Lyrics and translation Ian Dury - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
Noel
Coward
was
a
charmer
Noel
Coward
était
un
charmeur
As
a
writer
he
was
bramer
En
tant
qu'écrivain,
il
était
plus
brameur
Velvet
jackets
and
pyjamas
Vestes
de
velours
et
pyjamas
The
gay,
divorce
and
other
dramas
L'homosexualité,
le
divorce
et
autres
drames
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
Van
Gogh
did
some
eyeball
pleasers
Van
Gogh
a
fait
des
choses
qui
plaisent
aux
yeux
He
must
have
been
a
pencil
squeezer
Il
devait
être
un
presseur
de
crayon
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
des
tas
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
Einstein
can't
be
classed
as
witless
Einstein
ne
peut
pas
être
classé
comme
idiot
He
claimed
atoms
were
the
littlest
Il
a
affirmé
que
les
atomes
étaient
les
plus
petits
When
you
did
a
bit
of
splitlingness
Quand
tu
as
fait
un
peu
de
scission
Frightened
everybody
shitless
Tu
as
fait
peur
à
tout
le
monde
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
Probably
got
help
from
their
mum
who
had
help
from
her
mum
Ils
ont
probablement
été
aidés
par
leur
mère
qui
a
été
aidée
par
sa
mère
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
Now
that
we've
had
some
let's
hope
that
there's
lots
more
to
come
Maintenant
que
nous
en
avons
eu
quelques-uns,
espérons
qu'il
y
en
aura
beaucoup
d'autres
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
Bastards
Malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
Okie
dokie
Okie
dokie
Oh!...
Segovia
Oh!...
Segovia
La
la
la
lum
ta
da
dadi
La
la
la
lum
ta
da
dadi
Ti
tum
di
dum
ti
tum
Ti
tum
di
dum
ti
tum
Di
didle
da
di
Di
didle
da
di
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever
bastards
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de
malins
(Lucky
bleeders,
lucky
bleeders)
(Des
veinards,
des
veinards)
There
ain't
half
been
some
clever...
Il
y
a
eu
des
tas
de...
Bastards
Malins
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2 My Old Man
3 I Want to Be Straight
4 Itinerant Child
5 Poo-Poo in the Prawn
6 I Believe
7 One Love
8 Sweet Gene Vincent
9 Inbetweenies
10 Razzle In My Pocket
11 What a Waste
12 There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
13 O'Donegal
14 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
15 I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra
16 Spasticus Autisticus (Live)
17 Superman's Big Sister
18 Blockheads (Live)
19 Geraldine
20 Billericay Dickie (Live)
21 Blackmail Man
22 England’s Glory [live]
23 You’ll See Glimpses
24 Plaistow Patricia
25 Don't Ask Me
26 Jack Shit George
27 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
28 Bed 'O' Roses No.9
29 Mash It up Harry
30 Dance of the Screamers
31 Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3
32 Poor Joey
33 Clevor Trever (Live)
34 Wake Up & Make Love with Me
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