Travailler c'est trop dur [English translation]

[Refrain:]

Working is too hard

And stealing isn't nice

Asking for favours

isn't something

I can do

Every day that I live,

People ask, what do I live off of?

I say that I live off of love

And I hope to live to be old

I take my violin

And I grab my bow

And I play my old waltz

To get my friends to dance

You know my dear friends

Life is way too short

To be hard on yourself

So let's go on and dance tonight

Refrain

I make music

I do it almost every night

After wandering about every which way

And then singing in whisky bars

And sometimes, you know

I'd like to let go, and be on my way

But I came tonight

For the pleasure of singing

[Refrain] (x2)