La fille du Père Noël [English translation]

I found her early in the morning

All naked in my big shoes

placed in front of the fireplace

I don't need to spell it out

The beat that my heart skipped*

I threw my whip on the bed

Against her,I leaned

I was struck dumb by her beauty

Tired,I was hungover

All night I helped my dad

I put the wood in the fire

In the fireplace,there wasn't her dad

[Refrain]

It was Santa's daughter

I was Father Whipper's son**

Her name was Marie Noël

My name was Jean Balthazar

I take the girl in my arms

She says but no Balthazar

Don't be braggart

I fell down here by chance

All night long I was whipping

Non-stop, the bad people.

All night long, she was giving away

gifts to all the children

[Refrain]

She came down my chimney by mistake,

She was there in my shoes.

And since I couldn't take her heart away

I just put her on the landing

It was Santa's daughter

I was Father Whipper's son

She said to me with a rattling sound,

Bye Bye ! Balthazar at random ! ***

• Artist:Jacques Dutronc
• Album:Il est cinq heures (1966)