Brassens Georges
Miscellaneous
The Bad Reputation
Words and music: Georges Brassens
(c) 1952 Éditions Musicales Ray VENTURA
rights transferred in WARNER CHAPPELL
MUSIC FRANCE
1 In the village, without pretension,
I have a bad reputation,
Whether I struggle or 'I remain silent,
I pass' for a je-ne-sais-quoi.
I do not harm anyone, however,
By following my path as a little man;
br/>But good people don't like it when
We follow a different route from them...
No, good people don't like it when
We follow a different route from them...
Everyone slanders me,
Except the dumb ones, that goes without saying.
2 The day of the Fourteenth of July,
I stay in my cozy bed;
The music that marches in step,
That does not concern me.
I do not harm anyone, however,
In not listening to the bugle that sounds;
But the good people don't like it when
We follow a route other than them...
No, the good people don't like that
We follow a different route from them...
Everyone points at me,
Except the penguins, that goes without saying.
3 When I come across an unlucky thief
Pursued by an asshole,
I threw my paw, and why keep quiet,
The asshole turns found on the ground.
However, I do no harm to anyone,
By letting the apple thieves run;
But good people don't like it when
We follow a route other than them...
No, good people don't like it when
We follow a route other than them...
Everyone rushes ' on me,
Except the culs-d'jatt', that goes without saying.
4 No need to be Jérémi'
To win the fate that is promised to me
If they find a rope to their liking
They will put it around my neck.
However, I do no harm to anyone,
By following the paths that don't lead to Rome;
But the good people don't like it when
We follow a route other than them...
No, good people don't like it when
We follow a different route from them...
Everyone will come to see me hanged,
Except the blind, of course.