I went to the market
Mon p'tit panier sous mon bras My little basket underarm
I went to the market
Mon p'tit panier sous mon bras
The first girl I met
C'est la fille d'un avocat Was a attorney's daughter
Chorus
I love you vous n'm'entendez guère can you not hear me
I love you vous ne m'entendez pas you cannot hear me
The first girl I met
C'est la fille d'un avocat
She said what have you got
Dans ce beau p'tit panier-là in that nice basket of yours
Chorus
She said what have you got
Dans ce beau p'tit panier-là
I have got some eggs
N'en achèteriez-vous pas won't you buy some
Chorus
I have got some eggs
N'en achèteriez-vous pas
I'll taken two dozens
P'is l'bonhomme te paiera ça my old man will pay you
Chorus
I'll taken two dozens
P'is l'bonhomme te paiera ça
I gave her two dozens
Mais l'bonhomme y payait pas but the old man wouldn't pay
Chorus
I gave her two dozens
Mais l'bonhomme y payait pas
Such is the business
Avec la fille d'un avocat with an attorney's daughter
Chorus
Such is the business
Avec la fille d'un avocat
But she hatched my eggs
Elle a fait tout couver ça (translation)
Chorus
But she hatched my eggs
Elle a fait tout couver ça
Should have seen the chickens
Qui sont sortis de l'là that came out of that mess
Chorus
Should have seen the chickens
Qui sont sortis de l'là
To collect my money
Ils ont fondé un syndicat they formed an union
Chorus
To collect my money
Ils ont fondé un syndicat
And they fly like ducks
Qui parlent comme des avocats and they speak like barristers
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! don't you remember me
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
Spoken:
BALEETED! BALEETED! Whaddya mean don't remember me
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! and BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! aim at one and shoot him down
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! he whispers to me
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! from down where I am
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! a duck--even a l'orange
BALEETED! BALEETED! isn't much of a meal
Chorus
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED!
BALEETED! BALEETED! don't think I'll marry her
BALEETED! BALEETED!
what a shame she misunderstands me
BALEETED! BALEETED!
what a shame she doesn't understand me