Below is the lyrics of the song Mr.William , artist - Léo Ferré with translation
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Léo Ferré
C'était vraiment un employé modèle Monsieur William
Toujours exact et toujours plein de zèle Monsieur William
Il arriva jusqu'à la quarantaine sans fredaine
Sans le moindre petit drame mais un beau soir du mois d’août, il faisait si
beau il faisait si doux
Que Monsieur William s’en alla flâner droit devant lui au hasard et voila!
Monsieur William vous manquez de tenue, qu’alliez-vous faire dans la treizième
avenue
Il rencontra une fille bien jeunette Monsieur William
Il lui paya un bouquet de violettes Monsieur William
Il l’entraîna à l’hôtel de la pègre mais un nègre a voulu prendre la femme
Monsieur William.
hors de lui, lui a donné des coups de parapluie
Oui mais le nègre dans le noir lui a coupé le cou en deux coups de rasoir
Eh!
William vous manquez de tenue mon vieux!
qu’alliez-vous faire dans la
treizième avenue
Il a senti que c’est irrémédiable Monsieur William
Il entendit déjà crier le diable Monsieur William
Aux alentours il n’y avait personne qu’un trombone
Chantant la peine des âmes un aveugle en gémissant
Sans le savoir a marché dans le sang puis dans la nuit a disparu
C'était p’t'être le destin qui marchait dans les rues
Monsieur William vous manquez de tenue!
Vous êtes mort dans la treizième avenue
He was truly a model employee Mr. William
Always exact and always full of zeal Mr. William
He made it to his forties without a frenzy
Without the slightest bit of drama but on a beautiful evening in August it looked so
beautiful it was so mild
That Mr. William strolled right in front of him at random and voila!
Sir William you're out of dress, what were you going to do in the thirteenth
avenue
He met a very young girl Mr. William
He paid her a bouquet of violets Monsieur William
He dragged her to the mob hotel but a nigger wanted to take the wife
Mr William.
beside himself, kicked him with the umbrella
Yes but the nigger in the dark cut his neck with two razor strokes
Hey!
William, you're out of clothes, old man!
what were you going to do in the
thirteenth avenue
He felt it was irremediable Sir William
He already heard the devil shout Mr. William
Around there was no one but a paper clip
Singing the pain of souls a blind man moaning
Unknowingly walked in blood then in the night disappeared
Maybe it was fate that walked the streets
Mr. William, you're out of clothes!
You died on Thirteenth Avenue
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