Il a pris le temps - Dick Rivers

Oh, il a pris le temps d'ôter son fusil

De le nettoyer et d’aller l’accrocher au mur

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Il a pris le temps de laver ses mains

Changer ses vêtements et de bien cirer ses chaussures

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Il est allé au cimetière porter un gros bouquet de fleurs

À son père et à sa mère, ça lui a pris qu’un quart d’heure

Il est revenu, a pris sa valise

A mis son rasoir, la photo de son régiment

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Il a mis dedans deux ou trois chemises

Un vieux pyjama et un beau pantalon tout blanc

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Il est allé dans le jardin

En fumant sa pipe tranquillement

Seul en compagnie de son chien

Et a lu en les attendant

Ils sont arrivés tenant dans leurs bras

Le corps de la fille qu’il aimait et qu’il a tuée

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Il a dit «Bonsoir, messieurs, je suis prêt

J’ai eu tout mon temps» et il s’est laissé emmener

(Po po po, po po po po po)

Oh, he took the time to pull out his gun

Clean it up and go hang it on the wall

(Po po po, po po po po po)

He took the time to wash his hands

Change your clothes and polish your shoes well

(Po po po, po po po po po)

He went to the cemetery carrying a big bouquet of flowers

To his father and his mother, it only took him a quarter of an hour

He came back, took his suitcase

Put on his razor, his regiment's picture

(Po po po, po po po po po)

He put two or three shirts in it

Old pajamas and nice white pants

(Po po po, po po po po po)

He went into the garden

Quietly smoking his pipe

Alone with his dog

And read while waiting for them

They arrived holding in their arms

The body of the girl he loved and killed

(Po po po, po po po po po)

He said "Good evening, gentlemen, I'm ready

I had all my time" and he got carried away

(Po po po, po po po po po)