Lyrics and translation Fred Astaire - The Yam
(From
"Carefree")
(Extrait
de
"Insouciant")
Come
on
and
hear
the
Yam
man
cry,
Viens
donc
entendre
le
cri
du
vendeur
de
Yam,
"Any
Yam
today?"
"Du
Yam
aujourd'hui
?"
The
sweet
potatoes
that
he'll
fry
Les
patates
douces
qu'il
fera
frire
Will
be
Yam
today.
Seront
du
Yam
aujourd'hui.
The
little
step
that
you
see
him
do
Le
petit
pas
que
tu
le
vois
faire
With
ev'ry
Yam
that
he
sells
to
you,
Avec
chaque
Yam
qu'il
te
vend,
It's
something
that
you
ought
to
try—
C'est
quelque
chose
que
tu
devrais
essayer —
Come
and
Yam
today.
Viens
et
prends
du
Yam
aujourd'hui.
Come
get
what
I've
got—
Viens
prendre
ce
que
j'ai —
It
will
hit
the
spot—
Ça
te
comblera —
Get
your
sweet
and
hot
Prends
ton
Yam
sucré
et
chaud
Yam.
Yam.
Come
on
and
shake
your
depression
Viens
et
secoue
ta
dépression
And
let's
have
a
Yam
session:
Et
faisons
une
session
Yam :
There's
that
long
note—
Il
y
a
cette
longue
note —
One,
two,
three,
Yam—
Un,
deux,
trois,
Yam —
Ev'ry
orchestra
in
America
Chaque
orchestre
en
Amérique
Will
be
doing
the
Yam.
Jouera
le
Yam.
I
didn't
come
to
do
the
Charleston,
Je
ne
suis
pas
venu
pour
faire
le
Charleston,
I
didn't
come
to
Bell
the
Jack
Je
ne
suis
pas
venu
pour
sonner
la
cloche
I
didn't
come
to
do
Je
ne
suis
pas
venu
pour
faire
The
Suzy-Q,
Le
Suzy-Q,
Or
do
the
Bottom
they
call
Black.
Ou
faire
le
Bottom
qu'on
appelle
Black.
I
didn't
come
to
do
Big
Apple,
Je
ne
suis
pas
venu
pour
faire
le
Big
Apple,
I
didn't
come
to
do
the
Shag,
Je
ne
suis
pas
venu
pour
faire
le
Shag,
But
honey,
Here
I
am
Mais
ma
chérie,
me
voilà
To
do
the
Yam,
Pour
faire
le
Yam,
'Cause
the
Yam
is
in
the
bag.
Parce
que
le
Yam
est
dans
le
sac.
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1
Dearly Beloved
2 Poor Mister Chisholm
3 We're In the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song)
4 Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
5 (I've Got) Beginners Luck
6 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
7 Shall We Dance
8 Slap That Bass
9 A Foggy Day
10 Things Are Looking Up
11 Nice Work If You Can Get It
12 I Can't Be Bothered Now
13 Change Partners
14 They All Laughed
15 I Used To Be Colour Blind
16 Who Cares
17 Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby
18 So Near And Yet So Far
19 Dream Dancing
20 You're Easy to Dance With
21 I'm Old Fashioned
22 You Were Never Lovelier
23 The Yam
24 They Can't Take That Away From Me
25 Bojangles of Harlem
26 A Fine Romance
27 Cheek to Cheek
28 No Strings
29 Isn't This a Lovely Day
30 The Piccolino
31 My One and Only
32 Isn't This A Lovely Day
33 Crazy Feet
34 New Sun In The Sky
35 Night And Day
36 Flying Down to Rio
37 Let's Face The Music And Dance
38 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
39 We Saw the Sea
40 Let Yourself Go
41 I'd Rather Lead A Band
42 I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown
43 They Was You Look Tonight
44 Never Gonna Dance
45 Pick Yourself Up
46 A Couple of Swells
47 A Couple Of Song And Dance Men
48 Funny Face (Funny Face)
2 Poor Mister Chisholm
3 We're In the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song)
4 Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
5 (I've Got) Beginners Luck
6 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
7 Shall We Dance
8 Slap That Bass
9 A Foggy Day
10 Things Are Looking Up
11 Nice Work If You Can Get It
12 I Can't Be Bothered Now
13 Change Partners
14 They All Laughed
15 I Used To Be Colour Blind
16 Who Cares
17 Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby
18 So Near And Yet So Far
19 Dream Dancing
20 You're Easy to Dance With
21 I'm Old Fashioned
22 You Were Never Lovelier
23 The Yam
24 They Can't Take That Away From Me
25 Bojangles of Harlem
26 A Fine Romance
27 Cheek to Cheek
28 No Strings
29 Isn't This a Lovely Day
30 The Piccolino
31 My One and Only
32 Isn't This A Lovely Day
33 Crazy Feet
34 New Sun In The Sky
35 Night And Day
36 Flying Down to Rio
37 Let's Face The Music And Dance
38 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
39 We Saw the Sea
40 Let Yourself Go
41 I'd Rather Lead A Band
42 I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown
43 They Was You Look Tonight
44 Never Gonna Dance
45 Pick Yourself Up
46 A Couple of Swells
47 A Couple Of Song And Dance Men
48 Funny Face (Funny Face)
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