Lyrics and translation Richard Thompson - Stony Ground
Old
Man
Morris
got
it
bad
last
week
Le
vieux
Morris
a
eu
des
ennuis
la
semaine
dernière
Fell
for
the
widow
from
across
the
street
Il
est
tombé
amoureux
de
la
veuve
d'en
face
She
clipped
him
in
the
ear,
she
told
him
what's
what
Elle
l'a
giflé
et
lui
a
dit
ce
qu'il
en
était
But
he
couldn't
keep
his
mind
off
her
honey
pot
Mais
il
n'arrivait
pas
à
se
détacher
de
son
miel
Silly
old
man
with
his
teeth
all
gone
Pauvre
vieil
homme,
sans
dents
Poking
his
nose
where
it
don't
belong
Se
mêlant
de
ce
qui
ne
le
regarde
pas
She's
a
rose
all
right
but
she's
got
thorns
Elle
est
une
rose,
oui,
mais
elle
a
des
épines
Working
on
stony
ground
Il
travaille
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Lost
his
heart
to
Buxom
Betty
Il
a
perdu
son
cœur
pour
la
pulpeuse
Betty
Throwing
out
the
compliments
like
confetti
Jetant
des
compliments
comme
de
la
confettis
Left
and
right,
he
threw
them
all
around
À
gauche
et
à
droite,
il
les
lançait
partout
But
everything
was
landed
on
stony
ground
Mais
tout
s'est
retrouvé
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Silly
old
man
with
his
teeth
all
gone
Pauvre
vieil
homme,
sans
dents
Poking
his
nose
where
it
don't
belong
Se
mêlant
de
ce
qui
ne
le
regarde
pas
She's
a
rose
all
right
but
she's
got
thorns
Elle
est
une
rose,
oui,
mais
elle
a
des
épines
Working
on
stony
ground
Il
travaille
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Widow's
got
a
brother,
henchman
too
La
veuve
a
un
frère,
un
homme
de
main
aussi
A
pair
of
gorillas
from
the
London
Zoo
Une
paire
de
gorilles
du
zoo
de
Londres
They
call
on
Morris
and
they
tell
him
what's
what
Ils
rendent
visite
à
Morris
et
lui
disent
ce
qu'il
en
est
But
he
can't
keep
his
mind
off
her
honey
pot
Mais
il
n'arrive
pas
à
se
détacher
de
son
miel
Silly
old
man
with
his
teeth
all
gone
Pauvre
vieil
homme,
sans
dents
Poking
his
nose
where
it
don't
belong
Se
mêlant
de
ce
qui
ne
le
regarde
pas
She's
a
rose
all
right
but
she's
got
thorns
Elle
est
une
rose,
oui,
mais
elle
a
des
épines
Working
on
stony
ground
Il
travaille
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Kicked
him
in
the
head,
poked
him
in
the
eyes
Ils
lui
ont
donné
un
coup
de
pied
dans
la
tête,
lui
ont
piqué
les
yeux
Shoved
him
in
the
gutter
and
there
he
lies
L'ont
poussé
dans
le
caniveau
et
il
y
est
resté
Dripping
with
blood,
dripping
with
snot
Gouttant
de
sang,
gouttant
de
morve
But
he's
still
dreaming
of
her
you-know-what
Mais
il
rêve
toujours
de
son
truc
Silly
old
man
with
his
teeth
all
gone
Pauvre
vieil
homme,
sans
dents
Poking
his
nose
where
it
don't
belong
Se
mêlant
de
ce
qui
ne
le
regarde
pas
She's
a
rose
all
right
but
she's
got
thorns
Elle
est
une
rose,
oui,
mais
elle
a
des
épines
Working
on
stony
ground
Il
travaille
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Working
on
stony
ground
Il
travaille
sur
un
terrain
caillouteux
Rate the translation
1
Auldie Riggs
2 So Ben Mi Ch'a Bon Tempo
3 The Rival
4 Will You Dance, Charlie Boy
5 I Found a Stray
6 The Tic-Tac Man
7 Auldie Riggs Dance
8 Stony Ground
9 Salford Sunday
10 Sally B
11 Stuck on the Treadmill
12 My Enemy
13 Good Things Happen to Bad People
14 Where's Home ?
15 Another Small Thing In Her Favour
16 Straight and Narrow
17 The Snow Goose
18 Saving the Good Stuff for You
2 So Ben Mi Ch'a Bon Tempo
3 The Rival
4 Will You Dance, Charlie Boy
5 I Found a Stray
6 The Tic-Tac Man
7 Auldie Riggs Dance
8 Stony Ground
9 Salford Sunday
10 Sally B
11 Stuck on the Treadmill
12 My Enemy
13 Good Things Happen to Bad People
14 Where's Home ?
15 Another Small Thing In Her Favour
16 Straight and Narrow
17 The Snow Goose
18 Saving the Good Stuff for You
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