| Aujourd’hui ton bateau revient, trois ans, ce n’est pas rien
| Today your boat is coming back, three years is not nothing
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| Es-tu fier de toi, Mr John B?
| Are you proud of yourself, Mr John B?
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| Mais qui cherches-tu sur le quai l-bas?
| But who are you looking for on the dock over there?
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| On n’attend pas un garon comme toi
| We don't wait for a boy like you
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| Pour toi pas de carillonneurs, pas de colliers de fleurs
| For you no chimes, no flower necklaces
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| Ici ce n’est pas Tahiti, h, Mr John B Mais qui cherches-tu sur le quai l-bas?
| This ain't Tahiti, h, Mr John B But who are you looking for on the dock over there?
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| On n’attend pas un garon comme toi
| We don't wait for a boy like you
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| Ton sac a l’air lourd porter, tu t’es bien dbrouill
| Your bag looks heavy to carry, you did well
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| Mais as-tu gard les mains propres, this, Mr John B?
| But did you keep your hands clean, this, Mr John B?
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| Mais qui cherches-tu sur le quai l-bas?
| But who are you looking for on the dock over there?
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| On n’attend pas un garon comme toi
| We don't wait for a boy like you
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| La rose des vents (Tu l’as effleure)
| The compass rose (You touched it)
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| L’alcool a coul (L'argent a pass)
| The booze flowed (The money flowed)
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| Tu this «je t’aime» dans toutes les langues, Mr John B Mais qui cherches-tu sur le quai l-bas?
| You say "I love you" in all languages, Mr John B But who are you looking for on the platform over there?
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| On n’attend pas un garon comme toi
| We don't wait for a boy like you
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| Aujourd’hui ton bateau revient, alors tu te souviens
| Today your boat is coming back, so you remember
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| Qu’une fille t’attendait ici, Mr John B Pourtant sur le quai, regarde elle est l Un garon comme toi ne la mrite pas. | That a girl was waiting for you here, Mr John B Yet on the dock, look she's there A boy like you don't deserve her. |