Lyrics and translation Bing Crosby feat. The Andrews Sisters - South America, Take It Away
South America, Take It Away
L'Amérique du Sud, prends-la
Up
here
in
the
land
of
the
hot
dog
stand
Là-haut,
dans
le
pays
du
stand
de
hot-dogs
The
atom
bomb
and
the
Good
Humor
Man
De
la
bombe
atomique
et
du
vendeur
de
glaces
Good
Humor
We
think
our
South
American
neighbors
are
grand
On
trouve
que
nos
voisins
sud-américains
sont
géniaux
We
love
′em
to
beat
the
band
On
les
aime
à
en
mourir
South
America,
babaloo,
babaloo,
ayyiyi,
babaloo
L'Amérique
du
Sud,
babaloo,
babaloo,
ayyiyi,
babaloo
One
favor
you
can
do,
ayyiyi,
you
can
do
Une
faveur
que
tu
peux
faire,
ayyiyi,
tu
peux
faire
You
beautiful
lands
below,
don't
know
what
you
began
Vous,
les
belles
terres
du
Sud,
ne
savez
pas
ce
que
vous
avez
commencé
To
put
it
plainly,
I′m
tired
of
shakin'
Pour
le
dire
franchement,
j'en
ai
assez
de
me
secouer
To
that
Pan
American
plan
Selon
ce
plan
panaméricain
Take
back
your
Samba,
ay,
your
Rumba,
ay,
your
Conga,
ayyiyi
Reprends
ta
Samba,
ay,
ton
Rumba,
ay,
ton
Conga,
ayyiyi
I
can't
keep
movin′,
ay,
my
chassis,
ay,
any
longer,
ayyiyi
Je
ne
peux
pas
continuer
à
bouger,
ay,
mon
châssis,
ay,
plus
longtemps,
ayyiyi
Now
maybe
Latins,
ay,
in
their
middles,
ay,
are
built
stronger,
ayyiyi
Peut-être
que
les
Latins,
ay,
au
milieu,
ay,
sont
bâtis
plus
solidement,
ayyiyi
But
all
this
takin′
to
the
quakin'
and
this
makin′
with
the
shakin'
Mais
tout
ce
tremblement
et
ce
secouement
Leaves
me
achin′,
olé
Me
fait
mal,
olé
First
shake
around
and
settle
there
D'abord
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
là
Then
you
shake
around
and
settle
here
Puis
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
ici
Then
you
shake
around
and
settle
there
Puis
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
là
That's
enough,
that′s
enough,
take
it
back
Ça
suffit,
ça
suffit,
reprends-la
My
spine's
outta
whack,
there's
a
strange
click,
clack
Mon
dos
est
en
vrac,
il
y
a
un
drôle
de
clic,
clac
In
the
back
of
my
Sacroiliac
Au
fond
de
mon
Sacro-iliaque
Take
back
your
Conga,
ay,
your
Samba,
ay,
your
Rumba,
ayyiyi
Reprends
ton
Conga,
ay,
ta
Samba,
ay,
ton
Rumba,
ayyiyi
Why
can′t
you
send
us,
ay,
a
less
strenu,
ay,
ous
number,
ayyiyi?
Pourquoi
ne
peux-tu
pas
nous
envoyer,
ay,
un
nombre
moins
vigoureux,
ay,
ayyiyi
?
I
got
more
bumps
now,
ay,
than
on
a,
ay,
cucumber,
ayyiyi
J'ai
plus
de
bosses
maintenant,
ay,
que
sur
un,
ay,
concombre,
ayyiyi
While
all
those
Latin
drums
are
cloppin′
Pendant
que
tous
ces
tambours
latins
frappent
Like
a
Jumpin'
Jack
I′m
hoppin'
Without
stoppin′,
olé
Comme
un
Jumpin'
Jack
je
saute
sans
arrêt,
olé
South
America
take
it
away
Amérique
du
Sud,
prends-la
First
you
shake
around
and
settle
there,
where?
D'abord
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
là,
où
?
Then
you
shake
around
and
settle
here,
oh,
there
Puis
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
ici,
oh,
là
And
then
you
shake
around
and
settle
there,
why
Bing?
Et
puis
tu
te
secoues
et
tu
te
poses
là,
pourquoi
Bing
?
That's
enough,
that′s
enough,
take
it
back
Ça
suffit,
ça
suffit,
reprends-la
My
spine's
outta
whack,
there's
a
strange
click
clack
Mon
dos
est
en
vrac,
il
y
a
un
drôle
de
clic
clac
In
the
back
of
my
Sacroiliac,
oh,
my
achin′
back
Au
fond
de
mon
Sacro-iliaque,
oh,
mon
dos
qui
me
fait
mal
Take
back
your
Conga,
ay,
your
Samba,
ay,
your
Rumba,
ayyiyi
Reprends
ton
Conga,
ay,
ta
Samba,
ay,
ton
Rumba,
ayyiyi
Bring
back
the
old
days,
ay,
of
dancin′,
I
remember,
ayyiyi
Ramène
les
bons
vieux
temps,
ay,
de
la
danse,
je
me
souviens,
ayyiyi
My
hips
are
crackin'
ay,
I
am
shriekin′
"Ay
Carumba",
ayyiyi
Mes
hanches
craquent,
ay,
je
hurle
"Ay
Carumba",
ayyiyi
I
got
a
wriggle
and
a
diddle
and
a
jiggle
like
a
fiddle
in
my
middle,
olé
J'ai
une
ondulation
et
un
remous
et
un
balancement
comme
un
violon
dans
mon
ventre,
olé
This
fancy
swishin'
imposition
wears
out
Cette
imposition
de
balancement
fantaisiste
use
All
of
my
transmission
Ammunition,
olé
Toute
ma
transmission
Munitions,
olé
Though
I
like
neighborly
relations
all
these
crazy
new
gyrations
Bien
que
j'aime
les
relations
de
voisinage,
toutes
ces
nouvelles
gyrations
folles
Try
my
patience,
olé,
South
America,
take
it
away
Éprouvent
ma
patience,
olé,
Amérique
du
Sud,
prends-la
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Writer(s): Rome Harold J
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