Lyrics and translation The Jam - Boy About Town (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
Boy
About
Town
Le
garçon
de
la
ville
See
me
walking
around
i′m
the
boy
about
town
that
you
heard
of
Tu
me
vois
marcher,
je
suis
le
garçon
de
la
ville
dont
tu
as
entendu
parler
See
me
walking
the
streets
i'm
on
top
of
the
world
that
you
heard
Tu
me
vois
marcher
dans
les
rues,
je
suis
au
sommet
du
monde
dont
tu
as
entendu
parler
Oh
like
paper
caught
in
wind
Comme
un
papier
pris
dans
le
vent
I
glide
upstreet,
I
glide
downstreet
Je
glisse
dans
la
rue,
je
glisse
dans
la
rue
Oh
and
it
won′t
let
you
go
Et
ça
ne
te
lâchera
pas
Till
you
finally
come
to
rest
or
someone
picks
you
up
Jusqu'à
ce
que
tu
finisses
par
te
calmer
ou
que
quelqu'un
te
ramasse
Upstreet
downstreet
and
puts
you
in
the
bin
Dans
la
rue,
dans
la
rue,
et
te
mette
à
la
poubelle
See
me
walking
around
i'm
the
boy
about
town
that
you
heard
of
Tu
me
vois
marcher,
je
suis
le
garçon
de
la
ville
dont
tu
as
entendu
parler
See
me
walking
the
streets
i'm
on
top
of
the
world
that
you
heard
Tu
me
vois
marcher
dans
les
rues,
je
suis
au
sommet
du
monde
dont
tu
as
entendu
parler
Oh
i′m
sitting
watching
rainbows
Je
suis
assis
à
regarder
les
arcs-en-ciel
And
watching
the
people
go
crazy
Et
à
regarder
les
gens
devenir
fous
Oh
please
leave
me
aside
S'il
te
plaît,
laisse-moi
tranquille
I
want
to
be
a,
I
want
to
be,
Je
veux
être
un,
je
veux
être,
I
want
to
live
in,
Je
veux
vivre
dans,
Upstreet
downstreet
like
paper
caught
in
wind
Dans
la
rue,
dans
la
rue,
comme
un
papier
pris
dans
le
vent
Upstreet
downstreet
it
won′t
let
you
go
Dans
la
rue,
dans
la
rue,
ça
ne
te
lâchera
pas
Na
na
na
nah,
na
na
na
nah
Na
na
na
nah,
na
na
na
nah
Na
na
na
na
na
na
nah
Na
na
na
na
na
na
nah
Na
na
na
nah,
na
na
na
nah
Na
na
na
nah,
na
na
na
nah
There's
more
than
you
can
hope
for
in
this
world
Il
y
a
plus
que
tu
ne
peux
espérer
dans
ce
monde
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2 London Girl - Peel Session, July 1977
3 "A" Bomb In Wardour Street (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
4 All Around The World - Peel Session, July 1977
5 I've Changed My Address - Peel Session, April 1977
6 In The City - Peel Session, April 1977
7 Don't Tell Them You're Sane (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
8 Art School - Peel Session, April 1977
9 When You're Young - Peel Session / 1979
10 Thick As Thieves - Peel Session / 1979
11 Carnaby Street - Peel Session, July 1977
12 Absolute Beginners - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
13 Absolute Beginners (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
14 All Around the World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
15 Billy Hunt (Includes Intro) [Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978]
16 Boy About Town (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
17 Funeral Pyre - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
18 Down In the Tube Station At Midnight (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
19 Ghosts (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
20 Here Comes the Weekend (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
21 In the Crowd (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
22 News of the World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
23 Precious (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
24 Pretty Green (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
25 Sounds from the Street (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
26 Start! (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
27 Tales From The Riverbank - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
28 Tales from the Riverbank (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
29 The Combine (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
30 The Gift (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
31 Town Called Malice (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
32 The Modern World - Peel Session, April 1977
33 The Modern World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
34 Sweet Soul Music - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
35 Saturday's Kids - Peel Session / 1979
36 Circus (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
37 Bricks And Mortar - Peel Session, July 1977
38 In the Street Today (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
2 London Girl - Peel Session, July 1977
3 "A" Bomb In Wardour Street (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
4 All Around The World - Peel Session, July 1977
5 I've Changed My Address - Peel Session, April 1977
6 In The City - Peel Session, April 1977
7 Don't Tell Them You're Sane (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
8 Art School - Peel Session, April 1977
9 When You're Young - Peel Session / 1979
10 Thick As Thieves - Peel Session / 1979
11 Carnaby Street - Peel Session, July 1977
12 Absolute Beginners - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
13 Absolute Beginners (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
14 All Around the World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
15 Billy Hunt (Includes Intro) [Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978]
16 Boy About Town (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
17 Funeral Pyre - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
18 Down In the Tube Station At Midnight (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
19 Ghosts (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
20 Here Comes the Weekend (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
21 In the Crowd (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
22 News of the World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
23 Precious (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
24 Pretty Green (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
25 Sounds from the Street (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
26 Start! (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
27 Tales From The Riverbank - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
28 Tales from the Riverbank (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
29 The Combine (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
30 The Gift (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
31 Town Called Malice (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
32 The Modern World - Peel Session, April 1977
33 The Modern World (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
34 Sweet Soul Music - Live on Radio 1's "Studio B15", 1981
35 Saturday's Kids - Peel Session / 1979
36 Circus (Live - Hippodrome, Golders Green 1981)
37 Bricks And Mortar - Peel Session, July 1977
38 In the Street Today (Live - Paris Theatre, London 1978)
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