| Manon (original) | Manon (translation) |
|---|---|
| Attention les amis | Watch out friends |
| Le puits s’est épuit | The well ran out |
| Oups! | Whoops! |
| Un brin de scie | A bit of a saw |
| Manon a jauni | Manon turned yellow |
| Manon je tiens | Manon I want |
| Sinon à tes seins | If not to your breasts |
| Du moins à tes reins | At least to your loins |
| Que je revendrai demain | That I'll come back tomorrow |
| Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah | Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah |
| Ghyslain reviens donc | Ghyslain come back |
| Tu n’aura pas mal, mais non | You won't hurt, but no |
| Car je t’assomerai à coups de bâton | 'Cause I'll knock you out with a stick |
| Avant de prendre ton poumon | Before you take your lung |
| Voyons! | Let's see! |
| Reviens | Come back |
| Stoppons ce chagrin | Let's end this sorrow |
| Et vide moi tes intestins | And empty your bowels |
| Que j’en fasse des mocassins | Let me make moccasins out of them |
| Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah | Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah |
| Les fleurs et le restaurant | The flowers and the restaurant |
| N'étaient qu’un investissement | Were just an investment |
| Aujourd’hui je te revends | Today I'm selling you back |
| Au plus offrant | To the best offer |
| Attention les amis | Watch out friends |
| Le puits s’est épuit | The well ran out |
| Oups! | Whoops! |
| Un brin de scie | A bit of a saw |
| Oups! | Whoops! |
| Un doigt aussi | A finger too |
| Manon je tiens | Manon I want |
| Sinon à tes seins | If not to your breasts |
| Du moins à tes reins | At least to your loins |
| Que je revendrai demain | That I'll come back tomorrow |
| Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah | Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah |
