Lyrics and translation Cab Calloway - My Coo Coo Bird

My Coo Coo Bird

We stole his bird,
Coo-coo!
A mighty fine bird,
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
We stole this bird from the coo-coo clock, and Brother Treadway put it in hoc.

Stop all trains, close all roads,
There′s a mystery up in Harlem way.
So just relax and take it slow,
Please dig what I have to say:

Now, who stole the bird from the coo-coo clock?
My coo-coo bird could swing.
At three o' clock he′d come on the hour,
And here's the way he'd sing:

Coo-coo!
Coo-coo!
Coo-coo!
My coo-coo bird could swing.

See? My little bird couldn′t eat no food,
He only loved to swing.
At six o′ clock, he'd come on the hour,
And here′s the way he'd sing:

Coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo!
He only loved to swing.

Now, who stole the bird?
Won′t you bring him on back?
That bird could solid swing.
At nine o' clock he′d come on out,
And here's the way he'd sing:

Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
My coo-coo bird could swing.

I want my coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
Coo-coo, coo-coo, coo-coo!
My coo-coo bird could swing!

Mon Oiseau Coucou

Nous avons volé son oiseau,
Cou-cou !
Un très bel oiseau,
Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Nous avons volé cet oiseau à l'horloge à coucou, et Frère Treadway l'a mis en prison.

Arrêtez tous les trains, fermez toutes les routes,
Il y a un mystère à Harlem.
Alors, détends-toi et prends ton temps,
S'il te plaît, écoute ce que j'ai à dire :

Maintenant, qui a volé l'oiseau à l'horloge à coucou ?
Mon oiseau coucou savait swinguer.
À trois heures, il venait à l'heure,
Et voilà comment il chantait :

Cou-cou !
Cou-cou !
Cou-cou !
Mon oiseau coucou savait swinguer.

Tu vois ? Mon petit oiseau ne pouvait pas manger de nourriture,
Il n'aimait que swinguer.
À six heures, il venait à l'heure,
Et voilà comment il chantait :

Cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou !
Il n'aimait que swinguer.

Maintenant, qui a volé l'oiseau ?
Veux-tu le ramener ?
Cet oiseau savait vraiment swinguer.
À neuf heures, il sortait,
Et voilà comment il chantait :

Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Mon oiseau coucou savait swinguer.

Je veux mon cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Cou-cou, cou-cou, cou-cou !
Mon oiseau coucou savait swinguer !