Lyrics and translation Ian Dury - There Ain't Half Been Clever Bastards
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
gaie
et
autres
drames
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
Van
Gogh
did
some
eyeball
pleasers
Van
Gogh
a
fait
des
œuvres
qui
plaisent
aux
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
Italien
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
Einstein
can't
be
classed
as
witless
Einstein
ne
peut
pas
être
classé
parmi
les
idiots
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
en
faisais
un
peu
de
splitting-em-ness
Frighten
everybody
shitless
Faire
peur
à
tout
le
monde
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
Probably
got
help
from
their
mum
Ils
ont
probablement
eu
l'aide
de
leur
mère
(Who
had
help
from
her
mum)
(Qui
avait
l'aide
de
sa
mère)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
Now
that
we've
had
some
Maintenant
qu'on
en
a
eu
quelques-uns
Let's
hope
that
there's
lots
more
to
come
Espérons
qu'il
y
en
aura
beaucoup
d'autres
à
venir
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bas-tards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
Okey-dokey
Okey-dokey
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
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Les
veinards,
les
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
pas
mal
de
malins
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Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
2 Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)
3 What a Waste
4 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
5 Sweet Gene Vincent
6 Billericay Dickie
7 I Want to Be Straight
8 Sueperman’s Big Sister
9 Inbetweenies
10 Wake Up and Make Love With Me
11 There Ain't Half Been Clever Bastards
12 Spasticus Autisticus (Live)
2 Reasons to Be Cheerful (Part 3)
3 What a Waste
4 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
5 Sweet Gene Vincent
6 Billericay Dickie
7 I Want to Be Straight
8 Sueperman’s Big Sister
9 Inbetweenies
10 Wake Up and Make Love With Me
11 There Ain't Half Been Clever Bastards
12 Spasticus Autisticus (Live)
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