Marinette Quand j'ai couru chanter ma p'tit' chanson pour Marinette | Marinette When I ran to sing my little song for Marinette The beauty, the traitor, had gone to the opera With my little song, I looked like a fool, mother With my little song, I looked like a fool When I ran to bring my pot of mustard to Marinette The beauty, the traitor, had already finished dinner With my little pot, I looked like a fool, mother With my little pot, I looked like a fool When I gave Marinette a bicycle for a New Year’s gift The beauty, the traitor, had bought a car With my little bike, I looked like a fool, mother With my little bike, I looked like a fool When I ran, giddy, to go on a date with Marinette The beauty was saying, “I adore you” to some louse who was kissing her. With my bouquet of flowers, I looked like a fool, mother With my bouquet of flowers, I looked like a fool When I ran to blow out the little brains of Marinette The beauty had already died from a badly-timed cold With my revolver, I looked like a fool, mother With my revolver, I looked like a fool When I ran, mournfully, to Marinette’s burial The beauty, the traitor, had already been revived With my little wreath, I looked like a fool, mother With my little wreath, I looked like a fool |
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