Lyrics and translation Louis Jordan - If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
You'
braggin
all
about
the
things
you
can
do
Tu
te
vantes
de
toutes
les
choses
que
tu
peux
faire
Every
time
you
make
a
pitch
À
chaque
fois
que
tu
fais
un
pitch
If
you're
so
smart,
Si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
How
come
you
ain't
rich?
Comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
You
claim
to
have
picked
every
horse
that
won
Tu
prétends
avoir
choisi
tous
les
chevaux
gagnants
'Cause
you
know
just
which
is
which
Parce
que
tu
sais
exactement
lequel
est
lequel
Yes,
if
you're
so
smart,
Oui,
si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
Tell
me,
how
come
you
ain't
rich?
Dis-moi,
comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
Henry
built
the
Ford
and
made
his
pile
Henry
a
construit
Ford
et
a
fait
fortune
Woolworth
used
his
five
and
ten
Woolworth
a
utilisé
ses
cinq
et
dix
Rockerfeller's
wealth
came
from
Standard
Oil
La
richesse
de
Rockefeller
est
venue
de
Standard
Oil
And
Waterman's
came
from
a
pen
Et
celle
de
Waterman
d'un
stylo
You
claim
it
all
came
from
consultin'
you
Tu
prétends
que
tout
cela
est
venu
de
tes
conseils
Isn't
that
a
brand
new
switch?
N'est-ce
pas
une
nouvelle
astuce
?
If
you're
so
smart,
Si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
How
come
you
ain't
rich?
Comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
Mention
work
and
you
go
berserk
Mentionne
le
travail
et
tu
deviens
fou
'Cause
you
hate
to
do
a
stitch
Parce
que
tu
détestes
faire
un
seul
point
de
suture
If
you're
so
smart,
Si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
How
come
you
ain't
rich?
Comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
You're
out
for
a
ride
on
the
road
to
fame
Tu
es
en
route
pour
la
gloire
Yet
you
wind
up
in
a
ditch
Mais
tu
te
retrouves
dans
un
fossé
Mmm-hmm
- if
you're
so
smart,
Mmm-hmm
- si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
Tell
me,
how
come
you
ain't
rich?
Dis-moi,
comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
Hershey
started
with
a
chocolate
bar
Hershey
a
commencé
avec
une
barre
chocolatée
Wrigley
with
a
stick
of
gum
Wrigley
avec
un
bâton
de
chewing-gum
Planters
took
his
peanuts
and
travelled
far
Planters
a
pris
ses
cacahuètes
et
a
voyagé
loin
Now
tell
me
- what'you
doin',
chum?
Maintenant
dis-moi
- que
fais-tu,
mon
pote
?
I'
been
hearin'
all
about
all
your
big
ideas
J'entends
parler
de
toutes
tes
grandes
idées
Since
you
started.
What's
the
hitch?
Depuis
que
tu
as
commencé.
Quel
est
le
hic
?
You
never
made
ten
dollars
yet
Tu
n'as
jamais
gagné
dix
dollars
You
say
you
can
balance
the
national
debt
Tu
dis
que
tu
peux
équilibrer
la
dette
nationale
If
you're
so
smart,
Si
tu
es
si
intelligent,
How
come
you
ain't
rich?
Comment
se
fait-il
que
tu
ne
sois
pas
riche
?
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3 Tambouritza Boogie
4 Saturday Night Fish Fry
5 Look Out
6 I Know What You're Putting Down
7 Reet, Petite And Gone
8 Let the Good Times Roll
9 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chicken
10 That Chick Is Too Young to Fry
11 Ain't That just Like A Woman
12 Salt Pork West Virginia
13 Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
14 Inflation Blues
15 Come and Get It
16 Three Handed Woman
17 Please Don't Leave Me
18 If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
19 Slow Down
20 Ain't Nobody's Business but My Own
2 Lemonade
3 Tambouritza Boogie
4 Saturday Night Fish Fry
5 Look Out
6 I Know What You're Putting Down
7 Reet, Petite And Gone
8 Let the Good Times Roll
9 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chicken
10 That Chick Is Too Young to Fry
11 Ain't That just Like A Woman
12 Salt Pork West Virginia
13 Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door
14 Inflation Blues
15 Come and Get It
16 Three Handed Woman
17 Please Don't Leave Me
18 If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich?
19 Slow Down
20 Ain't Nobody's Business but My Own
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