When I came into the world
My mother gave me everything
A nice round belly
Feet, big feet for walking, for dancing
But the most beautiful thing
She could have given me deep down
I hardly dare
To say it, it's my
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
It's the most beautiful
Papayou lélé
That has been seen in years
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
My mother told me
Don't show it
It would make people jealous in the neighborhood
It would make many jealous
Who don't have one at all
It would make many envious
Who don't have one at home
It would make many mean
Who don't have one so big
You mustn't show it at all
One day the teacher
Said to me, but you've grown
I replied without malice
But my papayou is growing too
She said I suppose
That it's a joke
But upon seeing the thing
She let out a scream
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
It's the most beautiful
Papayou lélé
That I've seen in years
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
Keep it for me
Don't show it
It would make people jealous in the neighborhood
It would make many jealous
Who don't have one at all
It would make many envious
Who don't have one at home
It would make many mean
Who don't have one so big
It would make many onlookers
Who have never seen anything so beautiful
But who would say everywhere
It's a funny toy
You mustn't show it at all
One day playing blind man's buff
A girl with blindfolded eyes
Discovering it by chance
Said to me: what is it? (ter)
And since then in the village
All the girls in the region
Ask me to marry them
To have my
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
It's the most beautiful
Papayou lélé
That has been seen in years
Papayou, papayou
Papayou, papayou lé lé
My mother told me
Don't show it
It would make people jealous in the neighborhood...

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