Lyrics and translation Paul Kelly - The Oldest Story in the Book
Tom
and
Harry
were
the
best
of
friends
Tom
et
Harry
étaient
les
meilleurs
amis
They
called
themselves
The
Dharma
Bums
Ils
s'appelaient
eux-mêmes
The
Dharma
Bums
Lit
out
from
their
home
and
kin
Ils
ont
quitté
leur
maison
et
leur
famille
With
a
mandolin
and
a
pair
of
thumbs
Avec
un
mandoline
et
une
paire
de
pouces
Worked
side
by
side
all
that
summer
Ils
ont
travaillé
côte
à
côte
tout
cet
été
Picking
those
grapes
from
the
vine
Cueillant
ces
raisins
de
la
vigne
Read
by
one
light,
took
turns
to
cook
Lisant
sous
une
seule
lumière,
se
relayant
pour
cuisiner
The
oldest
story
in
the
book
La
plus
vieille
histoire
du
livre
Enter
Richard
and
his
sister,
June
Entrent
Richard
et
sa
sœur,
June
Just
before
the
season's
end
Juste
avant
la
fin
de
la
saison
Richard's
guitar
knows
a
whole
lotta
tunes
La
guitare
de
Richard
connaît
une
foule
de
mélodies
Harry
starts
a-picking
on
the
mandolin
Harry
commence
à
pincer
sur
la
mandoline
Down
by
the
dam
in
the
moonlight
Près
du
barrage
au
clair
de
lune
When
June
kisses
Tom,
Harry
doesn't
know
where
to
look
Quand
June
embrasse
Tom,
Harry
ne
sait
pas
où
regarder
The
oldest
story
in
the
book
La
plus
vieille
histoire
du
livre
The
band
pull
into
town
in
the
afternoon
Le
groupe
arrive
en
ville
dans
l'après-midi
They've
got
a
hit
song
on
the
radio
Ils
ont
une
chanson
à
succès
à
la
radio
Richard
calls
up
his
sister,
June
Richard
appelle
sa
sœur,
June
And
says
'Do
you
want
to
come
along
to
the
show?'
Et
dit
"Tu
veux
venir
au
spectacle
?"
June
scrapes
the
money
together
for
a
babysitter
June
gratte
l'argent
pour
une
baby-sitter
Tom's
working
late,
she's
glad
she's
on
her
own
Tom
travaille
tard,
elle
est
contente
d'être
seule
Especially
when
Harry
sings
that
song
about
the
girl
Surtout
quand
Harry
chante
cette
chanson
sur
la
fille
By
the
lake
and
how
the
moonlight
looked
Au
bord
du
lac
et
comment
la
lumière
de
la
lune
ressemblait
The
oldest
story
in
the
book
La
plus
vieille
histoire
du
livre
Rate the translation
1
Gunnamatta
2 Big Fine Girl
3 Young Lovers
4 King of Fools
5 Curly Red
6 My Way Is to You
7 You Broke a Beautiful Thing
8 Your Lovin' Is on My Mind
9 Little Bit 'O Sugar
10 Let's Fall Again
11 Nothing but a Dream
12 To Be Good Takes a Long Time
13 Sure Got Me
14 Crying Shame
15 Beautiful Feeling
16 These Are the Days
17 Won't You Come Around?
18 Heavy Thing
19 The Oldest Story in the Book
20 Can't Help You Now
2 Big Fine Girl
3 Young Lovers
4 King of Fools
5 Curly Red
6 My Way Is to You
7 You Broke a Beautiful Thing
8 Your Lovin' Is on My Mind
9 Little Bit 'O Sugar
10 Let's Fall Again
11 Nothing but a Dream
12 To Be Good Takes a Long Time
13 Sure Got Me
14 Crying Shame
15 Beautiful Feeling
16 These Are the Days
17 Won't You Come Around?
18 Heavy Thing
19 The Oldest Story in the Book
20 Can't Help You Now
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