Lyrics and translation Pete Seeger - Lolly-Too-Dum

Lolly-Too-Dum

As I went out one morning to take the pleasant air
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
As I went out one morning to take the pleasant air
I overheard a mother a-scolding her daughter fair
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Now you go wash them dishes, and hush your silly tongue."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Now you go wash them dishes, and hush that silly tongue
You know you want to get married and that you are too young."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Oh, pity my condition, mom, just like you would your own."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Oh, pity my condition, mom, just like you would your own
For fourteen long years I've been living all alone."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Supposing that I let you marry, just where would you get your man?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Supposing that I let you marry, where would you get your man?"
"Why, Lordy, mercy! Mama, I could marry that handsome Sam."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Supposing he should slight you like you done him before?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Supposing he should slight you like you done him before?"
"Why, Lordy, mercy! Mama, I could marry forty more."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"There's peddlers, and tinkers, and boys from the plow"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"There's peddlers, and tinkers, and boys from the plow"
"Why, Lordy, mercy! Mama, I'd marry forty now."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Now, my daughter's married and well for to do."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Now, my daughter's married and well for to do
"Six daughters married, now I'm on the market, too!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Why, Lordy, mercy! Mama, who would marry you?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Why, Lordy, mercy! Mama, who would marry you?
"There's no one in the wide world that want a wife as old as you"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"There's doctors, and lawyers and men of all degree"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"There's doctors, and lawyers and men of all degree
"And some of them will marry, and some will marry me!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Well, now I am marry and well for to be"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Now, I am marry and well for to be
"Ha-ha, jolly girls, that pity is off of me!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

Lolly-Too-Dum

Alors que je sortais un matin pour prendre l'air frais
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
Alors que je sortais un matin pour prendre l'air frais
J'ai entendu une mère gronder sa fille
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Maintenant, va laver la vaisselle, et tais-toi."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Maintenant, va laver la vaisselle, et tais-toi
Tu sais que tu veux te marier et que tu es trop jeune."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Oh, aie pitié de ma situation, maman, comme tu le ferais pour la tienne."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Oh, aie pitié de ma situation, maman, comme tu le ferais pour la tienne
Depuis quatorze ans, je vis toute seule."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Supposons que je te laisse te marier, où trouverais-tu ton homme ?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Supposons que je te laisse te marier, où trouverais-tu ton homme ?"
"Eh bien, Seigneur, merci ! Maman, je pourrais épouser ce beau Sam."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Supposons qu'il te méprise comme tu l'as fait avant ?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Supposons qu'il te méprise comme tu l'as fait avant ?"
"Eh bien, Seigneur, merci ! Maman, je pourrais en épouser quarante autres."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Il y a des colporteurs, des artisans, et des garçons de la charrue"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Il y a des colporteurs, des artisans, et des garçons de la charrue"
"Eh bien, Seigneur, merci ! Maman, j'en épouserais quarante maintenant."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Maintenant, ma fille est mariée et bien pour le faire."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Maintenant, ma fille est mariée et bien pour le faire
"Six filles mariées, maintenant, je suis aussi sur le marché!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Eh bien, Seigneur, merci ! Maman, qui t'épouserait ?"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Eh bien, Seigneur, merci ! Maman, qui t'épouserait ?"
"Il n'y a personne au monde qui voudrait d'une femme aussi vieille que toi."
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Il y a des médecins, des avocats et des hommes de tous les degrés"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Il y a des médecins, des avocats et des hommes de tous les degrés
"Et certains d'entre eux se marieront, et certains se marieront avec moi!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day

"Eh bien, maintenant je suis mariée et bien pour être"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day
"Maintenant, je suis mariée et bien pour être
"Ha-ha, les filles joyeuses, cette pitié est passée!"
Lolly too dum, too dum, Lolly too dum day