Si j'suis tombé par terre
C'est pas la faute à Voltaire
Le nez dans le ruisseau
Y avait pas Dolto
Si y'a pas plus d'anges
Dans le ciel et sur la terre
Pourquoi faut-il qu'on crève dans le ghetto?

Plutôt que d'être issu d'un peuple qui a trop souffert
J'aime mieux élaborer une thèse
Qui est de pas laisser à ces messieurs
Qui légifèrent, le soin de me balancer
Des ancêtres

On a beau être né
Rive gauche de la Garonne
Converser avec l'accent des cigales
Ils sont pas des kilos dans la cité gasconne
A faire qu'elle ne soit pas qu'une escale

On peut mourir au front
Et faire toutes les guerres
Et beau défendre un si joli drapeau
Il en faut toujours plus
Pourtant y a un hommage à faire
A ceux tombés à Montécassino

Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit du marteau-piqueur [x4]

La peur est assassine
Alors c'est vrai je pénalise
Ceux qui flinguent les mômes
Qu'ont pas la pelouse en bas
Je suis un rêveur
Et pourtant ami j'analyse
Je suis un érudit et je vous dis:
Je suis serbo-croate et musulman
Voilà le hic
Un prêtre polonais républicain
Et laïque
Et si certains regrettent
De pas être noir de peau
Je n'ai qu'une réponse les gars
Vous avez du pot

L'égalité mes frères
N'existe que dans les rêves
Mais je n'abdique pas pour autant
Si la peur est un bras qui nous soulève
Elle nous décime
J'en ai peur pour la nuit des temps

Elle aime Noah
Mais faut qu'y gagne les tournoi
Elle aime Boli mais a jamais rien aboli [x2]

Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit du marteau-piqueur [x4]

Qui a construit cette route?
Qui a bâti cette ville?
Et qui l'habite pas?
A ceux qui se plaignent du bruit
A ceux qui condamnent l'odeur
Je me présente

Je m'appelle Larbi, Mamadou Juan et faites place
Guido, Henri, Chino Ali je ne suis pas de glace
Une voix m'a dit "Marathon" cherche la lumière
Du gouffre j'ai puisé un combat "la bonne affaire"

J'en ai bavé de la peur que j'ai lu dans les yeux
De ceux qui ont trois fois rien et qui le croiaient précieux
Quand j'ai compris la loi, j'ai compris ma défaite
Intégrez-vous disait-elle, c'était chose faite

Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit du marteau-piqueur [x4]

Le bruit du marteau-piqueur dans tes oreilles
Tu finis ta vie, elles bourdonnent les abeilles. [x2]

Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit du marteau-piqueur [x4]

[Jacques Chirac:]
Comment voulez-vous que le travailleur français qui travaille avec sa femme et qui ensemble gagnent environ 15 000 FF et qui voit sur le palier à côté de son HLM entassée, une famille avec un père de famille, trois ou quatre épouses et une vingtaine de gosse et qui gagne 50 000FF de préstation sociale sans naturellement travailler.

Si vous ajoutez à cela le bruit et l'odeur, eh bien le travailleur français sur le palier, il devient fou. Et ce n'est pas être raciste que de dire cela.

Nous n'avons plus les moyens d'honorer le regroupement familial et il faut enfin ouvrir le débat qui s'impose dans notre pays qui est un vrai débat moral pour savoir si il est naturel que les étrangers puissent bénéficier au même titre que les Français d'une solidarité nationale à laquelle ils ne participent pas puisqu'ils ne payent pas d'împots.

Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur
Le bruit et l'odeur


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