La boîte de jazz [English translation]

A bit pissed a bit broken

I go down to the jazz club

Just to forget a bit

The course of my life

The guys look at me annoyed

THE CHORUS :

He's not a regular

Probably not one of Dizzy's lovers

The orchestra sets in

Professionals

THE CHORUS :

Come on boy

And that is me they are calling

THE CHORUS : Hey Gus you know Charlie Mingus

THE SOLIST : By heart, I know him by heart

THE CHORUS : Hey son the name of Davis

THE SOLISTE : Him too I know him too

I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington

all the classics by Oscar Peterson

By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton

By Duke Ellington

THE CHORUS : OK OK OK OK

I move slowly and I hug

the walls of the jazz club

Until I end up pretified

on... the stage

In a corner a pipe entices me

That's it, I am sweating

Superhuman shyness

And if that was the chance

of a lifetime

Here I go, whatever, let's go

THE CHORUS : Hey Gus you know Charlie Mingus

THE SOLIST : By heart, I know him by heart

THE CHORUS : Hey son you're playing like Jimmy Smith

THE SOLIST : Thanks that's kind thanks

I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington

all the classics by Oscar Peterson

By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton

By Duke Ellington, by Mahalia Jackson

I love all the tubes by Duke Ellington

all the classics by Oscar Peterson

By Lionel Hampton by Scott Hamilton

By Duke Ellington, by Mahalia Jackson

By Charles Thompson

By Mac Pherson

By Oscar Peterson

THE CHORUS : OK OK OK OK

A bit pissed a bit broken

I get out of the jazz club

To take over a bit

the course of my life

• Artist:Michel Jonasz