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Gaby oh Gaby

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I jog around algaes and coral
and I do my push-ups on the wreck of an old freighter
I say hello... I have no choice but mingling1
That's my last party, I stick my nose against the porthole
I've got my trust agreement, the right encephalogram
I'm quite Lucky, I see someone sneering
 
Gaby, oh Gaby, you shouldn't leave me alone at night
I can't sleep, I keep messing around
Gaby, oh Gaby, you want me to sing about the sea
along, along, along the gulfs2
rather murky.
 
After a glance at his check-up
a shark who had quit smoking lit his dogend again
Makes you shudder, you have to draw the line.
You know, you know, it's like this guy who says I'm crazy
and who abandons his dog in August in Spain
Empty feeling. Play me a Johnny Kid3. again.
 
Gaby, oh Gaby, you shouldn't leave me alone at night
I can't sleep, I keep messing around
Gaby, oh Gaby, you want me to sing about the sea
along, along, along the gulfs
rather murky.
 
Gaby, I already told you you're much prettier than Mauricette4
You're pretty as a firecracker waiting for a match.
I light it. Fire! Fire! Call 911!
Today it's Friday and I would like someone to love me
I feel I'll end up by Wanda and her sirens5
and her sirens
 
Gaby, oh Gaby, you shouldn't leave me alone at night
I can't sleep, I keep messing around
Gaby, oh Gaby, you want me to sing about the sea
along, along, along the gulfs
rather murky.
 
Now what use for fries if you ain't got no mussels?
What use for a jack if you ain't got any bo-o-o-o-wls?6
 
  • 1. "se mouiller" (getting involved) literally means "getting wet"
  • 2. allusion to Charle Trénet's "La mer"
  • 3. A reference for Bashung
  • 4. a rather unusual and slightly ridiculous feminine forename
  • 5. a strip-tease booth Bashung saw when he lived by his grandparents near Strasbourg
  • 6. "avoir la frite" means "to be full of energy".
    "moules-frites" is a typical dish from northern France with stewed mussels and French fries.
    "moule" can mean "pussy" and "boules" can mean "balls".
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Gaby oh Gaby

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