Le travail c'est la santé [English translation]

Work means good health

And to maintain it one must be idle

The prisoners of work

Are as good as dead

Those people running at great speed

In their cars, metro or bicycles

Do they go and see a funny movie?

Not at all, they are going to work

Work means good health

And to maintain it one must be idle

The prisoners of work

Are as good as dead

They slave away’ eleven month so they can enjoy a holiday

They are as good as dead when they go away

A month later look how strong they are

But they must go back to their jobs

And what about the lots of those

Who look for work like crazy

I for my part the work chases me

And it won't catch me too soon.

Now in the smallest village

People work like crazy

So they can buy the goodies

And once they got them, well, they're dead.

Work means good health

And to maintain it one must be idle

The prisoners of work

Are as good as dead.

Work means good health

And to maintain it one must be idle

The prisoners of work

Are as good as dead.