En roulant ma boule

Traditional French paddling song, 1600s

Refrain: En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.
En roulant ma boule roulant,
En roulant ma boule.

Derrièr’ chez nous, y’at’un étang,
En roulant ma boule,
Trois beaux canards s’en vont baignant,
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.
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Le fils du roi s’en va chassant,
En roulant ma boule, (repeat)
Avec son grand fusil d’argent.
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.
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Visa le noir, tua le blanc,
En roulant ma boule, (repeat)
O fils du roi, tu es méchant!
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.
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Tu as tué mon canard blanc.
En roulant ma boule, (repeat)
Par dessous l’aile il perd son sang.
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.
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Et par son bec l’or et l’argent,
En roulant ma boule
Et par les yeux des diamants
Rouli, roulant, ma boule roulant.
Refrain

 

Refrain: Rolling on, my ball rolls on,
Roll on, my ball.
Rolling on, my ball rolls on,
Roll on, my ball.

Behind our home and out beyond,
Roll on, my ball,
Three ducks are swimming on a pond.
O, roll, roll, my ball rolls on.
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The king’s son comes to hunt them,
My ball keeps rolling,
With him he brings his shining gun.
Roll on, rolling, my ball keeps rolling.
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Aims at the black, but hits the white
My ball keeps rolling,
Oh King’s son, you are wicked!
Roll on, rolling, my ball keeps rolling.
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You have killed my white duck,
My ball keeps rolling,
From his wing he loses his blood,
Roll on, rolling, my ball keeps rolling.
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And from his bill gold and money,
My ball keeps rolling,
And from his eyes diamonds,
Roll on, rolling, my ball keeps rolling.
Refrain

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