Lyrics and translation George Formby - We've Been a Long Time Gone
Many
moons
ago,
we
went
to
face
the
foe
in
the
far
off
distant
past
Il
y
a
bien
longtemps,
nous
sommes
partis
affronter
l'ennemi
dans
un
passé
lointain
But
now
we′re
all
with
wrinkles
like
a
lot
of
Rip
Van
Winkles
Mais
maintenant,
nous
avons
tous
des
rides
comme
beaucoup
de
Rip
Van
Winkles
But
we
re
back
home
now
at
last
Mais
nous
sommes
enfin
de
retour
à
la
maison
We've
been
a
long
time,
a
long
time,
Nous
sommes
partis
depuis
longtemps,
très
longtemps,
A
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Un
temps
terriblement
long
It
was
the
wrong
time
to
leave
the
little
wife
C'était
le
mauvais
moment
pour
quitter
la
petite
femme
To
leave
the
little
sweetheart
at
the
right
time
of
her
life
Pour
quitter
ma
petite
chérie
au
bon
moment
de
sa
vie
And
when
she
meets
you
and
she
greets
you
Et
quand
elle
te
rencontrera
et
te
saluera
With
a
′hello
darling'
now
we'll
carry
on
Avec
un
"bonjour
mon
amour",
nous
continuerons
I′m
going
to
love
you
more
and
more,
the
kids
are
at
school
till
four
Je
vais
t'aimer
de
plus
en
plus,
les
enfants
sont
à
l'école
jusqu'à
quatre
heures
You′ve
been
a
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Tu
es
parti
depuis
un
temps
terriblement
long
You've
been
a
long
time,
a
long
time,
Tu
es
parti
depuis
longtemps,
très
longtemps,
A
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Un
temps
terriblement
long
It
was
the
wrong
time
to
leave
the
little
wife
C'était
le
mauvais
moment
pour
quitter
la
petite
femme
To
leave
your
little
sweetheart
at
the
right
time
of
her
life
Pour
laisser
ta
petite
chérie
au
bon
moment
de
sa
vie
And
when
she
meets
you
and
greets
you
Et
quand
elle
te
rencontrera
et
te
saluera
With
a
′hello
darling'
now
we′ll
carry
on
Avec
un
"bonjour
mon
amour",
nous
continuerons
I'm
going
to
love
you
more
and
more
than
ever
I
did
before
Je
vais
t'aimer
de
plus
en
plus
que
jamais
You′ve
been
a
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Tu
es
parti
depuis
un
temps
terriblement
long
You've
been
a
long
time,
a
long
time,
Tu
es
parti
depuis
longtemps,
très
longtemps,
A
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Un
temps
terriblement
long
It
was
the
wrong
time
to
leave
the
little
wife
C'était
le
mauvais
moment
pour
quitter
la
petite
femme
To
leave
the
little
sweetheart
at
the
right
time
of
her
life
Pour
quitter
ma
petite
chérie
au
bon
moment
de
sa
vie
And
when
she
meets
you
and
greets
you
Et
quand
elle
te
rencontrera
et
te
saluera
With
a
'hello
darling′
now
we′ll
carry
on
Avec
un
"bonjour
mon
amour",
nous
continuerons
I'm
going
to
love
you
more
and
more,
so
hurry
and
bolt
the
door
Je
vais
t'aimer
de
plus
en
plus,
alors
dépêche-toi
de
verrouiller
la
porte
You′ve
been
a
terrible
hell
of
a
long
time
gone
Tu
es
parti
depuis
un
temps
terriblement
long
Rate the translation
1
We've Been a Long Time Gone
2 Up In The Air And Down In The Dumps
3 The Old Cane Bottom Chair
4 The Daring Young Man
5 Swim Little Fish
6 Our Fanny's Gone All Yankee
7 Mr. Wu's in the Air Force
8 If I Had A Girl Like You
9 I'd Like a Dream Like That
10 Come Hither With Your Zither
11 Blackpool Prom
12 Bell Bottom George
13 It Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)
14 It Could Be
15 Unconditional Surrender
16 The Mad March Harae
17 Excerpt From "Get Cracking"
18 She's Got Two Of Everything
19 You Don't Need a Licence for That
20 Auntie Maggie's Remedy
21 Leaning On A Lamp Post
22 When I'm Cleaning Windows
23 The "V" Sign Song
2 Up In The Air And Down In The Dumps
3 The Old Cane Bottom Chair
4 The Daring Young Man
5 Swim Little Fish
6 Our Fanny's Gone All Yankee
7 Mr. Wu's in the Air Force
8 If I Had A Girl Like You
9 I'd Like a Dream Like That
10 Come Hither With Your Zither
11 Blackpool Prom
12 Bell Bottom George
13 It Serves You Right (You Shouldn't Have Joined)
14 It Could Be
15 Unconditional Surrender
16 The Mad March Harae
17 Excerpt From "Get Cracking"
18 She's Got Two Of Everything
19 You Don't Need a Licence for That
20 Auntie Maggie's Remedy
21 Leaning On A Lamp Post
22 When I'm Cleaning Windows
23 The "V" Sign Song
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