Lyrics and translation The Chieftains & The Low Anthem - School Days Over
School Days Over
L'école est finie
Schooldays
over,
come
on
then
John,
L'école
est
finie,
allez
John,
Time
to
be
gettin'
your
pit
boots
on
Il
est
temps
de
mettre
tes
bottes
de
mineur
On
with
your
sark
and
moleskin
trousers,
Enfile
ta
chemise
et
ton
pantalon
en
molleton,
It's
time
you
were
on
your
way
Il
est
temps
de
partir
Time
you
were
learning
the
pitman's
job
Il
est
temps
d'apprendre
le
métier
de
mineur
And
earning
the
pitman's
pay
Et
de
gagner
le
salaire
d'un
mineur
Come
on
then
Jim,
it's
time
to
go,
Allez
Jim,
il
est
temps
d'y
aller,
Time
you
were
working
down
below
Il
est
temps
de
travailler
en
dessous
Time
to
be
handling
a
pick
and
a
shovel
Il
est
temps
de
manier
la
pioche
et
la
pelle
You
start
at
the
pits
today
Tu
commences
aux
mines
aujourd'hui
Time
you
were
learning
the
collier's
job
Il
est
temps
d'apprendre
le
métier
de
charbonnier
And
earning
the
collier's
pay
Et
de
gagner
le
salaire
d'un
charbonnier
Come
on
then
Dai,
it's
almost
light,
Allez
Dai,
il
fait
presque
jour,
Time
you
were
off
to
the
anthracite
Il
est
temps
d'aller
à
l'anthracite
The
morning
mist
is
on
the
valley,
La
brume
du
matin
est
sur
la
vallée,
It's
time
you
were
on
your
way
Il
est
temps
de
partir
Time
you
were
learning
the
miner's
job
Il
est
temps
d'apprendre
le
métier
de
mineur
And
earning
the
miner's
pay
Et
de
gagner
le
salaire
d'un
mineur
Schooldays
over,
come
on
then
John,
L'école
est
finie,
allez
John,
Time
to
be
gettin'
your
pit
boots
on
Il
est
temps
de
mettre
tes
bottes
de
mineur
On
with
your
sark
and
moleskin
trousers,
Enfile
ta
chemise
et
ton
pantalon
en
molleton,
It's
time
you
were
on
your
way
Il
est
temps
de
partir
Time
you
were
learning
the
pitman's
job
Il
est
temps
d'apprendre
le
métier
de
mineur
And
earning
the
pitman's
pay
Et
de
gagner
le
salaire
d'un
mineur
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