Bye bye Louis [English translation]

Louis made the wall

The Fresnes wall in the shaft

Of the chaplain, he was sure

Of his prayer and of his religion

And he said to himself

"Here I am, here I am, finally I am here!"

It was in the church where they picked him

Then he made himself a trunk

Huddled in a canvas bag

Disguised in a dirty cloth

All his friends already surrounded

The laundry

"Here I am, here I am" - he told them

But the cops were there also!

Oh bye bye Louis, bye bye bye

Oh bye bye Louis

It's life, it's life, Louis!

And on his prison wall

He carves a little tally chat

There's been 72 escapes

He almost did one more

To see his wife and his kids

Who are irritated at home

The walks in rows by three

The lumps, the pea soup

Louis doesn't want the taste of that

Bye bye Louis, Louis bye bye

In the prison that sleeps

People dream of the strongbox

The alarm rings and everyone goes out

To see Louis who escaped again

And he yells

"Here I am, here I am, this time I'm here!"

Then they take him back to his bed

Oh bye bye Louis, bye bye bye

Oh bye bye Louis

It's life, it's life, Louis!

His friends say: "Don't do it

That will be for another time"

But Louis is gloomy in prison

At the thought that his friends

Make damages in the afternoon

When there's shade, he mopes around

Because there is nothing to do with his 10 fingers

He loses his hand for this work

He had so much taste for that

Bye bye Louis, Louis bye bye

From Alcatraz to Fresnes

From Tsin-Tsin to Saint Helena

Play the tune again

Which repeats the useless achievements

Of Louis

"Here I am, here I am"

Poor Louis!