Lyrics and translation Ian Dury & The Blockheads - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards - Live
Noel
Coward
was
a
charmer
Noel
Coward
était
un
charmeur
As
a
writer
he
was
Brahma
En
tant
qu'écrivain,
il
était
Brahma
Velvet,
jackets
and
pajamas
Velours,
vestes
et
pyjamas
The
gay
divorcee
and
other
dramas
La
divorcée
joyeuse
et
autres
drames
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
Van
Gogh
did
some
eyeball
pleasers
Van
Gogh
a
fait
quelques
plaisirs
pour
les
yeux
He
must
have
been
a
pencil
squeezer
Il
devait
être
un
presse-crayons
He
didn't
do
the
Mona
Lisa
Il
n'a
pas
fait
la
Joconde
That
was
an
Italian
geezer
C'était
un
type
italien
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
Einstein
can't
be
classed
as
witless
Einstein
ne
peut
pas
être
qualifié
d'idiot
He
claimed
atoms
were
the
littlest
Il
a
affirmé
que
les
atomes
étaient
les
plus
petits
When
you
did
a
bit
of
splitting-em-ness
Quand
tu
as
fait
un
peu
de
fission
Frighten
everybody
shitless
Fais
peur
à
tout
le
monde
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
Probably
got
help
from
their
mum
Ils
ont
probablement
eu
l'aide
de
leur
mère
(Who
had
help
from
her
mum)
(Qui
a
eu
l'aide
de
sa
mère)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
Now
that
we've
had
some
Maintenant
que
nous
en
avons
eu
quelques-uns
Let's
hope
that
there's
lots
more
to
come
Espérons
qu'il
y
en
aura
beaucoup
plus
à
venir
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
Okey-dokey
D'accord
Oh,
Segovia
Oh,
Segovia
Da-laa
la-laa
da-daa
da-lee
Da-laa
la-laa
da-daa
da-lee
De
dump
di
dump
de
dump-dump-diddle
li-lee
De
dump
di
dump
de
dump-dump-diddle
li-lee
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
sacrés
crétins
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1
Intro - Live
2 Blockheads - Live
3 Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Live
4 What a Waste - Live
5 Sweet Gene Vincent - Live
6 There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards - Live
7 Plaistow Patricia - Live
8 Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 - Live
9 Spasticus Autisticus - Live
10 Quiet - Live
11 Billericay Dickie - Live
12 If I Was with a Woman - Live
13 Inbetweenies - Live
14 Clevor Trever - Live
15 Wake Up And Make Love With Me (Live)
16 My Old Man - Live
2 Blockheads - Live
3 Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick - Live
4 What a Waste - Live
5 Sweet Gene Vincent - Live
6 There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards - Live
7 Plaistow Patricia - Live
8 Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 - Live
9 Spasticus Autisticus - Live
10 Quiet - Live
11 Billericay Dickie - Live
12 If I Was with a Woman - Live
13 Inbetweenies - Live
14 Clevor Trever - Live
15 Wake Up And Make Love With Me (Live)
16 My Old Man - Live
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