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LA BUTTE ROUGE

La Butte Rouge, c'est son nom , l'baptème s'fit un matin
Où tous ceux qui grimpèrent, roulèrent dans le ravin
Aujourd'hui y a des vignes, il y pousse du raisin
Qui boira d'ce vin là, boira l'sang des copains

Sur c'te butte là, on n'y f'sait pas la noce,
Comme à Montmartre, où l'champagne coule à flôts.
Mais les pauv' gars qu'avaient laissé des gosses,
I f'saient entendre de pénibles sanglots.

C'qu'elle en a bu, des larmes, cette terre,
Larmes d'ouvrier et larmes de paysan,
Car les bandits, qui sont cause des guerres,
Ne pleurent jamais, car ce sont des tyrans.

La Butte Rouge, c'est son nom , l'baptème s'fit un matin
Où tous ceux qui grimpèrent, roulèrent dans le ravin
Aujourd'hui y a des vignes, il y pousse du raisin
Qui boit de ce vin là, boira les larmes des copains

Sur c'te butte là, on y r'fait des vendanges,
On y entend des cris et des chansons.
Filles et gars, doucement, y échangent,
Des mots d'amour, qui donnent le frisson.

Peuvent-ils songer dans leurs folles étreintes,
Qu'à cet endroit où s'échangent leurs baisers,
J'ai entendu, la nuit, monter des plaintes,
Et j'y ai vu des gars au crâne brisé.

La Butte Rouge, c'est son nom , l'baptème s'fit un matin
Où tous ceux qui grimpèrent, roulèrent dans le ravin
Aujourd'hui y a des vignes, il y pousse du raisin
Mais moi j'y vois des croix, portant l'nom des copains.

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Boys on the docks

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