Joli Tambour
Joli tambour s'en revient de la guerre
Joli tambour s'en revient de la guerre
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
S'en revient de la guerre
La fille du roi s'est mise à sa fenêtre
Dans sa main droite, elle tient une rose
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Elle tient une rose
Fille du roi, veux-tu m'donner ta rose?
Fille du roi, veux-tu m'donner ta rose?
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Veux-tu m'donner ta rose?
Joli tambour, demande-la z'à mon père
Joli tambour, demande-la z'à mon père
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Demande-la z'à mon père
Sire mon Roi, veux-tu me donner ta fille?
Joli tambour, quelle est donc ta fortune?
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Quelle est donc ta fortune?
Sire mon Roi, ma caisse et mes baguettes
Sire mon Roi, ma caisse et mes baguettes
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Ma caisse et mes baguettes
Joli tambour, tu n'es pas assez riche
Joli tambour, tu n'es pas assez riche
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Tu n'es pas assez riche
J'ai bien aussi des châteaux par douzaines
J'ai trois vaisseaux dessus la mer jolie
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Dessus la mer jolie
L'un est en or, l'autre en argenterie
Le troisième, c'est pour embarquer ma mie
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Pour embarquer ma mie
Joli tambour, dis-moi quel est ton père
Joli tambour, dis-moi quel est ton père
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Dis-moi quel est ton père
Sire mon roi, c'est l'empereur Auguste
Joli tambour, je te donne ma fille
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Je te donne ma fille
Sire mon roi, je fais fi d'toi et d'ta fille
Dans mon pays, y'en a de plus jolies
Et ri et ran, ran, ran pa ta plan!
Y'en a de plus jolies
Pretty Drummer
Pretty drummer comes back from the war
Pretty drummer comes back from the war
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
Comes back from the war
The king's daughter stands at her window
In her right hand, she holds a rose
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
She holds a rose
King's daughter, will you give me your rose?
King's daughter, will you give me your rose?
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
Will you give me your rose?
Pretty drummer, ask my father for it
Pretty drummer, ask my father for it
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
Ask my father for it
Sire my King, will you give me your daughter?
Pretty drummer, what is your fortune then?
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
What is your fortune then?
Sire my King, my drum and my drumsticks
Sire my King, my drum and my drumsticks
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
My drum and my drumsticks
Pretty drummer, you're not rich enough
Pretty drummer, you're not rich enough
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
You're not rich enough
I also have dozens of castles
I have three ships on the beautiful sea
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
On the beautiful sea
One is made of gold, the other of silver
The third one is to embark my sweetheart
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
To embark my sweetheart
Pretty drummer, tell me who your father is
Pretty drummer, tell me who your father is
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
Tell me who your father is
Sire my king, it's Emperor Augustus
Pretty drummer, I give you my daughter
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
I give you my daughter
Sire my king, I don't care about you and your daughter
In my country, there are prettier ones
And laugh and bang, bang, bang on your drum!
There are prettier ones