Maybe I'll Bite, Maybe I Won't!

かむかもしかもにどもかも! (kamukamo-shikamo-nidomokamo!)

Raw wheat, raw rice, raw eggs
生麦生米生卵
namamugi namagome namatamago
There's nothing here, so let’s go buy some
なんもないからお店に買いに行こう
nan mo nai kara omise ni kai ni ikou
Red pajamas, yellow pajamas, brown pajamas
赤パジャマ黄パジャマ茶パジャマ
aka pajama ki pajama cha pajama
All jumbled up, just lying around, what a pain
グチャグチャなまま置かれててメチャ邪魔
gucha gucha na mama okarete te mecha jama
Frogs hop, hop, three hops, hop, hop
かえるぴょこぴょこ3ぴょこぴょこ
kaeru pyoko pyoko 3 pyoko pyoko
If you keep them, they multiply, now there’s fifteen hops
飼えば増えて今や15ぴょこぴょこ
kaeba fuete imaya 15 pyoko pyoko
Cheers to the New Year Jazz Chanson Show
祝新春ジャズシャンソンショー
shuku shinshun jazzu shanson shou
First, spin around three times for the top prize
まず三周まわって優秀賞
mazu sanshuu mawatte yuushuu shou

The neighbor's customer eats a lot of persimmons
隣の客はよく柿食う客だ
tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki kuu kyaku da
When they eat a lot, if you listen closely, the bamboo grove is about to catch fire
よく食うときに聞き耳立てたらば竹やぶやけかけた
yoku kuu toki ni kiki mimi tatetara ba takeyabu yakekaketa

In the yard, there are two chickens
庭には2羽ニワトリがいるが
niwa ni wa 2 wa niwatori ga iru ga
But for two, the yard is suddenly way too big
二羽には庭がにわかに広すぎるな
niwa ni wa niwa ga niwaka ni hirosugiru na
Every day, I’m freaked out by the width of the snake's cheek cracks
日々ヘビの頬のヒビの幅や
hibi hebi no hoho no hibi no haba ya
And the width of the habu's cheek cracks
ハブの頬のヒビの幅にビビって
habu no hoho no hibi no haba ni bibitte
A skilled monk paints
絵の上手な坊主が
e no jouzu na bouzu ga
A monk and Jaws on a folding screen, looking great
上手に屏風に坊主とジョーズの絵を描いた
jouzu ni byoubu ni bouzu to jouzu no e wo kaita
Not sure if it’s a mule or a donkey, or a donkey or a mule
ラバかロバかロバかラバか分からないので
raba ka roba ka roba ka raba ka wakaranai node
When I compared the mule and the donkey, I couldn’t tell which was which
ラバとロバを比べたらロバかラバかわからなかった
raba to roba wo kurabetara roba ka raba ka wakaranakatta

This nail is a tough one to pull out
この釘は引き抜きにくい釘だ
kono kugi wa hikinu kinikui kugi da
It’s hard to pull out, but if you do, it’s still better than nothing
引き抜きにくいが引き抜けば引き抜けるだけまだマシだ
hikinu kinikui ga hikinu kereba hikinu keru dake mada mashi da

This might bite, or maybe not! Maybe not
これは噛むかもしかも2度もかも! 2度もかも
kore wa kamu ka moshi kamo 2 do mo kamo! 2 do mo kamo
If I hesitate and get all worried, it might just bite!
噛むな噛むなと迷い困り構えてると噛むかも!
kamu na kamu na to mayoikomari kamaeteru to kamu kamo!
This might bite, or maybe you will too! You might too
これは噛むかもしかも君もかも! 君もかも
kore wa kamu ka moshi kimi mo kamo! kimi mo kamo
I feel like biting, but let’s always be ready to roll
噛む気もするけどいつでもカモンな構えでいよう
kamu ki mo suru kedo itsu demo kamon na kamae de iyou

The shoulder massager I bought was expensive
買った肩叩き機高かった
katta kata tataki ki takakatta

Oh dear, should I apologize to the greengrocer?
おやおや八百屋にお謝り
oya oya yaoya ni oyamari
Did my parents already apologize to the potato vendor?
もしや親はイモ屋に謝り済み?
moshiya oya wa imo ya ni ayamari zumi?
I’ve eaten lemons and melons, but
レモンもメロンもペロンと食べたが
remon mo meron mo peron to tabeta ga
The mystery of the banana is still a mystery
バナナの謎はいまだ謎なのだぞ
banana no nazo wa imada nazo na no da zo
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, various signs
おうし座しし座さそり座さまざま
oushiza shishiza sasoriza samazama
Huh? That’s Andromeda up there
あれ? あれはアンドロメダ座だぞ
are? are wa andoromeda za da zo
A pig hits a pig, and the pig that got hit hits back
ブタがブタをぶつとぶたれブタがぶったブタをぶったので
buta ga buta wo butsuto butare buta ga butta buta wo buttanda de
So the pig that hit and the pig that got hit both fell over
ぶったブタとぶたれたブタがぶったおれた
butta buta to butareta buta ga buttakoreta

Let’s all say tongue twisters together
早口言葉を口々に口にしな
hayakuchi kotoba wo kuchiguchi ni kuchi ni shina
If you keep at it, even a stiff mouth will start to move!
コツコツやり続ければカチコチの口も動き出すはずさ
kotsukotsu yaritsuzukereba kachikochi no kuchi mo ugokidasu hazu sa