Pourquoi d'abord ? [English translation]

Tell me first , Renaud

Why are you wearing a black leather jacket ?

Tell me first , why

Is it true that you're a thug ?

I think that a black leather jacket is beautiful

And it keeps me warm

And I tell you man

It frightens the bourgeois !

But tell me first why , the bourgeois

Must be afraid of us ?

If they were really dangerous

We would be the frightened ones

It's their dumbness that is dangerous

And you better never forget

That they are the accomplices of " the power "

Of the cops and the parsons !

But why are you so much

Against the parsons ?

It's thanks to them , a bit , that

We have a Good Lord

Man , your Good Lord is dead

When Jesus ended up on the cross

They crucified him with 3 thumb tacks

And then he left us !

Oh really you don't respect anything !

One can wonder what you like

Apart from your girlfriend and your friends

And I don't even think you have one !

I like my life and pasta shells

Musette and beer

And also to smoke a good old Goldo

Listening to a Bruant song !

Hey man , first your cigarettes

They have a strange odour

If it turns out to be eucalyptus

It wouldn't even surprise me !

Now boy you better shove off

Or I will send you back to your parents

Without even asking for a ransom

Cause you're starting to annoy me !

Well , first your song will never sell out

Because it doesn't even rhyme

And there's not a refrain

And that's not popular , you dumb ass !

It is true that my song is a bit unfinished

But that is because on my disc

I had only 9 songs

While I needed 10 !

• Artist:Renaud
• Album:Marche à l'ombre (1980)