| La, la, la, je ne l'ose dire. | La, la, la, I don't dare to say it. |
| La, la, la, je le vous dirai. | La, la, la, I will tell you, though. | |
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| Il est un homme en not' ville | There's a man in our town who won't | |
| Qui de sa femme est jaloux. | Let his wife have any fun. | |
| Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause, | But of course, he has good reason, | |
| Mais il est cocu de tout. | For she cheats with everyone. | |
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| Il n'est pas jaloux sans cause, | But of course, he has good reason, | |
| Mais il est cocu de tout. | For she cheats with everyone. | |
| Il aprete et si la mene | When he takes her to the market, | |
| Au marche s'en va a tout. | She'll go off with anyone. | |
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| Pierre Certon | Carol Anne Perry Lagemann | |
