Moi j'aime bien chanter la racaille
La mauvaise herbe des bas-quartiers
Les mauvais garçons, la canaille
Ceux qui sont nés sur le pavé
J'ai bien du mal à les chanter
Tellement qu'elles sont tristes mes histoires
Mais celle que je vais vous raconter
Elle fait même pleurer ma guitare

Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi

Sa mère l'avait eu un beau soir
Alors qu'elle s'y attendait pas
Il est né près des grands boulevards
Sur le pavé humide et froid
Il a jamais su le nom de son père
Puisque sa vieille vingt fois par jour
Pour dix sacs s'envoyait en l'air
Dans un boxon de la rue du Four

Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi

Après avoir quitté l'école
Où qu'y s'est pas trop attardé
Il s'est mis dans la cambriole
Avec ses copains de Saint-Mandé
Il a voyouté quelque temps
Avec Dédé-le-Surineur
Avec Julot-d'Ménilmontant
Et toute la bande du Sacré-Cœur

Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi

Il commençait à se faire un nom
Et dans les petits bals musette
Lorsque jouait l'accordéon
On voyait tourner sa casquette
Il butta son premier larron
Alors qu'il avait pas vingt ans
Le crime c'était sa vocation
L'arnaque c'était son tempérament

Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi

Dans le quartier où il fessait son beurre
Y a des gens qui l'appelaient Monsieur
Mais les flics ces petits fouineurs
Ne le quittaient jamais des yeux
Quand il a eu un peu trop de sang
Sur ses doigts couverts de bijoux
Ils l'ont ficelé sur du bois blanc
Et ils lui ont tranché le cou

Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
C'est la java d'un petit gars
Écoutez-la, ma java sans joie
La java d'un petit gars qu'était sans foi ni loi


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