I found her early in the morning
All naked in my big shoes
placed in front of the fireplace
I don't need to spell it out
The beat that my heart skipped*
I threw my whip on the bed
Against her,I leaned
I was struck dumb by her beauty
Tired,I was hungover
All night I helped my dad
I put the wood in the fire
In the fireplace,there wasn't her dad
[Refrain]
It was Santa's daughter
I was Father Whipper's son**
Her name was Marie Noël
My name was Jean Balthazar
I take the girl in my arms
She says but no Balthazar
Don't be braggart
I fell down here by chance
All night long I was whipping
Non-stop, the bad people.
All night long, she was giving away
gifts to all the children
[Refrain]
She came down my chimney by mistake,
She was there in my shoes.
And since I couldn't take her heart away
I just put her on the landing
It was Santa's daughter
I was Father Whipper's son
She said to me with a rattling sound,
Bye Bye ! Balthazar at random ! ***