Lyrics and translation Louis Armstrong feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Life Is So Peculiar
Life
La
vie
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
(You
get
so
wet
in
the
rain)
(On
se
mouille
tellement
sous
la
pluie)
You
know
it
too?
(mm-hm)
Tu
sais
aussi
? (mm-hm)
You
get
so
warm
in
the
sunshine
(get
my
sun
tan)
On
se
réchauffe
tellement
au
soleil
(j'obtiens
mon
bronzage)
(It
doesn't
pay
to
complain)
(Ça
ne
sert
à
rien
de
se
plaindre)
I
never
complain
Je
ne
me
plains
jamais
When
I
get
up
each
morning
Quand
je
me
lève
chaque
matin
There's
nothing
to
breathe
but
air
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
que
de
l'air
à
respirer
(ouais)
(And
when
I
look
in
the
mirror
(Et
quand
je
me
regarde
dans
le
miroir
There's
nothing
to
comb
but
hair)
Il
n'y
a
que
des
cheveux
à
coiffer)
And
when
I
sit
down
to
breakfast
Et
quand
je
m'assois
pour
le
petit-déjeuner
There's
nothing
to
eat
but
food
Il
n'y
a
que
de
la
nourriture
à
manger
Life
is
so
peculiar
but
you
can't
stay
home
and
brood
La
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
tu
ne
peux
pas
rester
chez
toi
et
te
morfondre
Oh,
life
(tell
'em
'bout
it,
Pops)
Oh,
la
vie
(dis-le
lui,
Pops)
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
The
desert's
only
got
sand
(and
that's
grand)
Le
désert
n'a
que
du
sable
(et
c'est
grandiose)
The
ocean's
only
got
water
(and
you
can't
drink
it
all
up)
L'océan
n'a
que
de
l'eau
(et
tu
ne
peux
pas
tout
boire)
You
never
know
where
you
stand
Tu
ne
sais
jamais
où
tu
en
es
When
I
get
out
to
dinner
Quand
je
sors
dîner
There's
nothing
to
wear
but
clothes
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
que
des
vêtements
à
porter
(ouais)
And
whenever
I
get
sleepy
Et
chaque
fois
que
j'ai
sommeil
There's
nothing
to
do
but
doze
(yeah)
Il
n'y
a
rien
d'autre
à
faire
que
de
dormir
(ouais)
And
whenever
I
get
thirsty
Et
chaque
fois
que
j'ai
soif
There's
nothing
to
do
but
drink
Il
n'y
a
rien
d'autre
à
faire
que
de
boire
Life
is
so
peculiar
that
it
makes
you
stop
and
think
La
vie
est
si
particulière
qu'elle
te
fait
réfléchir
Yes,
life
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Oui,
la
vie
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Is
so
peculiar
(it
sure
is)
Est
si
particulière
(c'est
sûr)
A
fork
belongs
with
the
knife
(it
sure
does)
Une
fourchette
va
avec
le
couteau
(c'est
sûr)
(Corn
beef
is
lost
without
cabbage)
(Le
corned-beef
est
perdu
sans
chou)
I
love
cabbage
J'adore
le
chou
A
husband
should
have
a
wife
Un
mari
devrait
avoir
une
femme
(Yes)
life
is
so
peculiar
but
as
everybody
says
(Oui)
la
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
comme
tout
le
monde
le
dit
That's
life!
C'est
la
vie !
Life
(yes,
life)
La
vie
(oui,
la
vie)
Is
so
peculiar
Est
si
particulière
A
bird
can
usually
sing
(I'm
no
bird,
I
do
too)
Un
oiseau
peut
généralement
chanter
(je
ne
suis
pas
un
oiseau,
je
le
fais
aussi)
A
pearl
is
made
by
an
oyster
(New
Orleans?)
Une
perle
est
créée
par
une
huître
(La
Nouvelle-Orléans ?)
Rampart
Street
Rue
Rampart
You
can't
be
sure
of
a
thing
Tu
ne
peux
jamais
être
sûr
de
rien
When
I
get
tired
of
restin'
Quand
je
suis
fatigué
de
me
reposer
There's
nothing
to
do
but
walk
(walk
it
off,
Pop)
Il
n'y
a
rien
d'autre
à
faire
que
de
marcher
(marche,
Pop)
And
when
I
don't
care
to
listen
Et
quand
je
n'ai
pas
envie
d'écouter
There's
nothing
to
do
but
talk
(keep
you
big
mouth
shut)
Il
n'y
a
rien
d'autre
à
faire
que
de
parler
(ferme
ta
grande
gueule)
When
I'm
up
in
the
airplane
Quand
je
suis
dans
l'avion
There's
nothing
to
do
but
fly
(mm-hm)
Il
n'y
a
rien
d'autre
à
faire
que
de
voler
(mm-hm)
Life
is
so
peculiar
but
I
often
wonder
why
La
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
je
me
demande
souvent
pourquoi
Oh,
life
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Oh,
la
vie
(boop-a-doo-wa-boo-waa)
Is
so
peculiar
(sure
is)
Est
si
particulière
(c'est
sûr)
A
fork
belongs
with
a
knife,
you
know
(mm-mm)
Une
fourchette
va
avec
un
couteau,
tu
sais
(mm-mm)
(Corn
beef
is
lost
without
cabbage)
(Le
corned-beef
est
perdu
sans
chou)
Leftover
cabbage?
(Yeah)
Du
chou
en
reste ?
(Ouais)
A
husband
should
have
a
wife
Un
mari
devrait
avoir
une
femme
(Yes)
life
is
so
peculiar
but
as
everybody
says
(Oui)
la
vie
est
si
particulière,
mais
comme
tout
le
monde
le
dit
That's
life!
C'est
la
vie !
One
more
for
me
Jim
Encore
une
pour
moi,
Jim
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
Let
me
hear
it
one
time
Laisse-moi
l'entendre
une
fois
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
All
together
Tous
ensemble
(That's
life)
(C'est
la
vie)
Yeah
Ouais
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1
Satchel Mouth Blues
2 Mack the Knife
3 The Blues Are Brewin
4 You Are My Lucky Star
5 Thanks A Million
6 Linger In My Arms a Little Longer
7 I Double Dare You
8 Fifty-Fifty Blues
9 Confessin' (That I Love You)
10 Save It, Pretty Mama
11 I Surrender Dear
12 Darling Nellie Gray
13 Blues for Yesterday
14 My Walkin’ Stick
15 You're Driving Me Crazy
16 I'll Keep the Lovelight Burning (in My Heart)
17 Easy Street
18 Blues from the South
19 Solitude
20 I Want A Little Girl
21 Just a Gigolo
22 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
23 So Little Time (So Much To Do)
24 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
25 Sugar
26 Knockin' a Jug
27 Shoe Shine Boy
28 Flat Foot Floogie
29 That's When I'll Come Back To You
30 Red Nose
31 Loveless Love
32 I Wonder
33 Endie
34 Song of the Islands
35 Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
36 You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
37 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
38 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
39 Maybe It's Because
40 Down In Honky Tonk Town
41 Stardust
42 Lazy Bones
43 Back O'Town Blues
44 Love Walked In
45 Harlem Stomp
46 Mahogany Hall Stomp
47 All of Me
48 On the sunny side of the street
49 I Get a Kick Out of You
50 It Takes Two To Tango
51 Makin' Whoopee
52 Blueberry Hill
53 Red Sails In The Sunset
54 When The Saints Go Marching In
55 La Vie En Rose
56 C'est si bon
57 That’s For Me
58 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
59 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
60 Thankful
61 Basin Street Blues
62 I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
63 Perdido Street Blues
64 Ain't Misbehavin'
65 Where the Blues Were Born In New Orleans
66 Sweethearts On Parade
67 The Song Is Ended
68 Whatta Ya Gonna Do?
69 Skokiaan, Pt. 1 & 2
70 Rockin' Chair
71 In the Shade of the Old Appletree
72 Once In A While
73 Lazy River
74 I Come From A Musical Family
75 Hotter Than That
76 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (Bonus Track)
77 On Treasure Island (Bonus Track)
78 Snafu (Bonus Track)
79 I Ain't Got Nobody (Bonus Track)
80 The New Tiger Rag (Bonus Track)
81 No Variety Blues (Bonus Track)
82 St. Louis Blues (Bonus Track)
83 High Society (Bonus Track)
84 I Cover the Waterfront (Bonus Track)
85 Now You Has Jazz
86 The Nearness of You
87 Gone Fishin'
88 Tenderly
89 Necessary Evil
90 April In Paris
91 Summertime
92 It Ain't Necessarily So
93 Dream a Little Dream of Me
94 Can't We Be Friends
95 The Frim Fram Sauce
96 Cheek To Cheek
97 Oops!
98 A Foggy Day
99 Can Anyone Explain? - No! No! No!
100 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
101 Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
102 Under A Blanket Of Blue
103 Isn't This a Lovely Day?
104 Would You Like To Take A Walk?
105 They Can't Take That Away From Me
106 Stars Fell On Alabama
107 My Sweet Hunk O' Trash
108 Moonlight In Vermont
109 Life Is So Peculiar
110 You Rascal You
2 Mack the Knife
3 The Blues Are Brewin
4 You Are My Lucky Star
5 Thanks A Million
6 Linger In My Arms a Little Longer
7 I Double Dare You
8 Fifty-Fifty Blues
9 Confessin' (That I Love You)
10 Save It, Pretty Mama
11 I Surrender Dear
12 Darling Nellie Gray
13 Blues for Yesterday
14 My Walkin’ Stick
15 You're Driving Me Crazy
16 I'll Keep the Lovelight Burning (in My Heart)
17 Easy Street
18 Blues from the South
19 Solitude
20 I Want A Little Girl
21 Just a Gigolo
22 When It's Sleepy Time Down South
23 So Little Time (So Much To Do)
24 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
25 Sugar
26 Knockin' a Jug
27 Shoe Shine Boy
28 Flat Foot Floogie
29 That's When I'll Come Back To You
30 Red Nose
31 Loveless Love
32 I Wonder
33 Endie
34 Song of the Islands
35 Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
36 You Can't Lose a Broken Heart
37 Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya
38 Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
39 Maybe It's Because
40 Down In Honky Tonk Town
41 Stardust
42 Lazy Bones
43 Back O'Town Blues
44 Love Walked In
45 Harlem Stomp
46 Mahogany Hall Stomp
47 All of Me
48 On the sunny side of the street
49 I Get a Kick Out of You
50 It Takes Two To Tango
51 Makin' Whoopee
52 Blueberry Hill
53 Red Sails In The Sunset
54 When The Saints Go Marching In
55 La Vie En Rose
56 C'est si bon
57 That’s For Me
58 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
59 I Can't Give You Anything But Love
60 Thankful
61 Basin Street Blues
62 I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
63 Perdido Street Blues
64 Ain't Misbehavin'
65 Where the Blues Were Born In New Orleans
66 Sweethearts On Parade
67 The Song Is Ended
68 Whatta Ya Gonna Do?
69 Skokiaan, Pt. 1 & 2
70 Rockin' Chair
71 In the Shade of the Old Appletree
72 Once In A While
73 Lazy River
74 I Come From A Musical Family
75 Hotter Than That
76 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (Bonus Track)
77 On Treasure Island (Bonus Track)
78 Snafu (Bonus Track)
79 I Ain't Got Nobody (Bonus Track)
80 The New Tiger Rag (Bonus Track)
81 No Variety Blues (Bonus Track)
82 St. Louis Blues (Bonus Track)
83 High Society (Bonus Track)
84 I Cover the Waterfront (Bonus Track)
85 Now You Has Jazz
86 The Nearness of You
87 Gone Fishin'
88 Tenderly
89 Necessary Evil
90 April In Paris
91 Summertime
92 It Ain't Necessarily So
93 Dream a Little Dream of Me
94 Can't We Be Friends
95 The Frim Fram Sauce
96 Cheek To Cheek
97 Oops!
98 A Foggy Day
99 Can Anyone Explain? - No! No! No!
100 You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
101 Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
102 Under A Blanket Of Blue
103 Isn't This a Lovely Day?
104 Would You Like To Take A Walk?
105 They Can't Take That Away From Me
106 Stars Fell On Alabama
107 My Sweet Hunk O' Trash
108 Moonlight In Vermont
109 Life Is So Peculiar
110 You Rascal You
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