On n'est pas là pour se faire engeuler [English translation]

One fine July morning, my alarm started

Ringing at the crack of dawn

So I told my honey "Better get movin'

Its happenin' today"

We got to the boulevard without delay

To watch the King of Zanzibar parade around

But right away we got pushed back by the cops

So I said:

We're not here to get told off

We're just here to see the parade

We're not here to get beat up

We're just here to see the parade

If everyone had just stayed home

It woulda made the country look bad

So let us watch

Or else when the queen comes later

I swear we won't be back

On my buddy Julot's birthday

I took him out to a little bistro

Where they serve a genuine Beaujolais

A real ambrosia

So we left feeling pretty good

Then I got the idea of bringing him back to my place

But when I saw the rolling pin out, I knew what was up

So I said:

We're not here to get told off

We just came to play some cards

We're not here to get beat up

We're just here for my buddy's birthday

If everyone spent all their time alone

It would be depressing as hell

Open the door and take out some glasses

Don't be so stubborn, or I swear the next thing you know

I won't be comin' back

My wife whacked us so hard that time

That we died that very evening

And ended up at the pearly gates around midnight

Before Mr. Saint Peter

A few of God's chosen got in

But as soon as we went up to the ticket counter

We got pushed back and Saint Peter started makin' a fuss

So I said:

We're not here to get told off

We just came to try on a halo

We're not here to get sent back

Now that we're dead, it's time to party

If you kick out all the drunks

You're not gonna have many people left

Go ahead be good, as for us we're gettin' sloshed

Then we went down to hell

Where it was a real good time

Which just goes to show that when you argue

At the right time

You'll always end up treated well

• Artist:Boris Vian