaving you
Do you like it?

  1. Mon Dieu
  2. Sous le ciel de Paris
  3. Non, je ne regrette rien
  4. La Foule
  5. Mon manège a moi (tu me fais tourner la tête)
  6. La Vie En Rose
  7. Le ça ira
  8. Padam padam
  9. Exodus
  10. C'est merveilleux
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