Lyrics and translation Lonnie Donegan - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-o

Don't You Rock Me Daddy-o

Me an′ my brother was goin' to town
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Ridin′ a billy goat, leadin' a hound
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Hound dog bark, billy goat jump,
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Throw'd my brother right over that stump
Sing away, ladies, sing away

Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O

Well, my old auntie promised me
Sing away, ladies, sing away
When she died she's will to me
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Well, she lived so long her head got bald
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Why, she got out the notion of dyin′ at all.
Sing away, ladies, sing away

Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don't you rock me, Daddy-O

Sing away, ladies, sing away

Sing away, ladies, sing away

Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O

Ah, me an' my brother was comin′ into town
Sing away, ladies, sing away
Ridin' a billy goat, leadin′ a hound
Sing away, ladies, sing away

Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don't you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me, Daddy-O
Don′t you rock me... Daddy-O!

Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri

Mon frère et moi allions en ville
Chante, ma belle, chante
Sur le dos d'un bouc, avec un chien en laisse
Chante, ma belle, chante
Le chien aboyait, le bouc sautait,
Chante, ma belle, chante
J'ai lancé mon frère par-dessus la souche
Chante, ma belle, chante

Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri

Ma vieille tante m'a promis
Chante, ma belle, chante
Qu'elle me laisserait tout en mourant
Chante, ma belle, chante
Elle a vécu si longtemps que sa tête est devenue chauve
Chante, ma belle, chante
Elle a fini par abandonner l'idée de mourir.
Chante, ma belle, chante

Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri

Chante, ma belle, chante

Chante, ma belle, chante

Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri

Ah, mon frère et moi arrivions en ville
Chante, ma belle, chante
Sur le dos d'un bouc, avec un chien en laisse
Chante, ma belle, chante

Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas, mon chéri
Ne me secoue pas... mon chéri !