Music and French lyrics by
Paul de Maison Neuve
English version by Pamela Lintingre
Original title : Bien l’bonjour
GOOD MORNING, GOOD EVENING
1 I was born not far from Hanoï,
B’fore the coming of the Bolchoï.
My father came from Seine-et-Oise,
But I was not his « Tonkinoise ».
Chorus Good morning,
Good evening,
It’s funny I’m crying.
2 I grew up without my parents,
It was not really important.
We were playing « I declare war »,
Killing no enemy any more.
To the chorus.
Break 1 I didn’t die in Algeria,
In Vietnam nor in Africa.
My memory of colonies
Were stamps when I was a kiddy,
A kiddy…
A kiddy…
3 My sixty-eight’s were not a bone
But a little fast rolling stone.
I was an elected schoolboy,
Handled and thrown down like a toy.
To the chorus.
4 I fell in love with a young miss
Who found me fair, she was a dish.
I held her tightly close to me,
She kept playing « you won’t catch me ».
To the chorus.
Break 2 Don’t wait for me to tell you fibs,
Girls I am not the one who kneels.
And if you feel misunderstood
What have I to say to be good,
To be good…
To be good…
5 I knew the time of the radio,
Life became hell in stereo.
I lived the era of big porn,
I was distressed, out of form.
To the chorus.
End Good morning,
Good evening,
Funny---y that I’m crying.
Bars
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Tempo : |
4/4, 130 bpm, rock. |