Lyrics and translation André Bourvil - La marche des matelassiers

La marche des matelassiers

Les matelassiers
Les matelassiers

Voilà les matelas, les matelas, matelassiers qui passent.
Ça va carder.
Allez, allez, matelassiers.
Gloire aux matelas - aux matelas, et aux matelassiers.
Quel beau métier, car il touche toutes les couches de la société.
Les matelassiers
Les matelassiers

- Salut.
- Ah! Salut. Ça va?
- Ça va et toil' à matelas?
- Oh, amusant. La prochaine fois, c'est moi qui vous l'dis, hein?
- D'accord? Bon.

Mon père était matelassier.
Mon grand-père était matelassier.
Mon arrière-grand-père était matelassier.
Et moi-même, je suis...
- Matelassier?
- Mais non, me soufflez pas, voyons, je l'sais... matelassier.

Voilà les matelas, les matelas, matelassiers qui passent.
Ça va carder.
Allez, allez, matelassiers.

Gloire aux matelas - aux matelas, et aux matelassiers.
Quel beau métier, car il touche toutes les couches de la société.
Les matelassiers
Les matelassiers

- Salut
- Ah vous revoilà? Alors, c'coup-là, c'est moi qui vous l'dis, hein?
Bon alors, comment ça va?
- Ça va, et vous?
- A matelas... Oh, je saisis vite, moi, vous savez... Bon, ah, oui.

Mon pantalon est sous l'matelas.
Tout mon pognon est sous l'matelas.
Par-dessus tout ça, il y a Irma.
Et moi-même, je suis...
- Sous le matelas?
- Mais non... Décidément, vous êtes bête... dans ses draps!

Voilà les matelas, les matelas, matelassiers qui passent.
Ça va carder.
Allez, allez, matelassiers.
Gloire aux matelas - aux matelas, et aux matelassiers.
Quel beau métier, car il touche toutes les couches de la société.
Les matelassiers
Les matelassiers
Les matelassiers, les mat...

- Ah bon, vous êtes partis? Bon, beuh, au r'voir... à matelas
Ha ha ha ha ha, je crois qu'j'ai eu l'mot d' la fin là!

Mattress Makers' March

The mattress makers
The mattress makers

Here come the mattresses, the mattresses, the mattress makers.
It's going to be a bit of a carding party.
Come on, come on, mattress makers.
Glory to the mattresses - the mattresses, and the mattress makers.
What a beautiful trade, because it touches all the layers of society.
The mattress makers
The mattress makers

- Hi.
- Oh! Hi. How are you?
- I'm fine and you to mattress?
- Oh, funny. Next time, I'll be the one to say it, huh?
- Deal? Good.

My father was a mattress maker.
My grandfather was a mattress maker.
My great-grandfather was a mattress maker.
And I myself, I am...
- A mattress maker?
- But no, don't interrupt me, come on, I know... a mattress maker.

Here come the mattresses, the mattresses, the mattress makers.
It's going to be a bit of a carding party.
Come on, come on, mattress makers.

Glory to the mattresses - the mattresses, and the mattress makers.
What a beautiful trade, because it touches all the layers of society.
The mattress makers
The mattress makers

- Hi
- Oh, you're back? Well, this time, I'm the one who's going to say it, huh?
Well then, how are you?
- I'm fine, and you?
- To mattress... Oh, I get it quickly, you know... Well, ah, yes.

My pants are under the mattress.
All my money is under the mattress.
And on top of all that, there's Irma.
And I myself, I am...
- Under the mattress?
- But no... You're stupid, you know... in her sheets!

Here come the mattresses, the mattresses, the mattress makers.
It's going to be a bit of a carding party.
Come on, come on, mattress makers.
Glory to the mattresses - the mattresses, and the mattress makers.
What a beautiful trade, because it touches all the layers of society.
The mattress makers
The mattress makers
The mattress makers, the mat...

- Oh, you're leaving? Well, uh, goodbye... to the mattress
Ha ha ha ha ha, I think I had the last word there!