Lyrics of Jean rentre au village - Georges Brassens

Jean rentre au village (original)

Jean rentre au village
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit:
Ton papa, pauvre petit
Il est en hospice
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil
Jean va-t-en hospice
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit
Ton papa pauvre petit
L’est déjà-t-en morgue
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil
Jean s’en va-t-en morgue
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit
Ton papa, pauvre petit
L’est déjà-t-en bière
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil
Jean s’en va-t-en bière
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit
Ton papa, pauvre petit
L’est déjà-t-en route
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil
Jean s’en va-t-en route
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit
Ton papa, pauvre petit
L’est déjà-t-en terre
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil
Jean s’en va-t-en terre
Son père chercher
Le cherche trois heures
Où s’est-il caché?
Mais un brave cœur lui dit
Ton papa, pauvre petit
L’est déjà-t-en cendres
Le bon Dieu n’est pas gentil

(translation)

John returns to the village
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart said to him:
Your daddy, poor little one
He's in hospice
The good Lord is not nice
Jean goes to hospice
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart told him
Your poor little daddy
Is it already in morgue
The good Lord is not nice
Jean goes away morgue
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart told him
Your daddy, poor little one
Is it already
The good Lord is not nice
Jean go away beer
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart told him
Your daddy, poor little one
Is already on the way
The good Lord is not nice
John is leaving
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart told him
Your daddy, poor little one
Is it already in the ground
The good Lord is not nice
John goes to earth
His father looking for
Look for him three o'clock
Where did he hide?
But a brave heart told him
Your daddy, poor little one
Is already in ashes
The good Lord is not nice