Jimmy C. Newman — Lach Pas La Patate song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Lach Pas La Patate" by Jimmy C. Newman.
Lyrics
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
Mais lâche pas la patate!
I go out, it’s Saturday night,
And give it all I’ve got!
I dance with all the pretty girls!
Mais lâche pas la patate!
From Lafayette to Ville Platte, down!
I make all the spots!
I live it up; I don’t give up!
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
Mais lâche pas la patate!
J’vas au bal tous les samedis,
Pour escouer mes vieilles pattes.
J’danse avec toutes les belles filles.
Mais j’lâche pas la patate!
J’fais tous les clubs que je peux faire
Ent’Lafayette et la Ville Platte.
Oublies-moi pas des fois ça chauffe!
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Une chose qu’est claire, j’fais mon affaire.
Mais j’lâche pas la patate!
Heey-ee! Lâche pas la patate!
I’ve got no wife to saddle me
And show me where to trot.
When I decide to go, I go!
Mais lâche pas la patate!
I go alone most all the time,
But sometimes I do not:
I call Marie to come with me.
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Chu pas marié, j’ai pas personne
Pour m’tendre le fond d’culotte.
Quand j’veux partir chu «gone vieux j’tons».
Mais j’lâche pas la patate!
J’vas là tout seul la moitié du temps.
Mais quand l’idée me frappe:
J’appelle Marie la chère p’tite fille et
J’lâche pas la patate!
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Une chose qu’est claire, j’fais mon affaire.
Mais j’lâche pas la patate!
Heey-ee!
One night, two Cajuns had a fight,
One big, the other not.
I hollered for the little man,
«Hey! Lâche pas la patate!»
The big man shook his fist and said,
«Here's what you’ve gone and got!»
I turned around, ran back to town.
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Hey! Lâche pas la patate, mon neg!
Lâche pas la patate!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
Mais lâche pas la patate!
Un soir au bal un tout p’tit bouge
Et un gros appris à s’battre.
J’voulais que le petit gagne et j’criais
«Lâche pas la patate!»
Le gros bougre m’a r’gardé et dit
Espère que j’te rattrape
J’mé viré de bord, J’ai couru fort.
J’ai lâché la patate!
Hey! Lâché la patate, mon neg!
J’ai lâché la patate!
Une chose qu’est claire, j’fais mon affaire.
J’ai lâché la patate!
(Fade)
Lyrics translation
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
But don't let go of the potato!
I go out, it's Saturday night,
And give it all I've got!
I dance with all the pretty girls!
But don't let go of the potato!
From Lafayette to Ville Platte, down!
I make all the spots!
I live it up; I don't give up!
But don't let go of the potato!
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
But don't let go of the potato!
I go to the prom every Saturday,
To scout my old paws.
I dance with all the beautiful girls.
But I'm not letting go of the potato!
I make every club I can make
ENT'lafayette and the city Platte.
Don't forget me sometimes it gets hot!
But don't let go of the potato!
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
One thing is clear, I'm doing my job.
But I'm not letting go of the potato!
Heey-ee! Don't let go of the potato!
I've got no wife to saddle me
And show me where to trot.
When I decide to go, I go!
But don't let go of the potato!
I go alone most all the time,
But sometimes I do not:
I call Marie to come with me.
But don't let go of the potato!
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
But don't let go of the potato!
Chu not married, I have no one
To stretch my bottom.
When I want to leave chu "Gone old I tones".
But I'm not letting go of the potato!
I go there alone half the time.
But when the idea strikes me:
I call Mary the dear little girl and
I'm not letting go of the potato!
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
One thing is clear, I'm doing my job.
But I'm not letting go of the potato!
Heey-ee!
One night, two Cajuns had a fight,
One big, the other not.
I hollered for the little man,
"Hey! Don't let go of the potato!»
The big man shook his fist and said,
"Here's what you've gone and got!»
I turned around, ran back to town.
But don't let go of the potato!
Hey! Don't let go of the potato, my neg!
Don't let go of the potato!
Shake and swing and do my thing;
But don't let go of the potato!
One night at the ball one little move
And a big one learned to fight.
I wanted the kid to win and I was screaming
"Don't let go of the potato!»
The big bugger kept me and said
Hope I catch up with you
I got out of the boat, I ran hard.
I dropped the potato!
Hey! Let go of the potato, my neg!
I dropped the potato!
One thing is clear, I'm doing my job.
I dropped the potato!
(Bland)