Lyrics and translation Doris Day - Ma Says, Pa Says
Ma Says, Pa Says
Maman Dit, Papa Dit
Go
tell
your
mother,
you're
stepping
out
with
me,
Say
that
we'll
be
dancing
and
you
won't
be
home
'til
three.
Va
dire
à
ta
mère
que
tu
sors
avec
moi
ce
soir,Dis-lui
qu'on
va
danser
et
que
tu
ne
rentreras
pas
avant
trois
heures.
Go
tell
your
father
he
needn't
pace
the
floor,
Promise
at
the
stroke
of
three
you'll
tip
toe
through
the
door.
I
told
my
mother
and,
I
told
my
father
and
Va
dire
à
ton
père
qu'il
n'a
pas
besoin
de
faire
les
cent
pas,Promets-lui
qu'à
trois
heures
précises,
tu
rentreras
sur
la
pointe
des
pieds.
J'ai
dit
à
ma
mère
et,
j'ai
dit
à
mon
père
et
They
(Yes?),
say...
(What
did
they
say?)Ma
says,
Pa
says,
we
must
keep
on
dancing,
Ma
says,
Pa
says,
we
must
keep
on
dancing,
For
if
we
keep
on
dancing,
we
won't
start
romancing,
But
if
we
start
romancing,
we
won't
keep
on
dancing.
Go
tell
your
mother,
I'm
taking
you
out
to
dine
Ils
(Oui
?),
disent...
(Qu'est-ce
qu'ils
ont
dit
?)
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
danser,Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
danser,Car
si
on
continue
à
danser,
on
ne
commencera
pas
à
flirter,Mais
si
on
commence
à
flirter,
on
ne
continuera
pas
à
danser.
Va
dire
à
ta
mère
que
je
t'emmène
dîner,
Tell
her
this
here
restaurant
the
cooking
is
divine
Dis-lui
que
dans
ce
restaurant,
la
cuisine
est
divine.
Go
tell
your
father,
You've
got
an
appetite
Va
dire
à
ton
père
que
tu
as
un
appétit
d'ogre,
Say
that
you're
so
hungry
you
could
eat
all
through
the
night.
Dis-lui
que
tu
as
tellement
faim
que
tu
pourrais
manger
toute
la
nuit.
I
told
my
mother
and,
I
told
my
father
and
J'ai
dit
à
ma
mère
et,
j'ai
dit
à
mon
père
et
They
(Yes?),
say...
(What
did
they
say?)Ma
says,
Pa
says,
we
must
keep
on
eating
Ils
(Oui
?),
disent...
(Qu'est-ce
qu'ils
ont
dit
?)
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
manger,
Ma
says,
Pa
says,
we
must
keep
on
eating
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
manger,
For
if
we
keep
on
eating,
our
lips
can't
be
meeting,
But
if
our
lips
are
meeting,
we
won't
keep
on
eating.
Go
tell
your
mother,
tonight
you've
got
a
date;
Say
that
you
and
I
will
be
attending
a
little
debate.
Car
si
on
continue
à
manger,
nos
lèvres
ne
pourront
pas
se
rencontrer,
Mais
si
nos
lèvres
se
rencontrent,
on
ne
continuera
pas
à
manger.
Va
dire
à
ta
mère
que
tu
as
un
rendez-vous
ce
soir
;Dis-lui
que
toi
et
moi
allons
assister
à
un
petit
débat.
Go
tell
your
father,
I'm
gonna
make
a
speech
Va
dire
à
ton
père
que
je
vais
faire
un
discours,
Say
the
lecture
will
be
held
upon
a
sandy
beach.
Dis-lui
que
la
conférence
aura
lieu
sur
une
plage
de
sable
fin.
I
told
my
mother
and,
I
told
my
father
and
J'ai
dit
à
ma
mère
et,
j'ai
dit
à
mon
père
et
They
(Yes?),
say...
(What
did
they
say?)Ma
says,
Pa
says,
we
must
keep
on
talking
Ils
(Oui
?),
disent...
(Qu'est-ce
qu'ils
ont
dit
?)
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
parler,
Ma
says,
Pa
says
we
must
keep
on
talking
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit,
on
doit
continuer
à
parler,
For
if
we
keep
on
talking,
we
won't
go
out
walking
Car
si
on
continue
à
parler,
on
n'ira
pas
se
promener,
But
if
we
go
out
walking,
we
won't
keep
on
talking.
Mais
si
on
va
se
promener,
on
ne
continuera
pas
à
parler.
We'll
date
and
debate
On
aura
des
rendez-vous
et
on
débattra,
We'll
meet
and
eat
On
se
verra
et
on
mangera,
We'll
walk
and
talk
beneath
the
moon'Cos
Ma
says,
Pa
says,...
We
can
marry
soon
On
marchera
et
on
parlera
au
clair
de
luneParce
que
Maman
dit,
Papa
dit...
Qu'on
pourra
bientôt
se
marier
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Writer(s): J. Marais
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3
Lonesome and Sorry
4
The Black Hills of Dakota
5
Come To Baby, Do!
6
Silver Bells
7
It's The Sentimental Thing To Do
8
You Love Me
9
You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me
10
The Last Time I Saw You
11
I’ll Always Be With You
12
It Could Happen to You
13
On Moonlight Bay
14
A Woman's Touch
15
I Can Do Without You
16
Till the End of Time
17
I Got the Sun In the Morning
18
Life's Desire
19
Just One of Those Things
20
Somebody Loves Me
21
In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town
22
Lullaby of Broadway
23
This Too Shall Pass Away
24
I'll String Along With You
25
Someone Like You
26
Do Do Do
27
You Go To My Head
28
Secret Love
29
Sentimental Journey
30
Pretty Baby
31
I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)
32
It Had To Be You
33
Cuddle Up a Little Closer
34
Crazy Rhythm
35
Kiss Me Again Stranger
36
Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)
37
Aren't You Glad You're You
38
With a Song in My Heart
39
Too Marvellous For Words
40
Everywhere You Go
41
Day By Day
42
While the Music Plays On
43
We'll Be Together Again
44
Three At A Table For Two
45
My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
46
My Love and Devotion
47
A Full Time Job
48
In The Moon Mist
49
If I Give My Heart To You
50
The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)
51
Love Me or Leave Me
52
It's Magic
53
A Very Precious Love
54
I Speak To The Stars
55
Confess
56
Everybody Loves a Lover
57
We Kiss In a Shadow
58
Choo Choo Train
59
Love Somebody
60
My Darling, My Darling
61
I've Never Been In Love Before
62
A Bushel and a Peck
63
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
64
I'll Never Stop Loving you
65
When I Fall in Love
66
A Guy Is a Guy
67
I Only Have Eyes For You
68
Sugarbush
69
That Certain Party
70
If You Will Marry Me
71
It's Better to Conceal Than Reveal
72
A Purple Cow
73
Pillow Talk
74
I'll See You In My Dreams
75
Shaking the Blues Away
76
(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai
77
Canadian Capers (Cuttin' Capers)
78
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
79
It's a Lovely Day Today
80
Ready Willing and Able
81
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82
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83
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84
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85
He's Home for a Little While
86
I'll Be Around
87
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88
Would I Love You
89
You Should Have Told Me
90
Keep Cool, Fool
91
The Very Thought of You
92
Quicksilver
93
Amapola
94
Easy As Pie
95
Baby Doll
96
Again
97
Let'sWalk That-A-Way
98
Just Blew in from the Windy City
99
No Two People
100
Anyone Can Fall In Love
101
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102
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103
April In Paris
104
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105
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106
The Second Star To The Right
107
Sooner or Later
108
That Old Feeling
109
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110
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111
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112
Between Friends
113
Made Up My Mind
114
There's Good Blues Tonight
115
Blame My Absent-Minded Heart
116
At The Cafe Rendezvous
117
You Can't Lose Me
118
Kay Muleta
119
I'm In Love
120
The Deevil, Devil, Divil
121
Love Ya
122
I'll Never Slip Around Again
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