Boney M

Rivers of babylon

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By the rivers of Babylon
Près des rivières de Babylone
There we sat down
Là nous nous sommes assis
Ye-eah we wept
Ou-uais nous avons pleuré
When we remembered Zion
En nous remémorant Zion
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When the wicked
Quand le méchant
Carried us away in captivity
Nous a emmenés en captivité
Required from us a song
Il nous a demandé une chanson
Now how shall we sing the lord's song, in a strange land
Maintenant comment devons-nous chanter les louanges de Dieu, dans ce monde étrange
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Let the words of our mouth
Laissons les mots de nos bouches
And the meditation of our heart
Et la méditation de nos coeurs
Be acceptable in thy sight, here tonight
Être acceptable en ta présence, ici ce soir
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By the rivers of Babylon
Près des rivières de Babylone
There we sat down
Là nous nous sommes assis
Ye-eah we wept
Ou-uais nous avons pleuré
When we remembered Zion
En nous remémorant Zion
By the rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon)
Près des rivières de Babylone (les larmes sombres de Babylone)
There we sat down (you got to sing a song)
Là nous nous sommes assis (tu dois chanter une chanson)
Ye-eah we wept (sing a song of love)
Ou-uais nous avons pleuré (chante une chanson d'amour)
When we remembered Zion (yeah yeah yeah yeah)
En nous remémorant Zion (ouais ouais ouais ouais)
By the rivers of Babylon (rough bits of Babylon)
Près des rivières de Babylone (des morceaux rugueux de Babylon)
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
Là nous nous sommes assis (tu entends les gens pleurer)
Ye-eah we wept (they need their God)
Ou-uais nous avons pleuré (ils ont besoin de leur Dieu)
When we remembered Zion (ooh, have the power)
En nous remémorant Zion (ooh, ayons la puissance)

Ma Baker

Freeze ! I'm Ma baker - put your hands in the air,
Ne bougez pas ! Je suis Ma Baker _ levez les mains en l'air,
Gimme all your money
Donnez-moi tout votre argent
This is the story of Ma baker, the meanest cat
Ceci est l'histoire de Ma Baker, le plus méchant individu
From ol' Chicago town
De la vieille ville de Chicago
She was the meanest cat
Elle était le plus méchant individu
In old Chicago town
De la vieille ville de Chicago
She has really moved them down
Elle les a vraiment poussés vers le bas
She had no heart at all
Elle n'avait pas de coeur du tout
No no no heart at all
Non non pas de coeur du tout
She was the meanest cat
Elle était le plus méchant individu
Oh she was really tough
Oh elle était vraiment dure
She left her husband flat
Elle laissa son mari mort
He wasn't tough enough
Il n'était pas assez dur
She took her boys along
Elle pris ses fils avec elle
'Cause they were mean and strong
Parce qu'ils étaient méchants et forts
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Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she taught her four sons
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - elle apprit à ses quatre fils
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - to handle their guns
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - à manier leurs pistolets
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - she never could cry
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - elle ne pouvait jamais pleurer
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - but she knew how to die
Ma Ma Ma Ma - Ma Baker - mais elle sut comment mourir
They left a trail of crime
Ils laissèrent une traînée de crimes
Across the U. S. A
A travers les U. S. A
And when one boy was killed
Et quand un des garçons fut tué
She really made them pay
Elle leur fit vraiment payer
She had no heart at all
Elle n'avait pas de coeur du tout
No no no heart at all
Non non pas de coeur du tout
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[Refrain]
She met a man she liked
Elle rencontra un homme qu'elle aima
She thought she'd stay with him
Elle pensa qu'elle pourrait rester avec lui
One day he formed with them
Un jour il les soupçonna
They did away with him
Ils l'éliminèrent
She didn't care at all
Elle ne s'en soucia pas du tout
Just didn't care at all
Vraiment ne s'en soucia pas du tout
Here is special bulletin. Ma Baker is the FBI's most wanted woman.
Voici un bulletin spécial. Ma Baker est la femme la plus recherchée par le FBI.
Her photo is hanging on every post office wall. If you have any
Sa photo est affichée sur le mur de chaque bureau de poste. Si vous avez la moindre
Information about this woman please contact your nearest police station...
Information sur cette femme merci de prévenir le poste de police le plus proche...
Don't anybody move ! The money or lives !
Que personne ne bouge ! La bourse ou la vie !
One day they robbed a bank
Un jour ils cambriolèrent une banque
It was their last hooray
Ce fut leur dernier hourra
The cops appeared too soon
Les flics arrivèrent trop tôt
They could't get away
Ils ne purent partir
And all the loot they had
Et tout le butin qu'ils avaient
It made them mighty mad
Ca les rendit extrêmement fous
And so they shot it out
Et alors il y eu un règlement de compte
Ma Baker and her sons
Ma Baker et ses fils
They didn't want to hang
Ils ne voulaient pas être pendus
They died with blazing guns
Ils moururent avec leurs pistolets en feu
And so the story ends
Et ainsi s'achève l'histoire
Of one who left no friends
De quelqu'un qui n'a laissé aucun ami
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Rasputin

There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the bible like a preacher
Full of ecstacy and fire
But he also was the kind of teacher
Women would desire

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

He ruled the Russian land and never mind the Czar
But the kasachok he danced really wunderbar
In all affairs of state he was the man to please
But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
For the queen he was no wheeler dealer
Though she'd heard the things he'd done
She believed he was a holy healer
Who would heal her son

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on


But when his drinking and lusting and his hunger
for power became known to more and more people,
the demands to do something about this outrageous
man became louder and louder.

"This man's just got to go!" declared his enemies
But the ladies begged "Don't you try to do it, please"
No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charms
Though he was a brute they just fell into his arms
Then one night some men of higher standing
Set a trap, they're not to blame
"Come to visit us" they kept demanding
And he really came

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They put some poison into his wine
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
He drank it all and he said "I feel fine"

RA RA RASPUTIN
Lover of the Russian queen
They didn't quit, they wanted his head
RA RA RASPUTIN
Russia's greatest love machine
And so they shot him till he was dead

Oh, those Russians...