Donne du rhum à ton homme [English translation]

Chorus :

Give some rum to your man,

Honey and tobacco,

Give some rum to your man and you will see

how much he'll love you.

There are girls in the port,

So beautiful and gentle,

All smiles and so charming,

Smelling of vanilla,

and your man has feelings,

He gazes at them tenderly

If you want to keep him for you

Give him immediately

(Chorus)

He'll give you some jewels

and dazzling necklaces

that he's brought from Peru

Cuba or West Indies..

But to offer you some loving,

He must recover from his travel..

Before you give him in your turn

all the treasures in your

blouse..

What a night,.O, that night !

Gossips in all the city,

though his virile tenderness

wlll be exaggerated..

For, right now, he is exhausted,

He's starting to slumber,

The minute you' wake him up,

if you want to start things over,

(chorus).

When he's going to go,

leaving you, my poor girl,

alone with a memory,

and the cheap worthless

necklace,

On the moment you'll have to part,

for long months or so long weeks,

Give him, of course, some kisses,

but if you want him back

for you

but if you want him back

for you,

Give some rum to your man ..