Lyrics and translation Carole King - Short Mort
Well
the
district
of
the
Rhine-Ruhr
Eh
bien
le
quartier
du
Rhin-Ruhr
Is
diverse
with
tall
and
short
Est
diversifié,
peuplé
de
grands
et
de
petits
And
should
you
visit
there
Et
si
tu
t'y
rends
You'll
wanna
be
prepared
Tu
devras
être
préparé
For
a
dwarf
named
Mighty
Mort
Pour
un
nain,
Mighty
Mort
Now
Mortie's
rather
scrappy
Mortie
est
plutôt
mal
foutu
You
see
he
stands
'bout
two
foot
four
Tu
vois,
il
mesure
environ
deux
pieds
quatre
All
the
Altstadt
ladies
call
him
kneecap
lover
Toutes
les
filles
de
l'Altstadt
l'appellent
l'amant
des
genoux
All
the
mens
just
call
him
squirt
Tous
les
hommes
l'appellent
juste
"p'tit"
Well
he's
short,
short
Mighty
Mort
Eh
bien,
il
est
petit,
le
petit
Mighty
Mort
The
shortest
dwarf
in
all
Düsseldorf
Le
plus
petit
nain
de
tout
Düsseldorf
Shorter
than
a
young
Dauchhound
Plus
petit
qu'un
jeune
teckel
And
quicker
than
a
prarie
dog
Et
plus
rapide
qu'un
chien
de
prairie
Now
Mortie
he's
a
drinker
Mortie
est
un
buveur
And
he
likes
his
Altbier
cool
Et
il
aime
sa
bière
Altbier
bien
fraîche
And
he
likes
to
pick
a
pocket
clean
Et
il
aime
vider
les
poches
In
back
of
drunken
people's
stools
Dans
le
dos
des
gens
ivres
He's
got
his
tiny
lederhosen
Il
a
son
petit
lederhosen
He's
got
his
green
felt
hat
on
fine
Il
a
son
chapeau
vert
en
feutre
He
got
a
1mil.
Luger
for
a
pocket
shooter
Il
a
un
Luger
de
1 million
pour
arme
de
poche
He
got
a
thimble
for
a
stein
Il
a
un
dé
à
coudre
pour
chope
Well
he's
short,
short
Mighty
Mort
Eh
bien,
il
est
petit,
le
petit
Mighty
Mort
The
shortest
dwarf
in
all
Düsseldorf
Le
plus
petit
nain
de
tout
Düsseldorf
Shorter
than
a
young
Dauchhound
Plus
petit
qu'un
jeune
teckel
And
quicker
than
a
prarie
dog
Et
plus
rapide
qu'un
chien
de
prairie
Well
Friday
'bout
a
week
ago
Eh
bien
vendredi
il
y
a
environ
une
semaine
Mortie's
sucking
suds
Mortie
buvait
des
chopes
And
on
the
ledge
of
the
bar
Et
sur
le
rebord
du
bar
Leaned
a
chap
named
Otis
Était
penché
un
type
nommé
Otis
Who
wore
some
fancy
duds
Qui
portait
des
fringues
de
luxe
Well
he
snuck
up
right
behind
him
Eh
bien,
il
s'est
approché
en
douce
But
a
scuffle
soon
enued
Mais
une
bagarre
a
vite
éclaté
And
Mighty
Mort
got
a
whoopin
Et
Mighty
Mort
a
eu
une
raclée
For
touchin'
the
ass
of
an
English
dude
Pour
avoir
touché
le
cul
d'un
Anglais
Well
he's
short,
short
Mighty
Mort
Eh
bien,
il
est
petit,
le
petit
Mighty
Mort
The
shortest
dwarf
in
all
Düsseldorf
Le
plus
petit
nain
de
tout
Düsseldorf
Shorter
than
a
young
Dauchhound
Plus
petit
qu'un
jeune
teckel
And
quicker
than
a
prarie
dog
Et
plus
rapide
qu'un
chien
de
prairie
Well
the
whole
bar
started
laughin'
Eh
bien,
tout
le
bar
a
commencé
à
rire
And
when
they
pulled
the
two
apart
Et
quand
ils
ont
séparé
les
deux
Mortie
looked
like
a
wienerschnitzel
Mortie
ressemblait
à
une
escalope
viennoise
In
a
bowl
full
of
sauerkraut
Dans
un
bol
de
choucroute
Rate the translation
1
Oh Neil
2 We Grew Up Together
3 Queen of the Beach
4 Under the Stars
5 Goin' Wild
6 He Takes Good Care of Your Baby
7 A Road to Nowhere
8 Make the Night a Little Longer
9 He's a Bad Boy
10 Walkin' With My Angel
11 Another Night With the Boys
12 Nobody's Perfect
13 Baby Sittin'
14 One Wonderful Night
15 She Don't Deserve You
16 (Living My Life) For the Love of a Girl
17 You Turn Me on, Boy
18 Some of Your Lovin', Pt. 2
19 You're the Only One (Who Understands Me)
20 Nothing's Impossible
21 Dear Mr. DJ Play It Again
22 Hey Little Play Girl
23 I've Got Nothing Left Written
24 (Let's Have A) Private Party
25 I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance
26 There Goes My Lover
27 Some of Your Lovin'
28 Boomerang
29 Right Girl
30 Loved, Loved, Loved
31 It Might As Well Rain Until September
32 Once a Fool, Always a Fool
33 Sixteen Cubes of Sugar
34 Look Who's Talkin'
35 Your Letter Will Kiss Me Goodnight
36 That's What I Call True Love
37 Deep in My Heart
38 A Very Special Boy
39 The Sheik
40 Disappointed
41 Crying In the Rain
42 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
43 Samson and Deliah
44 Short Mort
45 In My Baby's Eyes
46 Same Old Reliable Me
47 A Wonderful Dream
48 Oh! Oh! It Started All Over Again
49 Take Good Care Of My Baby
50 How Many Tears
51 I Can't Behave Myself
52 Nothing Is Impossible
53 Even If I Wanted To
54 School Bells Are Ringing
55 Dreamin' About You
56 A Million Tears Too Late
57 Carole
2 We Grew Up Together
3 Queen of the Beach
4 Under the Stars
5 Goin' Wild
6 He Takes Good Care of Your Baby
7 A Road to Nowhere
8 Make the Night a Little Longer
9 He's a Bad Boy
10 Walkin' With My Angel
11 Another Night With the Boys
12 Nobody's Perfect
13 Baby Sittin'
14 One Wonderful Night
15 She Don't Deserve You
16 (Living My Life) For the Love of a Girl
17 You Turn Me on, Boy
18 Some of Your Lovin', Pt. 2
19 You're the Only One (Who Understands Me)
20 Nothing's Impossible
21 Dear Mr. DJ Play It Again
22 Hey Little Play Girl
23 I've Got Nothing Left Written
24 (Let's Have A) Private Party
25 I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance
26 There Goes My Lover
27 Some of Your Lovin'
28 Boomerang
29 Right Girl
30 Loved, Loved, Loved
31 It Might As Well Rain Until September
32 Once a Fool, Always a Fool
33 Sixteen Cubes of Sugar
34 Look Who's Talkin'
35 Your Letter Will Kiss Me Goodnight
36 That's What I Call True Love
37 Deep in My Heart
38 A Very Special Boy
39 The Sheik
40 Disappointed
41 Crying In the Rain
42 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
43 Samson and Deliah
44 Short Mort
45 In My Baby's Eyes
46 Same Old Reliable Me
47 A Wonderful Dream
48 Oh! Oh! It Started All Over Again
49 Take Good Care Of My Baby
50 How Many Tears
51 I Can't Behave Myself
52 Nothing Is Impossible
53 Even If I Wanted To
54 School Bells Are Ringing
55 Dreamin' About You
56 A Million Tears Too Late
57 Carole
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