Côté banjo, côté violon [English translation]

I was born in a city where everything is high

Under the fifty stars of a flag

My childhood played somewhere in the night

On the landing of a fire escape

But I reached fifteen in France

Dancing parties, beginners' kisses

First in the English class

First love in French

As for banjo there's always San Francisco Bay

As for violin always Paris in May

As for reason, sometimes I feel I belong to somewhere else

But as for heart I belong here

And as for banjo I love oaths on top of a skyscraper

As for violin I prefer little romantic dinners

As for chicks I'm from everywhere

But from here as for you

Some leave for Cannes to end their life

Others will move to California

But when time comes to retire

Probably I'll be in real trouble

Unless maybe I leave for a happy retirement

On a white sailing boat

And enjoy a pacific existence

In the midst of an Atlantic sky

As for banjo there's always San Francisco Bay

As for violin always Paris in May

As for reason, sometimes I feel I belong to somewhere else

But as for heart I belong here

And as for banjo I love oaths on top of a skyscraper

As for violin I prefer little romantic dinners

As for chicks I'm from everywhere

But from here as for you

As for banjo there's always San Francisco Bay

As for violin always Paris in May

As for reason, sometimes I feel I belong to somewhere else

But as for heart I belong here...

• Artist:Joe Dassin