Tous les enfants de ma cité et même
d'ailleurs
Et tout ce que la colère a fait de meilleur
Des faces de stalagmites et des jolies
filles
Des têtes d'acné, en un mot la famille
Sont là

Oui tous les enfants de mon quartier et
même d'ailleurs
Et tout ce que le béton a fait de meilleur
Des qui voulaient pas payer l'entrée trente
balles
Ont envahi la scène, ont envahi la salle.

Y'a là des bandits qu'ont des têtes de
cailloux
Ceux qu'ont du sentiment autant que les
voyous
Attendent qu'on allume un méchant boucan
Et que surgissent de la scène des volcans
Et c'est là:

Refrain

Qu'on a tombé la chemise
Tomber la chemise...

Tous les enfants de ma cité et même
d'ailleurs
Et tout ce que la colère a fait de meilleur
Des pas beaux, des faces rondes comme
des quilles
Et des têtes rouges, en un mot la famille
Sont là

Oui tous les enfants de mon quartier et
même d'ailleurs
Et tout ce que le béton a fait de meilleur
Des qui voulaient profiter de la pagaille
D'autres qu'avaient pas slamé depuis un
bail

Tout à coup le trac a fait coucou dans la
loge
Oh maman qu'elle tourne vite cette horloge
Allez les gars, vous avez promis le soleil
On peut vous dire, ce soir qu'on a pas
sommeil

Refrain
On va tomber la chemise
Tomber la chemise...

Tous les petits gavroches et les têtes
abîmées
Et les faces de pioche autant que les
minets
Ont mis le feu en sautant à l'envers
La tête en bas, c'était pas des paroles en
l'air, mais
Oh! là....

On les entend qui crient "allez, pas de
manières
Surtout pas de caprices on en a rien à
faire
Puis on est pas venu là, dans un
monastère
Ni casser la voix, mais péter les artères"

C'est ainsi chez nous et c'est pareil ailleurs

Tout ce que ce vilain monde a fait de
meilleur
Se trouvait là, juste pour le plaisir
Ce jour là je peux dire qu'on s'est fait
plaisir

Refrain
On va tomber la chemise
Tomber la chemise...


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    great memories of a great vacation in france.

    Chumpon July 25, 2002   Link

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