Lyrics and translation Steve Lawrence - Pum-Pa-Lum (The Bad Donkey)
There
was
a
day
in
September
Il
y
a
eu
un
jour
en
septembre
As
clear
as
I
can
remember
Aussi
clair
que
je
me
souviens
I
was
visiting
Kingston
town
Je
visitais
la
ville
de
Kingston
And
taking
a
look
around
Et
je
faisais
un
tour
I
saw
a
cute
little
fellow
J'ai
vu
un
petit
bonhomme
mignon
Who
was
looking
downhearted
Qui
avait
l'air
déprimé
When
I
asked
what
the
matter
could
be
Quand
j'ai
demandé
ce
qui
pouvait
arriver
He
stopped
to
tell
the
story
Il
s'est
arrêté
pour
raconter
l'histoire
I
had
a
little
donkey
J'avais
un
petit
âne
And
he
done
got
locked
up
Et
ils
l'ont
enfermé
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
They
stick
him
in
the
jail
Ils
l'ont
mis
en
prison
And
he
ain't
done
nothing
Et
il
n'a
rien
fait
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Got
him
peeping
through
the
bars
Il
l'a
fait
regarder
à
travers
les
barreaux
Like
a
little
monkey
Comme
un
petit
singe
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
The
folks
all
say
Les
gens
disent
tous
He
been
a
real
bad
donkey
Qu'il
a
été
un
très
mauvais
âne
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
They
say
he's
acting
Ils
disent
qu'il
agit
Like
there's
rum
in
his
hay
Comme
s'il
y
avait
du
rhum
dans
son
foin
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
He
wasn't
drunk
Il
n'était
pas
ivre
He
just
wanna
play
Il
voulait
juste
jouer
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
I
hear
they're
gonna
J'entends
dire
qu'ils
vont
Have
a
trial
in
the
morning
Avoir
un
procès
demain
matin
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
I'm
gonna
tell
the
judge
Je
vais
dire
au
juge
That
he
ain't
done
nothing
Qu'il
n'a
rien
fait
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
La
la
la
la
la...
La
la
la
la
la...
First
he
bumped
Mrs.
Mary
D'abord,
il
a
bousculé
Mme
Mary
And
then
he
bite
the
policeman
Puis
il
a
mordu
le
policier
Turn
and
broke
Mr.
Webster's
cart
Tourné
et
cassé
la
charrette
de
M.
Webster
Which
was
almost
fallen
apart
Qui
était
presque
tombée
en
morceaux
He
started
a
little
riot
Il
a
déclenché
une
petite
émeute
But
now
there's
peace
and
there's
quiet
Mais
maintenant
il
y
a
la
paix
et
le
calme
See
how
he
done
empty
the
street
Tu
vois
comment
il
a
vidé
la
rue
Ain't
no
one
to
trip
your
feet
Il
n'y
a
plus
personne
pour
te
faire
trébucher
I
had
a
little
donkey
J'avais
un
petit
âne
And
he
done
got
locked
up
Et
ils
l'ont
enfermé
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
They
stick
him
in
the
jail
Ils
l'ont
mis
en
prison
And
he
ain't
done
nothing
Et
il
n'a
rien
fait
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Got
him
peeping
through
the
bars
Il
l'a
fait
regarder
à
travers
les
barreaux
Like
a
little
monkey
Comme
un
petit
singe
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
The
folks
all
say
Les
gens
disent
tous
He
been
a
real
bad
donkey
Qu'il
a
été
un
très
mauvais
âne
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
They
say
he's
acting
Ils
disent
qu'il
agit
Like
there's
rum
in
his
hay
Comme
s'il
y
avait
du
rhum
dans
son
foin
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
He
wasn't
drunk
Il
n'était
pas
ivre
He
just
wanna
play
Il
voulait
juste
jouer
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Pum
pa
lum
(pum
pa
lum)
Rate the translation
1
Can't Wait For Summer
2 Sentimental Me
3 Separate Tables
4 Pum-Pa-Lum (The Bad Donkey)
5 Party Doll
6 You Can't Be True Dear
7 I Only Have Eyes for You
8 The Voice In My Heart
9 The Years Between
10 Those Nights At The Round Table
11 Your Kisses Kill Me
12 Fabulous
13 Kiss In Your Eyes
14 Until They Sail
15 To You From Me
16 Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah
17 Many a Time
18 Gotta Have Rain
19 I Don't Know
20 Dormi-Dormi-Dormi
21 Geisha Girl
22 You Need Hands
23 At A Time Like This
24 Let Me Be Loved
25 A Long Last Look
26 Love Me Forever
27 Gimme Gimme John
28 Blue Rememberin' You
29 These Things Are Free
30 Stranger In Mexico
31 Fraulein
2 Sentimental Me
3 Separate Tables
4 Pum-Pa-Lum (The Bad Donkey)
5 Party Doll
6 You Can't Be True Dear
7 I Only Have Eyes for You
8 The Voice In My Heart
9 The Years Between
10 Those Nights At The Round Table
11 Your Kisses Kill Me
12 Fabulous
13 Kiss In Your Eyes
14 Until They Sail
15 To You From Me
16 Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah
17 Many a Time
18 Gotta Have Rain
19 I Don't Know
20 Dormi-Dormi-Dormi
21 Geisha Girl
22 You Need Hands
23 At A Time Like This
24 Let Me Be Loved
25 A Long Last Look
26 Love Me Forever
27 Gimme Gimme John
28 Blue Rememberin' You
29 These Things Are Free
30 Stranger In Mexico
31 Fraulein
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