Lyrics and translation Kay Starr - Poor Papa

Poor Papa

Pauvre Papa

Mama′s got shoes Mama's got clothes

J'ai des chaussures, j'ai des vêtements

Mama′s got these and Mama's got those

J'ai ceci et j'ai cela

But poor Papa, poor Papa he's got nothin′ at all

Mais pauvre Papa, pauvre Papa, il n'a rien du tout

Mama goes here and Mama goes there

Je vais ici et je vais là

Mama goes out to every affair

Je vais à tous les événements

But poor Papa, poor Papa, he waits out in the hall

Mais pauvre Papa, pauvre Papa, il attend dans le couloir

Christmas comes and Mama gets the most expensive frocks

Noël arrive et j'ai les robes les plus chères

Papa gets a necktie and a pair of ten-cent socks

Papa a une cravate et une paire de chaussettes à dix cents

Everyone cheers when Mama appears

Tout le monde applaudit quand j'apparais

She′s got diamonds stuck in her ears

J'ai des diamants dans les oreilles

But poor Papa, poor Papa he's got nothin′ at all

Mais pauvre Papa, pauvre Papa, il n'a rien du tout

Mama eats ham and Mama eats lamb

Je mange du jambon et je mange de l'agneau

Better order Mama with cheesecake and jam

Mieux vaut commander pour moi du gâteau au fromage et de la confiture

Poor Papa, he's got nothin′ at all

Pauvre Papa, il n'a rien du tout

Papa says oh Papa says ah

Papa dit oh Papa dit ah

But Mama says boo and Mama says bah

Mais je dis boo et je dis bah

Sad poor Papa, he says nothin' at all

Triste pauvre Papa, il ne dit rien du tout

Papa bought a limousine the most expensive kind

Papa a acheté une limousine, la plus chère

Now he wears a chauffeur′s suit and Mama rides behind

Maintenant, il porte un costume de chauffeur et je voyage derrière

Mama's got silk and satin beneath

J'ai de la soie et du satin dessous

She's got gold in all of her teeth

J'ai de l'or dans toutes mes dents

But poor Papa, poor Papa

Mais pauvre Papa, pauvre Papa

Dear old Dad, he′s sad, he′s got nothin' at all

Cher vieux Papa, il est triste, il n'a rien du tout

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Writer(s): Billy Rose, Harry Woods

Album

Songs By Kay Starr

date of release

02-09-2012

1 Tonight You Belong to Me
2 Please Be Kind
3 Second Hand Love
4 You're the One I Care for
5 Ya Gotta Buy, Buy, Buy for Baby
6 Steady Daddy
7 Too Busy!
8 The Breeze
9 I've Got the World on a String
10 It's the Talk of the Town
11 Someday Sweetheart
12 Second Fiddle
13 I Got the Spring Fever Blues
14 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
15 Poor Papa
16 When My Dreamboat Comes Home
17 What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
18 Was That The Human Thing To Do
19 There Ain't No Sweet Man, Worth the Salt of My Tears
20 When You're a Long Way from Home
21 Honeymoon
22 After You've Gone
23 A Woman Likes to Be Told
24 Maybe You'll Be There
25 Home Sweet Home on the Range
26 Good and Lonesome
27 Evenin
28 What Will I Tell My Heart
29 I'm Waiting for Ships That Never Come in
30 Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me
31 I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town
32 It's the First Time (I've Ever Given My Heart)
33 A Faded Summer Love
34 Mama Goes Where Papa Goes
35 Side by Side
36 Waiting at the End of the Road
37 Where What or When
38 Without a Song
39 Rock and Roll Waltz
40 I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times
41 Love Ain't Right
42 He's Funny That Way
43 I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
44 Everybody's Somebody's Fool
45 Until the Real Thing Comes Along
46 If Anyone Finds This (I Love You)
47 Turn Right
48 You've Gotta See Mama Ev'ry Night
49 Don't Tell Him What's Happened to Me
50 Foolishly Yours
51 For Better or Worse
52 Touch and Go
53 The Brass Ring
54 I Just Couldn't Take It Baby

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