| Dans les rochers de Beg-an-Fry
| In the rocks of Beg-an-Fry
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| Habitait un très vieux homard
| Lived a very old lobster
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| Il ne quittait pas son abri
| He didn't leave his shelter
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| Il ne quittait pas son plumard
| He wouldn't leave his sack
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| Il avait un pantalon bleu
| He had on blue pants
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| Dans lequel il mettait sa queue
| In which he put his tail
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| Très apprécié des gastronomes
| Very popular with gourmets
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| Les femmes aussi bien que les hommes
| Women as well as men
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| Il était un peu misanthrope
| He was a bit of a misanthrope
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| Cela se conçoit aisément
| It's easy to imagine
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| Il tenait à sauver son froc
| He wanted to save his pants
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| Et sa queue naturellement
| And his tail naturally
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| Il ne sortait pas de chez lui
| He didn't come out of his house
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| Sauf à la faveur de la nuit
| Except in favor of the night
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| Dans les marées, dans les cuvettes
| In the tides, in the basins
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| Il pinçait le cul des crevettes
| He was pinching the prawns ass
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| Il pinçait le cul par surprise
| He was pinching his ass by surprise
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| Et de confusion je suppose
| And confusion I guess
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| Certaines crevettes sont roses
| Some shrimp are pink
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| Tandis que les autres sont grises
| While the others are gray
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| Il était un peu cannibale
| He was a bit of a cannibal
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| Et cela semait la terreur
| And it sowed terror
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| Il y voyait tellement mal
| He saw so badly
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| Qu’il mangea sa mère par erreur
| That he ate his mother by mistake
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| Et à la faveur de la houle
| And in favor of the swell
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| Leur manière de plaisanterie
| Their way of joking
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| Il allait taquiner les moules
| He was going to tease the mussels
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| Dans les rochers de Ben-an-Fry
| In the rocks of Ben-an-Fry
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| On lui proposait le lapin
| He was offered the rabbit
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| Mais le homard n’en voulait pas
| But the lobster didn't want it
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| Il ne lui restait que trois dents
| He only had three teeth left
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| Qui branlaient avec le courant
| Who jerked with the current
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| Mais un jour il connu sa fin
| But one day he met his end
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| Et sa queue fut très appréciée
| And his tail was much appreciated
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| Il entra au fond du casier
| He entered the bottom of the locker
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| Prendre un petit verre de vin
| Have a small glass of wine
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| Petit verre qu’on lui offrit
| Small glass offered to him
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| Dans les rochers de Beg-an-Fry
| In the rocks of Beg-an-Fry
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| Puis je n’ai plus entendu parler de lui | Then I heard no more from him |