J'étais pas là [English translation]

My dad who came to tuck me in,

Me, already, in my dreamland,

Me, already, in the rum baba,

The little hairs on the maid's legs,

The friends of Claude Bernard's cigarettes

Who came to the house to see me.

They looked at my books while waiting

Then they left after a while.

I wasn't there. {x3}

I wasn't there for Martine either.

Did I hide in the kitchen?

I was afraid, because when the girls come by,

It's usually to make out with them.

I wasn't there. {3x}

I've been told some stories.

I've never been able to remember them.

The good Lord and all those that ring,

It's Santa Claus for grown-ups.

I wasn't there. {8x}

• Artist:Alain Souchon
• Album:Toto 30 ans rien que du malheur (1978)