Lyrics and translation Bill Haley & His Comets - Lean Jean
I
got
a
gal
J'ai
une
fille
And
she's
long
and
thin
Et
elle
est
grande
et
mince
Real
nice
condition
En
très
bon
état
For
the
shape
she's
in
Pour
la
forme
qu'elle
a
Every
time
I
see
her
Chaque
fois
que
je
la
vois
Boy,
I
do
a
spin
Mec,
je
fais
un
tour
Lean
Jean,
seventeen
Jean
maigre,
dix-sept
ans
She
fell
in
a
Elle
est
tombée
dans
un
Beauty
shop
to
get
away
Salon
de
beauté
pour
s'échapper
The
owner
said
I
dig
your
wig
Le
propriétaire
a
dit
que
j'aime
ta
perruque
But
you
need
a
shave
Mais
tu
as
besoin
de
te
raser
And
yet
there's
something
'bout
her
Et
pourtant,
il
y
a
quelque
chose
en
elle
Makes
me
be
her
slave
Qui
me
fait
être
son
esclave
Lean
Jean,
seventeen
Jean
maigre,
dix-sept
ans
I
got
a
gal
J'ai
une
fille
And
she's
long
and
thin
Et
elle
est
grande
et
mince
Real
nice
condition
En
très
bon
état
For
the
shape
she's
in
Pour
la
forme
qu'elle
a
Every
time
I
see
her
Chaque
fois
que
je
la
vois
Boy,
I
do
a
spin
Mec,
je
fais
un
tour
Lean
Jean,
seventeen
Jean
maigre,
dix-sept
ans
Jeannie
baby's
knock
kneed
Jeannie
bébé
est
genouillère
In
her
bobby
socks
Dans
ses
chaussettes
à
bobby
I'm
so
barrel
legged
Je
suis
tellement
jambes
en
baril
When
the
rhythm
rocks
Quand
le
rythme
berce
When
we
stroll
together
Quand
on
se
promène
ensemble
We
spell
ox
On
épelle
bœuf
Lean
Jean,
seventeen
Jean
maigre,
dix-sept
ans
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1
Two Hound Dogs
2 Lean Jean
3 Rock Lomond
4 The Dipsy Doodle
5 You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming
6 (I'll Be With You in) Apple Blossom Time
7 Don't Nobody Move
8 Carolina in the Morning
9 Miss You
10 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
11 Where Did You Go Last Night (two false starts) (slow)
12 Where Did You Go Last Night (false start & incomplete take) (fast)
13 In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This) (instrumental)
14 Hey Then, There Now
15 Jamaica D.J.
16 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
17 Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
18 Me Rock-A-Hula
19 Whoa Mabel
20 Corrine, Corrina (without handclaps)
21 Vive le Rock and Roll
22 Joey's Song (instrumental) (mono)
23 B B Betty
24 Sweet Sue Just You
25 Charmaine
26 The Dragon Rock
27 The Cat Walk (instrumental)
28 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
29 Be by Me
30 Where Did You Go Last Night?
31 Shaky (instrumental)
32 (Thanks for the) Summer Souvenirs
33 Puerto Rican Peddlar (instrumental)
34 (Put Another Nickel in the Jukebox) Music, Music, Music! (instrumental)
35 Drowsy Waters (instrumental)
36 Eloise
37 Goofin' Around (instrumental)
38 Marie
39 Joey's Song (instrumental) (stereo)
40 Football Rock and Roll (demo)
41 Hide the Seek
42 Blue Comet Blues (instrumental)
43 Calling All Comets (instrumental)
44 A Rockin' Little Tune (instrumental)
45 Don't Knock the Rock (without overdub)
46 The Break Speaks
47 Rip It Up (without handclaps)
48 Six Year-Old Can Rock and Roll (demo)
49 Rockin' Rollin' Schnitzlebank
50 Rockin' Matilda (Waltzing Matilda)
51 The Walkin' Beat
52 Chiquita Linda (instrumental)
53 Where Did You Go Last Night (incomplete take & alt. take)
54 Mack the Knife (instrumental)
55 The Green Door
56 Yeah She's Evil
57 Dragon Rock (alt. take 1)
58 Dragon Rock (alt. take 2)
59 Dragon Rock (two false starts)
60 Dragon Rock (two false starts & alt. take 3)
61 ABC Rock (false start & incomplete take)
62 ABC Rock (two false starts & alt. take)
63 The Catwalk (false start & alt. take)
64 I Got a Woman (alt. take 1)
65 I Got a Woman (alt. take 2)
66 I Got a Woman (alt. take 3)
67 I Got a Woman (two false starts & incomplete take)
68 I Got a Woman (false start & incomplete take)
69 I Got a Woman (chatter & master take)
70 A Fool Such as I (false start & alt. take 1)
71 A Fool Such as I (two false starts & alt. take 2)
72 Be by Me (false start & alt. take 1)
73 Be by Me (five false starts & alt. take 2)
74 Be by Me (four false starts & alt. take 3)
75 Where Did You Go Last Night (four false starts)
76 Two Shadows (instrumental)
2 Lean Jean
3 Rock Lomond
4 The Dipsy Doodle
5 You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming
6 (I'll Be With You in) Apple Blossom Time
7 Don't Nobody Move
8 Carolina in the Morning
9 Miss You
10 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
11 Where Did You Go Last Night (two false starts) (slow)
12 Where Did You Go Last Night (false start & incomplete take) (fast)
13 In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This) (instrumental)
14 Hey Then, There Now
15 Jamaica D.J.
16 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
17 Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
18 Me Rock-A-Hula
19 Whoa Mabel
20 Corrine, Corrina (without handclaps)
21 Vive le Rock and Roll
22 Joey's Song (instrumental) (mono)
23 B B Betty
24 Sweet Sue Just You
25 Charmaine
26 The Dragon Rock
27 The Cat Walk (instrumental)
28 (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
29 Be by Me
30 Where Did You Go Last Night?
31 Shaky (instrumental)
32 (Thanks for the) Summer Souvenirs
33 Puerto Rican Peddlar (instrumental)
34 (Put Another Nickel in the Jukebox) Music, Music, Music! (instrumental)
35 Drowsy Waters (instrumental)
36 Eloise
37 Goofin' Around (instrumental)
38 Marie
39 Joey's Song (instrumental) (stereo)
40 Football Rock and Roll (demo)
41 Hide the Seek
42 Blue Comet Blues (instrumental)
43 Calling All Comets (instrumental)
44 A Rockin' Little Tune (instrumental)
45 Don't Knock the Rock (without overdub)
46 The Break Speaks
47 Rip It Up (without handclaps)
48 Six Year-Old Can Rock and Roll (demo)
49 Rockin' Rollin' Schnitzlebank
50 Rockin' Matilda (Waltzing Matilda)
51 The Walkin' Beat
52 Chiquita Linda (instrumental)
53 Where Did You Go Last Night (incomplete take & alt. take)
54 Mack the Knife (instrumental)
55 The Green Door
56 Yeah She's Evil
57 Dragon Rock (alt. take 1)
58 Dragon Rock (alt. take 2)
59 Dragon Rock (two false starts)
60 Dragon Rock (two false starts & alt. take 3)
61 ABC Rock (false start & incomplete take)
62 ABC Rock (two false starts & alt. take)
63 The Catwalk (false start & alt. take)
64 I Got a Woman (alt. take 1)
65 I Got a Woman (alt. take 2)
66 I Got a Woman (alt. take 3)
67 I Got a Woman (two false starts & incomplete take)
68 I Got a Woman (false start & incomplete take)
69 I Got a Woman (chatter & master take)
70 A Fool Such as I (false start & alt. take 1)
71 A Fool Such as I (two false starts & alt. take 2)
72 Be by Me (false start & alt. take 1)
73 Be by Me (five false starts & alt. take 2)
74 Be by Me (four false starts & alt. take 3)
75 Where Did You Go Last Night (four false starts)
76 Two Shadows (instrumental)
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