La Goualante du Pauvre Jean
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?
