I came , but of course I didn't come
To hear them say me 'Welcome'
But my stomach needs some substance
Tell me 'What's the menu today ?'
I'm not barefoot but my head is in the clouds
My heart is warm and without pretending
There was no need to make such a big deal out of it
In the country of Mont-Blanc
{ Chorus ( x2 ) }
Without one noise , sandwiched without laughing and without having dinner
Without one mistake , without doubting and even without the idea
That you never get invited when you have
No money , no shoes or even no papers
I came , but of course I didn't come
For sun or the seaside
Because I'm already tanned by birth
And I didn't know winter before
I was barefoot , my head was in the clouds
My heart was warm and I was pretending
To be that guy just passing by
In the country of Mont-Blanc
{ Chorus ( x2 ) }
I came and I caressed vines
And how to say it ? I was waiting for grapes
But I've only seen the lines of these fruits
I was told they only drink vine there
I came and I didn't know yet
That people are afraid of their neighbors there
And I've seen only the curtains of all these homes
That have never said me 'Come on in'
I came , it wasn't in the moonlight
I was said 'Go look for your gold'
No ! I didn't come to make a fortune
In this adventure , wearing a beaver fur coat
My face is a page you can't tear
I know I will certainly not be
{ Chorus ( x2 ) }
I came , but of course I didn't come
To hear them say me 'Welcome'
But my stomach needs some substance
Tell me 'What's the menu today ?'
I came but I said it with such a face
That they weren't that happy to receive me
I can't say , I can't say dear Leon
That they played the accordion for me
My face is a page you can't tear
I know I will certainly not be
{ Chorus ( x2 ) }