Lyrics and translation Billy Murray - Oh! By Jingo

Oh! By Jingo

In the land of San Domingo
Lived a girl called "Oh By Jingo"

Jada-da da-da-da-da-da-da
Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a

From the fields and from the marshes
Came the old and young, by goshes

Yada-da da-da-da-da-da-da
Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a

They all spoke with a different lingo
But they all loved Oh By Jingo
And ev'ry night, they sang in the pale moonlight

Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
Oh By Jingo, won't you hear our love
We will build for you a hut
You will be our favorite nut
We'll have a lot of little oh by gollies
Then we'll put them in the follies

By Jingo said "By gosh by gee"
"By jiminy please don't bother me"
So they all went away singin'
Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
By Jingo, by gee, you're the only gal for me

By Jingo had a lover, he was always undercover
Every night she used to meet him, how nice she used to treat him
They eloped but they both were collared
And the gang stood there and hollered
Don't raise a fuss, you've gotta take one of us

Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
Oh By Jingo, won't you hear our love
We will build a little still
We'll make whiskey on the hill
We'll have a lot of little liquor beggars
They'll grow up and be bootleggers

By Jingo said "Now boys don't rave"
"I put four husbands in their grave"
So they all went away singin'
Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
By Jingo, by gee, you're not the girl for me

Oh! By Jingo

Dans le pays de Saint-Domingue
Vivait une fille appelée "Oh By Jingo"

Jada-da da-da-da-da-da-da
Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a

Des champs et des marais
Venaient les vieux et les jeunes, par gosses

Yada-da da-da-da-da-da-da
Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a Ump-a

Ils parlaient tous avec un langage différent
Mais ils aimaient tous Oh By Jingo
Et chaque soir, ils chantaient au clair de lune

Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
Oh By Jingo, ne veux-tu pas entendre notre amour
Nous allons construire pour toi une hutte
Tu seras notre noix préférée
Nous aurons beaucoup de petits oh by gollies
Puis nous les mettrons dans les folies

By Jingo a dit "Par gosses, par gee"
"Par jiminy, s'il te plaît, ne me dérange pas"
Alors ils sont tous partis en chantant
Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
By Jingo, by gee, tu es la seule fille pour moi

By Jingo avait un amant, il était toujours sous couverture
Chaque soir, elle avait l'habitude de le rencontrer, comme elle avait l'habitude de le traiter bien
Ils se sont enfuis mais ils ont tous les deux été colletés
Et le gang est resté là et a crié
Ne fais pas de chichi, tu dois en prendre un

Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
Oh By Jingo, ne veux-tu pas entendre notre amour
Nous allons construire une petite distillerie
Nous allons faire du whisky sur la colline
Nous aurons beaucoup de petits mendiants de liqueur
Ils grandiront et seront des contrebandiers

By Jingo a dit "Maintenant, les garçons, ne vous fâchez pas"
"J'ai mis quatre maris dans leur tombe"
Alors ils sont tous partis en chantant
Oh by gee, by josh, by gum, by jove
By Jingo, by gee, tu n'es pas la fille pour moi