Lyrics and translation Andy Williams - The Bilbao Song

The Bilbao Song

That old Bilbao moon, I won't forget it soon
That old Bilbao moon, just like a big balloon
That old Bilbao moon would rise above the dune
While Tony's Beach Saloon rocked with an old-time tune
We'd sing a song the whole night long and I can still recall
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest nights of them all
No paint was on the door (no paint was on the door)
The grass grew through the floor (the grass grew through the floor)
Of Tony's Two By Four (of Tony's Two By Four)
On the Bilbao shore (on the Bilbao shore)
But there were friends galore (howdy do, howdy do)
And there was beer to pour (chug-a-lug, chug-a-lug)
And moonlight on the shore (and the moon shines above)
That old Bilbao shore (on the shore, not the floor)
We'd sing all night with all our might and I can still recall
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest nights of them all
That old Bilbao moon, I won't forget it soon
That old Bilbao moon, just like a big balloon
That old Bilbao moon would rise above the dune
While Tony's Beach Saloon rocked with an old-time tune
We'd sing all night with all our might and I can still recall
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest (those were the greatest)
Those were the greatest nights of them all

La chanson de Bilbao

Cette vieille lune de Bilbao, je ne l'oublierai pas de sitôt
Cette vieille lune de Bilbao, comme un gros ballon
Cette vieille lune de Bilbao se levait au-dessus de la dune
Tandis que le Tony's Beach Saloon jouait un air d'antan
On chantait une chanson toute la nuit et je me rappelle encore
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles nuits de toutes
Il n'y avait pas de peinture sur la porte (pas de peinture sur la porte)
L'herbe poussait à travers le sol (l'herbe poussait à travers le sol)
Du Tony's Two By Four (du Tony's Two By Four)
Sur le rivage de Bilbao (sur le rivage de Bilbao)
Mais il y avait des amis en abondance (comment ça va, comment ça va)
Et il y avait de la bière à verser (trinque, trinque)
Et le clair de lune sur le rivage (et la lune brille au-dessus)
Cette vieille rive de Bilbao (sur la rive, pas sur le sol)
On chantait toute la nuit de toutes nos forces et je me rappelle encore
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles nuits de toutes
Cette vieille lune de Bilbao, je ne l'oublierai pas de sitôt
Cette vieille lune de Bilbao, comme un gros ballon
Cette vieille lune de Bilbao se levait au-dessus de la dune
Tandis que le Tony's Beach Saloon jouait un air d'antan
On chantait toute la nuit de toutes nos forces et je me rappelle encore
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles (c'étaient les plus belles)
C'étaient les plus belles nuits de toutes