Lyrics and translation Allan Sherman - Ballad of Harry Lewis (Glory Glory Harry Lewis) (Live)
I'm
singing
you
the
ballad
Je
te
chante
la
ballade
Of
a
great
man
of
the
cloth
D'un
grand
homme
de
l'église
His
name
was
Harry
Lewis
Il
s'appelait
Harry
Lewis
And
he
worked
for
Irving
Roth
Et
il
travaillait
pour
Irving
Roth
He
died
while
cutting
velvet
Il
est
mort
en
coupant
du
velours
On
a
hot
July
the
Fourth
Un
4 juillet
chaud
But
his
cloth
goes
shining
on
Mais
son
tissu
continue
de
briller
Glory,
glory
Harry
Lewis
His
cloth
goes
shining
on
Gloire,
gloire
Harry
Lewis
Son
tissu
continue
de
briller
Old
Harry
Lewis
perished
Le
vieux
Harry
Lewis
a
péri
In
the
service
of
his
Lord
Au
service
de
son
Seigneur
He
was
trampling
through
the
warehouse
Il
piétinait
dans
l'entrepôt
Where
the
drapes
of
Roth
are
stored
Où
les
draperies
de
Roth
sont
entreposées
He
had
the
finest
funeral
Il
a
eu
les
plus
belles
funérailles
The
union
could
afford
Que
le
syndicat
pouvait
se
permettre
And
his
cloth
goes
shining
on
Et
son
tissu
continue
de
briller
Glory,
glory
Harry
Lewis
His
cloth
goes
shining
on
Gloire,
gloire
Harry
Lewis
Son
tissu
continue
de
briller
Although
a
fire
was
raging
Bien
qu'un
incendie
faisait
rage
Harry
stood
by
his
machine
Harry
est
resté
à
côté
de
sa
machine
And
when
the
firemen
broke
in
Et
quand
les
pompiers
ont
fait
irruption
They
discovered
him
between
Ils
l'ont
découvert
entre
A
pile
of
roasted
Dacron
Un
tas
de
Dacron
grillé
And
some
French-fried
gabardine
Et
de
la
gabardine
frite
His
cloth
goes
shining
on
Son
tissu
continue
de
briller
Glory,
glory
Harry
Lewis
His
cloth
goes
shining
on
Gloire,
gloire
Harry
Lewis
Son
tissu
continue
de
briller
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4 Hello Muddah Hello Faddah (Here I Am at Camp Grenada) (Live)
5 A Nice Letter from Camp, Except... (Live)
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21 I See Bones (X-Ray Song) (Live)
22 My First Medical Song, Ever (Live)
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