Lyrics and translation Louis Armstrong feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Life Is So Peculiar
Life
La
vie
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
(You
get
so
wet
in
the
rain)
(On
se
mouille
tellement
sous
la
pluie)
You
know
it
too?
(Mm-hm)
Tu
le
sais
aussi
? (Mm-hm)
You
get
so
warm
in
the
sunshine
(get
my
sun
tan)
On
se
réchauffe
tellement
au
soleil
(je
prends
un
bronzage)
(It
doesn't
pay
to
complain)
(Ca
ne
sert
à
rien
de
se
plaindre)
I
never
complain
Je
ne
me
plains
jamais
When
I
get
up
each
morning
Quand
je
me
lève
chaque
matin
There's
nothing
to
breathe
but
air
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
que
de
l'air
à
respirer
(ouais)
(And
when
I
look
in
the
mirror)
(Et
quand
je
me
regarde
dans
le
miroir)
(There's
nothing
to
comb
but
hair)
(Il
n'y
a
que
des
cheveux
à
peigner)
And
when
I
sit
down
to
breakfast
Et
quand
je
m'assois
pour
le
petit-déjeuner
There's
nothing
to
eat
but
food
Il
n'y
a
que
de
la
nourriture
à
manger
Life
is
so
peculiar
but
you
can't
stay
home
and
brood
La
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
tu
ne
peux
pas
rester
chez
toi
à
ruminer
Oh,
life
(tell
'em
'bout
it,
Pops)
Oh,
la
vie
(dis-leur,
Pops)
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
The
desert's
only
got
sand
(and
that's
grand)
Le
désert
n'a
que
du
sable
(et
c'est
génial)
The
ocean's
only
got
water
(and
you
can't
drink
it
all
up)
L'océan
n'a
que
de
l'eau
(et
tu
ne
peux
pas
tout
boire)
You
never
know
where
you
stand
Tu
ne
sais
jamais
où
tu
en
es
When
I
get
out
to
dinner
Quand
je
sors
dîner
There's
nothing
to
wear
but
clothes
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
que
des
vêtements
à
porter
(ouais)
And
whenever
I
get
sleepy
Et
quand
j'ai
sommeil
There's
nothing
to
do
but
doze
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
qu'à
somnoler
(ouais)
And
whenever
I
get
thirsty
Et
quand
j'ai
soif
There's
nothing
to
do
but
drink
Il
n'y
a
qu'à
boire
Life
is
so
peculiar
that
it
makes
you
stop
and
think
La
vie
est
si
particulière,
ça
te
fait
réfléchir
Yes,
life
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Oui,
la
vie
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Is
so
peculiar
(it
sure
is)
Est
si
particulière
(c'est
sûr)
A
fork
belongs
with
the
knife
(it
sure
does)
Une
fourchette
va
avec
le
couteau
(c'est
sûr)
(Corn
beef
is
lost
without
cabbage)
(Le
corned-beef
est
perdu
sans
chou)
I
love
cabbage
J'adore
le
chou
A
husband
should
have
a
wife
Un
mari
devrait
avoir
une
femme
(Yes)
life
is
so
peculiar
but
as
everybody
says
(Oui)
la
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
comme
tout
le
monde
le
dit
That's
life!
C'est
la
vie !
Life
(yes,
life)
La
vie
(oui,
la
vie)
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
A
bird
can
usually
sing
(I'm
no
bird,
I
do
too)
Un
oiseau
peut
généralement
chanter
(je
ne
suis
pas
un
oiseau,
je
le
fais
aussi)
A
pearl
is
made
by
an
oyster
(New
Orleans?)
Une
perle
est
créée
par
une
huître
(La
Nouvelle-Orléans ?)
Rampart
Street
Rampart
Street
You
can't
be
sure
of
a
thing
Tu
ne
peux
pas
être
sûr
de
rien
When
I
get
tired
of
restin'
Quand
je
suis
fatigué
de
me
reposer
There's
nothing
to
do
but
walk
(walk
it
off,
Pop)
Il
n'y
a
qu'à
marcher
(marche,
Pop)
And
when
I
don't
care
to
listen
Et
quand
je
n'ai
pas
envie
d'écouter
There's
nothing
to
do
but
talk
(keep
your
big
mouth
shut)
Il
n'y
a
qu'à
parler
(ferme
ta
grande
bouche)
When
I'm
up
in
the
airplane
Quand
je
suis
dans
l'avion
There's
nothing
to
do
but
fly
(mm-hm)
Il
n'y
a
qu'à
voler
(mm-hm)
Life
is
so
peculiar
but
I
often
wonder
why
La
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
je
me
demande
souvent
pourquoi
Oh,
life
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Oh,
la
vie
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Is
so
peculiar
(sure
is)
Est
si
particulière
(c'est
sûr)
A
fork
belongs
with
a
knife,
you
know
(mm-mm)
Une
fourchette
va
avec
un
couteau,
tu
sais
(mm-mm)
(Corn
beef
is
lost
without
cabbage)
(Le
corned-beef
est
perdu
sans
chou)
Leftover
cabbage?
(Yeah)
Des
restes
de
chou ?
(Ouais)
A
husband
should
have
a
wife
Un
mari
devrait
avoir
une
femme
(Yes)
life
is
so
peculiar
but
as
everybody
says
(Oui)
la
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
comme
tout
le
monde
le
dit
That's
life!
C'est
la
vie !
One
more
for
me
Jim
Encore
un
pour
moi,
Jim
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
Let
me
have
one
Jack
Laisse-moi
en
prendre
un,
Jack
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
All
together
Tous
ensemble
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
Yeah
Ouais
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1
Skokiaan, Pt. 1 & 2
2 Moonlight In Vermont
3 Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
4 Isn't This A Lovely Day?
5 Necessary Evil
6 The Nearness Of You
7 Under A Blanket Of Blue
8 Can't We Be Friends?
9 Tenderly
10 April In Paris
11 It Ain't Necessarily So
12 Summertime
13 Dream A Little Dream of me
14 The Frim Fram Sauce
15 Cheek To Cheek
16 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
17 A Foggy Day
18 Can Anyone Explain? - No! No! No!
19 Oops!
20 Would You Like To Take A Walk?
21 Stars Fell On Alabama
22 They Can't Take That Away From Me
23 Mack the Knife
24 Thanks A Million
25 Linger In My Arms a Little Longer
26 You Are My Lucky Star
27 I Cover the Waterfront
28 Fifty-Fifty Blues
29 Confessin' (That I Love You)
30 Save It, Pretty Mama
31 I Surrender Dear
32 Darling Nellie Gray
33 Blues for Yesterday
34 Satchel Mouth Blues
35 My Walkin’ Stick
36 You're Driving Me Crazy
37 I'll Keep the Lovelight Burning (in My Heart)
38 Easy Street
39 Blues from the South
40 I Double Dare You
41 Perdido Street Blues
42 Solitude
43 Knockin' a Jug
44 Shoe Shine Boy
45 Flat Foot Floogie
46 St. Louis Blues
47 That's When I'll Come Back To You
48 Red Nose
49 Zat You, Santa Claus?
50 High Society
51 Loveless Love
52 I Wonder
53 2-19 Blues (Mamies Blues)
54 Endie
55 Song of the Islands
56 Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
57 You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
58 Dippermouth Blues
59 I Want A Little Girl
60 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
61 The Blues Are Brewin
62 Maybe It's Because
63 Down In Honky Tonk Town
64 Stardust
65 Lazybones
66 Back O'Town Blues
67 Love Walked In
68 Harlem Stomp
69 All of Me
70 Mahogany Hall Stomp
71 Red Sails In The Sunset
72 It Takes Two To Tango
73 On the Sunny Side of the Street
74 I Get A Kick Out Of You
75 Blueberry Hill
76 When The Saints Go Marching In
77 Makin' Whoopee
78 C'est si bon
79 La Vie En Rose
80 Alexander's Ragtime Band
81 That’s For Me
82 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
83 BASIN STREET BLUES
84 I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
85 Thankful
86 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
87 Ain't Misbehavin'
88 Where the Blues Were Born In New Orleans
89 Sweethearts On Parade
90 Sugar
91 Whatta Ya Gonna Do?
92 Rockin' Chair
93 In the Shade of the Old Appletree
94 Once In A While
95 Lazy River
96 I Come From A Musical Family
97 Hotter Than That
98 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
99 I Ain't Got Nobody
100 Now You Has Jazz
101 So Little Time (So Much To Do)
102 Wolverine Blues
103 Just a Gigolo
104 The Song Is Ended
105 Snafu
106 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
107 Joseph N' His Brudders
108 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
109 No Variety Blues
110 On Treasure Island
111 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
112 Yes I'm in a Barrel
113 Willow Weep for Me
114 Someday You'll Be Sorry
115 Baby Won't You Please Come Home
116 The New Tiger Rag
117 Life Is So Peculiar
118 You Rascal You
119 Gone Fishin'
120 My Sweet Hunk O' Trash
2 Moonlight In Vermont
3 Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
4 Isn't This A Lovely Day?
5 Necessary Evil
6 The Nearness Of You
7 Under A Blanket Of Blue
8 Can't We Be Friends?
9 Tenderly
10 April In Paris
11 It Ain't Necessarily So
12 Summertime
13 Dream A Little Dream of me
14 The Frim Fram Sauce
15 Cheek To Cheek
16 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
17 A Foggy Day
18 Can Anyone Explain? - No! No! No!
19 Oops!
20 Would You Like To Take A Walk?
21 Stars Fell On Alabama
22 They Can't Take That Away From Me
23 Mack the Knife
24 Thanks A Million
25 Linger In My Arms a Little Longer
26 You Are My Lucky Star
27 I Cover the Waterfront
28 Fifty-Fifty Blues
29 Confessin' (That I Love You)
30 Save It, Pretty Mama
31 I Surrender Dear
32 Darling Nellie Gray
33 Blues for Yesterday
34 Satchel Mouth Blues
35 My Walkin’ Stick
36 You're Driving Me Crazy
37 I'll Keep the Lovelight Burning (in My Heart)
38 Easy Street
39 Blues from the South
40 I Double Dare You
41 Perdido Street Blues
42 Solitude
43 Knockin' a Jug
44 Shoe Shine Boy
45 Flat Foot Floogie
46 St. Louis Blues
47 That's When I'll Come Back To You
48 Red Nose
49 Zat You, Santa Claus?
50 High Society
51 Loveless Love
52 I Wonder
53 2-19 Blues (Mamies Blues)
54 Endie
55 Song of the Islands
56 Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
57 You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
58 Dippermouth Blues
59 I Want A Little Girl
60 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
61 The Blues Are Brewin
62 Maybe It's Because
63 Down In Honky Tonk Town
64 Stardust
65 Lazybones
66 Back O'Town Blues
67 Love Walked In
68 Harlem Stomp
69 All of Me
70 Mahogany Hall Stomp
71 Red Sails In The Sunset
72 It Takes Two To Tango
73 On the Sunny Side of the Street
74 I Get A Kick Out Of You
75 Blueberry Hill
76 When The Saints Go Marching In
77 Makin' Whoopee
78 C'est si bon
79 La Vie En Rose
80 Alexander's Ragtime Band
81 That’s For Me
82 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
83 BASIN STREET BLUES
84 I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
85 Thankful
86 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
87 Ain't Misbehavin'
88 Where the Blues Were Born In New Orleans
89 Sweethearts On Parade
90 Sugar
91 Whatta Ya Gonna Do?
92 Rockin' Chair
93 In the Shade of the Old Appletree
94 Once In A While
95 Lazy River
96 I Come From A Musical Family
97 Hotter Than That
98 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
99 I Ain't Got Nobody
100 Now You Has Jazz
101 So Little Time (So Much To Do)
102 Wolverine Blues
103 Just a Gigolo
104 The Song Is Ended
105 Snafu
106 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
107 Joseph N' His Brudders
108 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
109 No Variety Blues
110 On Treasure Island
111 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
112 Yes I'm in a Barrel
113 Willow Weep for Me
114 Someday You'll Be Sorry
115 Baby Won't You Please Come Home
116 The New Tiger Rag
117 Life Is So Peculiar
118 You Rascal You
119 Gone Fishin'
120 My Sweet Hunk O' Trash
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